Police are urging people to check for counterfeit cash, following a spate of “fake £20 notes” circulating across South Yorkshire which have been used to pay for high-value items on social media.

A number of UK police forces have seen fake cash factories or a rise in counterfeit notes being used - often by crooks to hoodwink sellers on their doorstep.

A surge in reports of people using counterfeit cash to buy 'high-value' items on social media has led to warnings over how to spot fake bank notes. Online sellers have been urged not to list items for ...