As a trader, you try your best to keep your customers happy, 25% off, 30% off, even BOGOF (Buy One Get One Free) deals yet there are still people out there with the sole intention of trying to rip you off. If you have premises you can tighten security by fitting a modern security system or even hiring security personell.

What happens if you are a sole trader working on a market or on a mobile shop? You cannot afford to have extra staff or it’s just not feasible to have cameras or other security measures around you! At this time of year, retailers welcome the boost that festive shopping brings and not just high street traders but market traders and mobile shop owners too.

There is one kind of theft that the majority of retailers don’t recognise until they go to deposit their money in the bank – counterfeit money. Thieves will target several areas at once and if they find an area ripe for distribution of there illegal tender, they will saturate that area in a very short timeframe with counterfeit money.

As a trader there is a simple test that can be done to prevent this funny money from entering your till. The Chaperone® Money Pen will detect counterfeit money in seconds all you have to do is write onto any bank note and instantly you will know if the money is genuine.

Supplied at a low cost, is it not worth having one?