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An Alberta man faces charges after RCMP say a substantial number of counterfeit currency transactions took place in Beaumont last year.

Mounties say a number of businesses in Beaumont, and in other outlying areas, fell victim to the fraudulent transactions during November 2016.

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Police have charged Faron Loy Valan, 19, of Whitecourt with three counts of uttering counterfeit money.