We create fake new £10 notes with an office colour printer (including one with David Beckham’s face on it)… but would anyone believe they were REAL?

A NEW ten pound note is released today, but would you be able to spot a fake version if you came across one?

The super-secure plastic tenners, which are supposedly impossible to imitate, feature a portrait of English literary legend Jane Austen, the woman who wrote Pride and Prejudice.

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But, as great as Austen's novels are, we bet she couldn't score a screamer from 40 yards.

So we decided to mock up a few fake notes, including one with England football hero David Beckham's face on.

We took to the streets of London to see whether members of the public could tell the real notes from our joke versions.

We also told people that a "law" (which we made up) allowed the public to nominate their own choices for the next batch of tenners, and claimed that David Beckham is set to grace our wallets from October.

But would anyone really believe that Becks' grinning mug is about to enter circulation?

And how easy would it be to fool people with our other home-printed fakes?

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At first, the fake tribute to David Beckham looks like it's going to be a hit.

One man says: "I support this because I'm a fan of Beckham."

And another woman, presumably a fellow fan, says: "Well, he's very popular and he does a lot for charity.

"I suppose it makes up for him not getting his knighthood, doesn't it?"

But another woman cracks up and asks: "Are you serious?" when we whip out the mock-up.

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Our joke notes with Jane Austen on them are more convincing, and look just like the real deal... at first glance.

When we hand one woman a fake tenner, printed on glossy paper, she says: "I think it looks very pretty."

"Is this the real note?" asks one man as he is handed our effort. "Oh dear me."

Another man describes the note as "intricate", but not everyone is so convinced.

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One woman gives the note a very thorough look over before calling us out, while another man says the mock note looks "fake".

Another says: "This looks like a colour photocopy."

And it seems the significance of Jane Austin's writing may have been a little lost on some people... as you can see in the video.

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Previously, we revealed how you can tell if a new £10 note (a real one that is) is worth thousands.

We also revealed where you can get your hands on the new Jane Austen tenners.