Problem with USPS Postal Money orders...(long)

[cy]

all banks will deposit money orders no questions asked. but will charge back your account if MO bounces.

I was at the post office a few days ago, buying a $315 money order to pay for purchase.

the guy in front of me was trying to cash several USPS money orders for $850ea. they were all fake! postal clerk held them up to light and checked for proper water marks. fakes were too light. postal clerk made the comments that he'd seen hundreds come thru. Nigeria was mentioned...

evidently the guy just returned from middle east where he sold a car. fake money order was suppose to pay for car sold.

My bank takes MO's, no questions asked. It's good to know that there are counterfeit MO's floating around, though, JM. I'd hate to be stuck with a worthless piece of paper; I may reconsider taking them. Thanks for the heads up!

 

[Brighteyez]

$950 seems to be a red flag, as does Nigeria. Seems that there's more scamming coming out of Nigeria than Florida.

Though a $950 US Postal Money Order coming from outside of the U.S. should be enough to alert anyone, since they wouldn't originate from outside of the US (unless from a military base or US Mission), and international MOs are limited to $700.

This might be of some help to you guys and alleviate some concerns.

http://www.usps.com/postalinspectors/moalert.htm

There's several links from that page that will be helpful as well in confirming the validity of the money order stock. You can download this pamplet
http://www.usps.com/cpim/ftp/notices/not299.pdf for reference as well.