Does anyone know if it is against the law to put money in a safe-depost box?
152610
There is no law about what you can put in a safety deposit box.  The bank may have rules about what can go in. These rules are more for safety of their employees than laws.  You really wouldn't wasnt to keep acid in a SDB.
337353
Money is an idea, not a piece of paper. Most money is data stored in computers. The money in my bank account really isn't physical cash stored in a box in the vault, it's just numbers.
1002553
Your friend is correct. A mailbox considered a property of the US post office. Tampering (or just opening and placing a harmless piece of paper) is seen as a crime and subject to fines. Really, it's just the post office/government wanting to make sure they make their revenue numbers. Now with heightened security, it's also seen as a secutity risk. An except from the source link below:\n\n"In 1934, Congress enacted a law known as the “mailbox restriction” that prohibits anyone from placing mailable matter without postage into any mailbox. This law, 18 U.S.C. 1725, gives the Postal Service a virtual monopoly over mailboxes and currently reads as follows:\n\n“Whoever knowingly and willfully deposits any mailable matter such as statements of accounts, circulars, sale bills, or other like matter, on which no postage has been paid, in any letter box established, approved, or accepted by the Postal Service for the receipt or delivery of mail matter on any mail route with intent to avoid payment of lawful postage thereon, shall for each such offense be fined under this title.”\n\nUnder current law, a violation of the mailbox restriction law is an\ninfraction that can be punished by a fine but not by imprisonment. The maximum fine for each offense is $5,000 for individuals and $10,000 for organizations."
987252
To my knowledge it is not illegal but could be construed as a conflict of interest or witness coercion or tampering. If you have proof or reasonable suspicion,tell the lawyers involved. Peace.
1118123
No that's not illegal, assuming you purchased them legally.  The question is, how are you going to turn a profit.  Can you buy them lower than the going rate?  Or sell them higher than the going rate?
915292
The Post Office will cash the money order if they have enough funds on hand and the mo is legit.\n\nBe aware that there are a huge number of fraudulent money orders out there and cashing fake money orders is one of the hottest scams.  The tell tale signs of the scam is if someone asks that you cash the money order and send them part of the money with a legitimate money order or check.  If this is the case , not only will you lose your money but you might be prosecuted as a part of a money order fraud/money laundering scheme.
744642
ITs possible that the reciepient, cannot trace who send the money to them...coz you will give some reason to the counter...you just tell them that this is a gift or you dont want them to know who gave or send money to them....just gave them the number where they can contact you incase the money rejected.  Or you can gave some alias.
930235
It's a scam.\n\nThe $4,600 check is going to be returned.  You never should have deposited it because it is counterfeit and the police might think you are part of the whole scheme.  \n\nObviously, don't send them a penny and don't respond to any more of their e-mails.
242843
Most facilities only accept Money Orders from the Post office because checks were bouncing too often.\nWithout knowing what prison you're sending it to, I can't tell you exactly how it should be filled out but if you go to the appropriate state forum at http://www.prisontalk.com someone there will be able to tell you the correct way to fill it out and where it should be sent.\nGood luck!
1158675
It looks like if it's recieved at the wrong address--- then you can throw it away -- if you open it, it's punishable by 10 years and a very hefty fine....I can't find if throwing it away is considering tampering or not...your best bet would be to simply write "return to sender" or "does not live her" on the form and put it back in the drop box
508364
I like this question but sadly, I don't think I have the answers. Hopefully we can get some ingenious and perfectly legal ideas.\n\nMost ideas from the net concerning money seems to be criminal ones, like phishing,spam and cheating through false promises.\n\nThere are some survey ones and those where you can pen artticles for a small fee.\n\nBut lets' see if we get something concrete+
732645
No it's illegal!  I worked @ a doctor's office and we used to copy the cash payments as sort of a receipt.  We had a patient who was a police officer and he said that it was illegal.  It's not something that you call and tell the police about though.  I mean lots of places of business do it.  If someone wanted to be picky they could call, but that would be pretty mean, unless you hate them- go ahead.
384344
i believe so, but you have to make sure that the person you are sending this to is allowed to recieve it through , state and local laws. some towns do not permit such things in them.
736817
I know a guy who gave his wife $ 75,000 cash on Monday. He pulled $ 5000 from the stack and deposited 1/2 of that in the bank. Spent the other 1/2. \n\nTuesday, the guy puts it inside a plastic crate & padlocks it for security. He leaves town for 3 days.\n\nBy Friday, wifey can't stand being locked out from the cash and cuts the box. Inside was a carefully taped together stack of color copies of $100 bills. \n\nWife is furious! Brings the photo copies to police to "prove" there used to be all that cash.\n\nPolice say husband having $ 75,000 cash is not a crime...But YOU could be in trouble for carrying around all this counterfit money.\n\nI'm just glad I didn't have to bail her out of jail!
659849
not through ebay, if that is your question.  when they ask you to send the money and they will wire you the money or whatever, you send it out to them before the bank realizes the money is no good and takes it out of your account so you have no money and no product.  i would be very careful.
974744
It is not against the law to photocopy money.  Unless you plan on trying to use it, that is as you know, counterfeiting.\n\nMy suggestion is that if you are going to photocopy the fronts and backs do it on separate sheets of paper or do it on black and white so there can be no "misunderstanding".\n\nThe treasury dept has rules about color copying, http://www.moneyfactory.gov/newmoney/main.cfm/currency/regulations.
1173597
In some jurisdictions it is legal for anybody who lives at an a address to open mail, regardless of whose name is on the envelope.\nIf such is the case in New Zealand, I recommend a post office box.