Has anyone had any experience with encountering counterfeit money orders?
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You can report it here\nhttps://www.wellsfargo.com/privacy_security/email_fraud/\n\nCounterfeit money orders make people feel safe as money orders are"safe" but are just as easy to fake.\n\nIf you speak to Wells Fargo you gan give them the information on the money order (acc number etc) and they can check them for you.\nAccepting and cashing checks from people you meet on the internet is like accepting from a stranger in the street.\n\nIf you have been asked to wire the money from these money orders once you cash them....then from what I know...its a sure scam! have a look at www.fraudwatchers.org
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possibly, make sure it's real though !\n\nsearch for it on ebay "error bill" etc. "misprint bill"\n\nsee what's out there, and if there's a market for it/
151023
Looks like a big scam to me.  I wouldnt dare order something via the internet and pay by a money wire.
797482
I got one of those last month - from someplace in Canada, although the bank in question was in Idaho or North Dakota or someplace like that. It is a "snail mail" version of those emails that go around trying to convince you that you've won the Irish Lottery or something. I did some research online and this is a fraud. And since it was sent through the mail, it is actually mail fraud. The website I read said that I should take the letter to  my postmaster and report it - but I've been too lazy to do that. The post office is closed by the time I get home, and only open till noon on Saturdays. I feel bad though for those, especially the elderly, who buy into this. The letter I received actually said I was to send the entire $4grand or whatever it was back to them to pay for "administrative costs". Yea, right. And in the meantime, they get my banking information from the check I send them and they can steal my identity!
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I suspect they cash accept them for deposit for the same reason that you deposit them, they appear to be the real thing. Anyone with a decent laser or inkject printer can create a check that looks real. If some basic information on the check is correct (such as a realistic routing number and an account number of the correct format) the accepting bank will not know the check or money order is forged untill it is rejected by the issuing bank.\n\nYou are wise to warn about this very common scam. If you make a legitament sale to someone overseas, it would be a good idea to speak with your bank about the safest methods to receive payment.
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They are so fake so hopefully you have not gotten taken like a lot of others. I have found out that CLA are not cashing their checks right at the bank. What you need to do is go and get a trace of your cheque and money order from where ever you had it made and check to see if the cheque was actually deposited into an account that has CLA business attached to it. I found out by phonebusters that you could go back to the bank and ask for your money back because they did not follow cheque cashing rules and regulations if the cheque was cashed or deposited into an account that was not their CLA business account. My cheque was not cashed properely and either was my friends and we are in the process of getting our money back from the bank. Also there is a investigation happaning now with the rcmp in toronto and my friends husband has been working with them giving them our emails and any names and info that we have. If you have any info that you might think that will be helpfull please email me back at hugybearno69@yahoo.ca. If you have dealt with this company and was told to send the money anywhere outside the toronto area please let me know and also other names that have been used so far we know of a blaine dunlop,brad thompson which we found out are the same person just using different voices.
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Happening more and more! What's the amount an what was it for? If they bought something from you in person , in the area where you live,call the local police department, if it was a mail order sale, call the police department in their area, it's fraud.\nOver a certain amount (depends on the state, Utah is $250, Wisconsin $600) , it's also a felony. Good luck!
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Not all money orders are the same.  A U.S. Postal Money Order is purchased at a post office in the United States, but it can be cashed at another post office or bank or any place that a check can be cashed.\n\nThe Travelers Express MoneyGram International money order can be cash at banks in the U.S.A. and many outside the country, but it cannot be cashed at another post office.\n\nIf you have no means of contacting the seller to confirm that it is okay to use, you might go ahead and use it.  If they can cash it or deposit it in their bank, then it is not an issue.  The one thing that you need to be aware of is that many scams request Postal Money Orders only because they are less traceable and a bank account is not needed to cash it.
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take it to a bank and have them check it. \n\n2.00 bills are older, so the watermark may not exist, if they were made some time ago.\n\nGenerally the feel of a counterfeit bill is smoother than a true bill. \n\nThe Bank will know. \nGood luck.
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If I understand correctly - after not receiving payment for an ebay item you sold, and going through the procedure, you then got the late money order.  So you either have been paid twice, or you have the item and the payment. Is that right? \n\nAnd you are wondering if Western union or USPS could "get you" for casing the money order.  The answer is "No."  It isn't their problem.  If the situation is as you described, the person who sent you the money order could legitmately "get you" i.e., sue, attempt to get Ebay to do something -- but Western Union etc don't have grounds to do so.  And I suppose the guy who sent the order won't know that you eventually got it.  So feel free to pocket it, if your conscience is no problem.
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With the increase in technology it is easier to make counterfeit money.  With a good printer or copier and some thicker paper you can make a copy that will look the same as real money.  It's easy to spot the fakes when you touch them or look at them closely.  It is fairly easy to make good looking counterfeits though.
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Delete all foreign lottery emails and throw away foreign lottery faxes and letters cause they are ALL scams.  +\n\n\nPlease be EXTREMELY WARY of offers by distant strangers to send you a high value (but counterfeit) cashier's check/USPS Money order, and then have you wire the balance to them.  Banks will cash these counterfeit checks/USPS Money orders, but then hold you responsible for the funds when the check fails to clear!
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Inform them that you have sent the payment.  Next, take that little stub (receipt thing) that you got with your money order and call up the financial agency.  Ask them if that money order was cashed or not.  If it was, you know the eBay seller received your money and is trying to cheat you!  Otherwise, simply tell the seller to be patient and to wait.  International mail takes time.\n\nIf eBay intervenes on this issue, make sure you have all your documentation handy.  Preferably a scanned copy of that money order receipt so you can prove to the eBay investigator that you DID pay for the item, and that the seller is not being patient enough.
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The money orders that I have gotten all have the sender's address(you) on that line. Good Luck!
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I am sure its legal since you altered it and are not using it as legal tender or even trying to convince anyone it is.\n\nI get coupons occasionally that look like a hundred dollar bill on one side and on the back side is a coupon for something.  I've seen money that looks real except for the face in the center is Alfred E Newman or some other odd character.\nSo obviously its okay to make a "spoof" or parody of currency, its just not okay to try and pass it off as real.
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DO NOT SEND MONEY!  You are most likely on the brink of being ripped off.  If this was ligit the person would/should prefer a money order (or check since there is plenty of time for it to clear).  Take the advice of a previous answer and pick a place when you can do a walk through.
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Let me guess, they are located in Quebec?  They have been scamming people for years, including me.  Buy, I was lucky and I got my money back.  This is what you do, contact your attorney general's office and also police in Quebec if you can.  Also I know they told you to wire the money... and if they said Western Union I am surprised because they are the people who warned me about the scam.  If it is Western Gram... Money Gram then contact them and give them all the information.  The next step you do is contact the vender in Canada and tell them you wired the money.  When they go to pick it up, make sure you notify the police there and they will get arrested.  \n\nGood Luck and do this ASaP