Hespco
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BillLarson
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fewer people involved......info not out there in cyberspace for hackers to get at...... bank account numbers..... passwords.....personal info....
BillLarson
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If you mail USPS m.o's certified.... They are traceable....
I am simply stating about the new flag warning.
The Oregonian
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As are checks and electronic payments.
cohunt
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Uspsmo and other paper checks either must be deposited to a bank account with the same/matching name or cashed with an ID with a matching name.....electronic payments don't necessarily even have a name tied to them ( that you can see/verrify) let alone a physical address--- often times they are sent to an email address ---- I can make a new email address tied to a fake name in about 1 minute,--- really no way to trace an e payment at all
Only posted that because somebody mentioned it being easy to fake money orders or checks for why he preferred e transfer.
Many who have responded seem to think
USPS Money Order counterfeiting is a red herring. It happens often enough they have published specific instructions to try to help people avoid counterfeits.
Follow these steps to cash a Postal Service™ money order:
1. Check that the amount does not exceed the legal limit: $1,000 for domestic, and $700 for international Postal Service money orders.
2. Check that the proper security features are present:
n When held to the light, a watermark of Benjamin Franklin is repeated from top to bottom on the left side.
n When held to the light, a dark line (security thread) runs from top to bottom with the word "USPS" repeated.
n When there is discoloration around the dollar amounts, this might indicate the amounts were changed.
These appear in Postal Service Notice 299, U.S. Postal Money Order Reference Card, or online at usps.com/shop/money-orders.htm.
3. If the money order seems suspicious, call the U.S. Postal Service Money Order Verification System at 866-459-7822.
Provide this information to local banks and retailers, as they also receive Postal Service money orders for cashing.
— Delivery and Retail
Customer Service Operations, 11-28-24
USPS Money Order counterfeiting is a red herring. It happens often enough they have published specific instructions to try to help people avoid counterfeits.
Verifying U.S. Postal Service Money Orders
Follow these steps to cash a Postal Service™ money order:
1. Check that the amount does not exceed the legal limit: $1,000 for domestic, and $700 for international Postal Service money orders.
2. Check that the proper security features are present:
n When held to the light, a watermark of Benjamin Franklin is repeated from top to bottom on the left side.
n When held to the light, a dark line (security thread) runs from top to bottom with the word "USPS" repeated.
n When there is discoloration around the dollar amounts, this might indicate the amounts were changed.
These appear in Postal Service Notice 299, U.S. Postal Money Order Reference Card, or online at usps.com/shop/money-orders.htm.
3. If the money order seems suspicious, call the U.S. Postal Service Money Order Verification System at 866-459-7822.
Provide this information to local banks and retailers, as they also receive Postal Service money orders for cashing.
— Delivery and Retail
Customer Service Operations, 11-28-24
wvbearhunter
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In this day and age, everything is suspect
For sure!!! Computers made counterfeiting a whole lot easier. Just think what AI is going to do for those capabilities. Any 10 year old will be able to make top notch fakes.
birddog 68
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As others have said it would cause less confusion if everyone just listed the payment options. It's not difficult.
If they don't have payment options I will usually just PM and tell them what my preference is and they can take it or leave it but I would expect a yes or no answer. I have gotten blown off and wasn't happy but life went on.
I only deal with well known members with good feedback nowadays unless it's a low value item and can give a person a chance to gain some feedback.
I'm old school and use no e payment options and can care less if I lose a item because of this.
Everyone needs to be vigilant whether buying or selling.
If they don't have payment options I will usually just PM and tell them what my preference is and they can take it or leave it but I would expect a yes or no answer. I have gotten blown off and wasn't happy but life went on.
I only deal with well known members with good feedback nowadays unless it's a low value item and can give a person a chance to gain some feedback.
I'm old school and use no e payment options and can care less if I lose a item because of this.
Everything is suspect nowadays but it seems like most of the scammers are too lazy to forge a MO and prefer to just sit in front of the computer and watch the money get deposited.
Everyone needs to be vigilant whether buying or selling.
This should be taken up in private, not on the public forum. When you ask the payment options in public, you are inferring that you want to pay, and I would encourage you not to do that. You do not need to know a person's personal information if you are not a purchaser.
