Fake Money Orders…How to tell a real one from a fake
July 23rd, 2009. By AbiK
At first glance, many of the counterfeit postal money orders now in circulation are hard to spot, but two security features are hard to fake.
Security Thread: A microfiber security strip will reveal the letters USPS in alternating directions when held up to the light. Fake versions may only show a printed bar.
Watermark: When held up to the light, a genuine postal money order will display a watermark of Benjamin Franklin. Fake postal money orders often have no watermark or a crude outline.
(Source: US Postal Inspection Service and lookstoogoodtobetrue.com)
