Fake Money Orders…How to tell a real one from a fake

July 23rd, 2009. By

counterfeitmoneyorder3 Fake Money Orders...How to tell a real one from a fake

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)

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