Counterfeit Postal Money Orders

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Counterfeit Postal Money Orders
Counterfeit Postal Money Orders are on the
increase. Look for these standard security
features and NEW wording. SECURITY
FEATURES Hold the money order up to the light
and look for these Security Features
USPS Security Thread with USPS repeated in
very small letters
Watermark in oval of Benjamin Franklin
If there is no watermark, the money order is
COUNTERFEIT. If there is no security thread, the
money order is COUNTERFEIT. If there is a dark
strip where the security thread should be, but
there is no USPS lettering in the strip, the
money order is COUNTERFEIT.
NEW TEXT New wording will be added to the front
and back of all Postal Money Orders as follows
(in red lettering below)
FRONT
BACK
HOLD TO LIGHT AND CHECK FOR BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
WATERMARK AND SECURITY THREAD.
SEE REVERSE WARNING