{"id":12660,"date":"2015-10-10T15:57:59","date_gmt":"2015-10-10T20:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=12660"},"modified":"2015-10-10T15:57:59","modified_gmt":"2015-10-10T20:57:59","slug":"video-top-tips-to-spotting-fake-us-postal-money-orders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2015\/10\/10\/video-top-tips-to-spotting-fake-us-postal-money-orders\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Top Tips To Spotting Fake US Postal Money Orders"},"content":{"rendered":"
NEW YORK (WABC) —<\/div>\n

It’s a scam that uses a tried and true method of payment, good old fashioned U.S. Postal Money Orders. But there’s a new deception that could steal hundreds, even thousands from you, unless you know what to look for.<\/p>\n

“We’ve been on West 72nd Street since 1936,” said Terri Long, a business owner.<\/p>\n

Long says her family’s been in the mattress business for four generations. The store was founded by her great grandfather. But Terri says her family’s never seen a scam like this.<\/p>\n

“This is the first time we’ve had an altered money order,” Long said. They’ve had four of them to be exact. All four U.S. Postal Money Orders were presented by a shopper she says casually browsed for beds last week and then returned to the store.<\/p>\n

“He was smart. He shopped around. He didn’t pick the most expensive. He didn’t pick the cheapest. He went right in the middle,” Long said.<\/p>\n

He selected a king size mattress and box spring for $2,700. The customer gave the salesman the four postal money orders, made out for $700 each, and asked for $100 in change.<\/p>\n

But the merchant made a smart move. Instead of cashing the money orders he called USPS. More<\/a><\/p>\n