Postal Bulletin 22217 - October 11, 2007 - USPS.com® - About

PULL-OUT INFORMATION
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 money orders.
2. Check that the proper security features are present:
When held to the light, a watermark of Benjamin
Franklin is repeated from top to bottom on the left
side.
When held to the light, a dark line (security thread)
runs from top to bottom with the word “USPS”
repeated.
There should be no discoloration around the dollar
amounts, which might indicate the amounts were
changes.
These appear in Postal Service Notice 299, U.S.
Postal Money Order Reference Card, or online at
http://www.usps.com/missingmoneyorders/
security.htm.
3. If the money order seems suspicious, call the U.S.
Postal Service Money Order Verification System at
866-459-7822.
Please provide this information to local banks and retailers,
as they also receive Postal Service money orders for
cashing.
— Value Added and Special Services,
Product Development, 10-11-07
POSTAL BULLETIN 22217 (10-11-07)
Counterfeit Canadian Money Order
Forms
43
Do Not Cash
To be posted and used by retail window employees. As
directed, destroy previous notices. All interim notices
should be destroyed when the numbers listed appear in the
Postal Bulletin.
671,819,086 686,794,382
676,612,640 686,794,426
677,891,039 686,794,427
678,282,493 686,794,431
678,916,031 687,262,502
679,552,215 687,262,503
679,694,334 687,262,525
679,751,983 687,262,526
679,800,207 687,287,578
681,130,536 687,287,581
681,844,376 687,287,582
683,594,542 694,063,898
684,683,610 694,063,899
686,619,878 694,063,980
686,619,886 701,321,725
686,619,887
— Mail Theft and Violent Crimes Group,
Postal Inspection Service, 10-11-07
Toll-Free Number Available to Verify
Canadian Money Orders
The Canada Post Corporation is now providing a tollfree
number that cashing agents can call to verify the
validity of Canadian Postal Money Orders. The number is
800-563-0444.
This toll-free number is printed on the back of the Canadian
Postal Money Orders.
— Mail Theft and Violent Crimes Group,
Postal Inspection Service, 10-11-07