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Originally Posted by Chamco
----- Original Message -----
From: <k_lord_800@yahoo.com>
To: <chamco@tampabay.rr.com>
Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 1:59 PM
Subject: Message about: CBB Nosy Be Females
hello
good day my name is James Smith am from Los Angles from United State of American am a Zoologist so pls am highly interested in your item which is the animal so pls i will like you to kindly mail me back the condtion and the mode of payment is United State Postal Money Order in us fund so pls i will lke you to kindly mail me back ASAP...........
REGARDS
James Smith..........
ITEM SELLING = CBB Nosy Be Females
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And you would receive what looks like a bonafide USPS money order. Notice I said "looks like", as none of the tell-tale security features will be present, with the exception of the large Benjamin Franklin watermark, which will be poorly reproduced.
Check out the USPS Postal Inspector's Page for Information about Money Orders and counterfeiting:
http://www.usps.com/postalinspectors/moalert.htm
Specifically regarding online scams involving bogus USPS Money Orders:
http://www.usps.com/postalinspectors/mofeatur.htm