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post office "checking" postal money orders?

I wonder if it could have anything to do with government banking regulations? I have read that anyone buying or using money orders for more than $3,000 or $3,500 (can't remember which) is subject to some kind of reporting to the IRS (usually by the bank) to make sure they are not money laundering. But I don't know if that could have anything to do with this - maybe ask at the post office.
 
well when you work 2 shifts in a row, as a waitress, for the past week, it's really hard to contact them within the "business hour" timeframe. When I do have free time to come on here and post, it's usually later in the day when everything is closed.
I'll call the breeder now.
 
in my opinion 3500 is 3500 and i would do what i have to do to make sure i get it back or get what i paid for and to work to shift in a roll i would be more adament to find out where my money is .
 
And that's exactly what I'm doing. I can take my time however.

I just called the breeder back and, my mistake, he did get paperwork... he didn't just hand the money orders away. He gave me the confirmation #'s. I am at the USPS postal inspection service office locator now, and will be contacting them shortly.
 
they are open till 5pm. I'm going to have to wait to call them till Wed. because I work from 7am - 9pm on Monday & Tuesday. I work at 5pm on Wed. so can call them before work.
 
KathyLove said:
I wonder if it could have anything to do with government banking regulations? I have read that anyone buying or using money orders for more than $3,000 or $3,500 (can't remember which) is subject to some kind of reporting to the IRS (usually by the bank) to make sure they are not money laundering. But I don't know if that could have anything to do with this - maybe ask at the post office.
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That's the rub more than likely.

If you buy $3,000 or more of USPS money orders in a day - you must file paperwork.

I believe it is a felony to atempt to cirumvent this requirement.

So if you buy $2,000 at one post office and then go to another and buy $1,000 you are essentially attempting to circumvent the law.

Another scenario would be purchasing less than $3,000 one day and then purchasing the balance the following day. If they are being paid to the same entity - this would also be considered evasion.
 
Anne,

Did you ever get this situation resolved? Your silence here seems to indicate this breeder hasn't sent your animals yet, and it's been over two weeks since you sent your payment. Many people in this site choose to use money orders as a form of payment. What this person is doing with you is unreasonable, and it would be important that he doesn't repeat it again with other customers. :(
 
thank you for caring guys. :(

I DID get ahold of the postal inspectors... um, kind of. I was told to wait on the line, but no one picked up after about a half-hour. To make a long story short, I have not heard from them yet.

It's not his fault. It's the post office. They pretty much seized them is what he said. I'm going to try to contact the postal inspectors again. I told the breeder I was a member here and had made a posting about this but did not use his name whatsoever, and will not. I really trust him, he's got a good name and is easy to contact. If I do not ever receive my refund, yes, you can bet that there will be a post about him in the BOI. But I don't think he's a bad guy, and I don't think he's the one behind this.

I really don't want to jump to conclusions here unless I absolutely have to. I want to see the positive in every situation-- sometimes things happen, like this, and we can fix them, and then everything is alright. The breeder is showing initiative to help resolve this problem, and at this point, that's all that matters.

Scott- I thought of that too, and I think you're right... but $1500 of it is actually in my fiance's name, so I don't think I was doing anything illegal if they are from two separate entities.
 
So you never received your snakes and the money was returned to you by the post office? What did the seller have to say about that?

Regards.
 
I'm sorry I was not very clear in my last post.
I meant to say, that I had contacted the postal inspectors and had the money orders sent back to me. I then went to the post office and asked for a refund. They would not give me a refund, but gave me fresh money orders with my name on them, and I deposited them into my checking account.

I was not given an explanation as to why they were taken, other than the fact that the ink was printed in permanent marker and they were checking to see if they were stolen and written over.
 
What did the breeder have to say of all this? He was probably not a happy camper!

Thanks
 
Anne,

If everything is OK with him you probably wouldn't mind posting his information here. Better yet, give him the link to this thread so he can post his version of the whole ordeal. We can all probably learn something about USPS money orders.

Thanks.
 
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