At 07:52 PM 3/30/2009, Chuck Guzis wrote:
Money orders are designed as "bearer"
instruments, which is why your
bank doesn't like them. A cashier's or certified check is far safer--
the check can be verified with a telephone call. Not so with a money
order.
Before accepting this advice, please plug "fake cashiers check" into
Google.
Cashier's checks and certified checks are no better than any other type
of check, and are frequently fraudulent these days.
US banking laws work against us as banks are required to make the funds
available in a small number of days while it may take months for a bad
check to be detected.
-Rick