An AT member tells me he never got the money order, yet i see that it's been cashed by him....

erikiksaz

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WHAT'S UP WITH THAT?! He didn't seem much like a troll at the time, but he told me he never received the frikken money order. I sent in a report at the Postal Service (it was a postal money order btw), and i finally have the return. It basically shows me that the money order has been cashed and ENDORSED BY HIM. The funny thing is that communication was still going a month after the money order was sent, so he didn't just vanish. But, this really sucks for my friend, as this was his cash and he wanted me to buy parts for him! This guy's AT member name is exisle by the way. What can i do about this?
 

Kelvrick

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Nice pickle... It could have been intercepted by someone else and then cashed at like a liquer store. Do you know how it was cashed? Did you send it 1st class, or did you do it like certfified mail or priority mail with delivery confirmation?
 

yakko

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It could be worse. I had a troll tell me he got the money order then still never sent the stuff.
 

erikiksaz

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Originally posted by: Kelvrick
Nice pickle... It could have been intercepted by someone else and then cashed at like a liquer store. Do you know how it was cashed? Did you send it 1st class, or did you do it like certfified mail or priority mail with delivery confirmation?

I sent it first class. But, don't they require you to show an ID when you cash one of these money orders?
 
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You did fill out all the info on the MO didn't you? They are supposed to ask for ID with a MO, make sure the info matches, but I've gotten a few that were left blank so there's nothing to check it against. Find out where it was cashed, and get a copy to check the signature if you can. Just because it was cashed doesn't mean it was by the person you sent it to.
 

erikiksaz

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Originally posted by: Gonad the Barbarian
You did fill out all the info on the MO didn't you? They are supposed to ask for ID with a MO, make sure the info matches, but I've gotten a few that were left blank so there's nothing to check it against. Find out where it was cashed, and get a copy to check the signature if you can. Just because it was cashed doesn't mean it was by the person you sent it to.

Yes, all the information was filled out, and it matches. The money order was sent on the 16th of March, but i see that there are stamps on the back/front, with the date 3/28 and 3/27, respectively. And the copy i have does have the signature, but the only problem is that it doesn't have any more information besides that.
 
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The only thing I can suggest is getting a signature from the guy and comparing. Ask for a cancelled check or something dated before this mess started though. That way you'll be sure to get a legitimate signature.
 

erikiksaz

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Originally posted by: Gonad the Barbarian
The only thing I can suggest is getting a signature from the guy and comparing. Ask for a cancelled check or something dated before this mess started though. That way you'll be sure to get a legitimate signature.

Alrighty, i'll check it out. So, what happens if it WASN'T him who signed it? (Aye, what if it was his friend, who was in on this :( )? What could i do then?
 
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Originally posted by: erikiksaz
Originally posted by: Gonad the Barbarian
The only thing I can suggest is getting a signature from the guy and comparing. Ask for a cancelled check or something dated before this mess started though. That way you'll be sure to get a legitimate signature.

Alrighty, i'll check it out. So, what happens if it WASN'T him who signed it? (Aye, what if it was his friend, who was in on this :( )? What could i do then?

I guess you'd have to take it up with whomever cashed it without verifying the ID. You need to find out who & where that was some way.