If someone brings a certified check, there will be a phone number of the
bank that issued it and also a serial number on the check.  You can call
the phone number and check to see if the check is valid.  It just takes a
few minutes.  I had someone send me a fake cashier's check.  I called the
bank and gave them the serial number and the amount and they looked it up
to confirm that it was fake.

Or you could do wire transfer.  This is getting cheaper and cheaper and if
it is just bank to bank here in the US shouldn't cost more than $10-15.  I
know it sounds like something out of a James Bond film but we have done it
before and it works well.

Ken

On Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 7:58 AM, Ben <syncro@gmail.com> wrote:

> We've had a rash of fake cashier's checks used to buy vehicles in our
> area. Even if your bank accepts it, you are still at risk until the hold
> period. Unless I saw the person purchasing the cashier's check in my
> presence, I would accept it.
>
> For the record, what banks are calling "Official Check" are not certified
> funds unless they actually specify that they are. For ex. B of A has checks
> with notations saying it's a cashier's check once it exceeds a specified
> amount.
>
>
> BenT
> sent from my electronic leash
>
> > On Apr 17, 2015, at 4:34 AM, Abel Longoria <houstonphotog@GMAIL.COM>
> wrote:
> >
> > "...a cashier check which should be as good as cash..."
>

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Thanks,
Ken Wilford
John 3:16
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