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I'm not a lawyer or a police officer, but doesn't this sound more like fraud?


IANAL either. BUT, I know a guy who had his car stolen through fraud. The fraudster gave him a bogus cashiers check (and his bank took over a month after deposit to alert him that the check was bogus).

His car insurance paid out on a theft claim. I'm sure there were more details to it, but I've never heard of "fraud insurance" as part of an auto insurance policy.


FYI (everyone): US Post Office offers a money order verification system to avoid bogus transactions like these. I've gone so far as to choose a meeting location around the corner from a post office location and insist on a money order from that location.

https://www.usps.com/shop/accepting-money-orders.htm




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