Map courtesy of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Though it hasnât been scientifically proven, researchers think the Lone Star tick produces a sugar from its gut called galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose, or âAlpha-Gal.â In some cases, the human immune system develops an allergic response to that sugar.
U.S. Postal Service Money Order Verification System at 866-459-7822; The safest option is cash: The best way to make sure you donât get ripped off is to cash a money order directly with the issuer. 1  To do this, take it to the issuer and not your bank. 2  If a money order is for more than $1,000 (or $700 for an international USPS money order), youâve probably got a fake.
Verifying U.S. Postal Service Money Orders. Follow these steps to cash a Postal Serviceâ¢ money order: 1. Check that the amount does not exceed the legal limit: $1,000 for domestic, and $700 for international postal money orders. 2. Check that the proper security features are present: n When held to the light, a watermark of Benjamin Franklin is repeated from top to bottom on the left side.