It can take the USPS up to 60 days to investigate a lost or stolen money order’s status. You can’t stop payment on a USPS money order, but you can have it replaced if they determine it’s lost or stolen. If that’s the case, they will issue a replacement money order.
What happens if a money order is lost or stolen?
You cannot stop payment on postal money orders, but a lost or stolen money order can be replaced. Money order loss or theft may take up to 30 days to confirm. Investigating a money order’s lost or stolen status may take up to 60 days. There is a $6.25 processing fee to replace a lost or stolen money order.
Can I see who cashed a money order?
How can I find out if it has been cashed? You can find out if your money order has been cashed online by clicking Money Order Status or by calling our automated line at 1-800-542-3590.
Can you track a lost money order?
For USPS money orders, visit a USPS location and ask for a PS Form 6401 Money Order Inquiry. You will need a valid photo ID and a fee of $6.10 to issue the request. From there, USPS will trace your money order and it will appear on the lost money order list on the USPS website if it is indeed lost or stolen.
How can I get my money back from a lost money order?
But generally speaking, here’s what you need to do:
- Contact the issuer of the money order. The first thing to do if you’re sure that your money order is lost is to contact the issuer.
- Fill out the cancellation request form.
- Pay the money order cancellation fee.
- Allow your cancellation request time to process.
How can I find a lost money order without receipt?
If you don’t have the receipt, then you’ll have to fill out a money order research request (MORR). Again, mail it to the listed address on the form. In this case, you will have to send a nonrefundable $30 fee with the completed form. This process can take between six and eight weeks to complete.
Can police track money orders?
Lost or Stolen Money Orders Have the receipt from when you purchased the money order handy. If you have a police report or other documentation or evidence that a crime was committed, have that handy as well.
How to check the status of a lost or stolen money order?
To view the status of the money order, you’ll need to provide the following information: If you want a copy of a cashed money order, you’ll need to complete and submit PS Form 6401, the official money order inquiry. It can take the USPS up to 60 days to investigate a lost or stolen money order’s status.
What happens if someone steals my money order?
For example, USPS pursues banks that clear money orders without proper verification of identity and can receive reimbursement from the bank for an issued refund. However, if your money order was stolen while still blank, the thief can make it out to themselves and provide identification to cash it.
How to trace a money order that has not been cashed?
Tips If the money order has not been cashed yet and you still have suspicions that it is lost or stolen, ask the issuer of the money order to put a stop payment order on the money order. Most issuers of money orders require that you wait a predetermined amount of time before tracing a money order.
Can you get a refund on a lost money order?
If your lost money order was through the USPS, you’ll receive a letter letting you know if you’re eligible for a replacement money order (while they won’t refund a lost money order, you can make the replacement out to yourself and cash it). But you have to go back to your local post office in person to receive it.
