Sorry about your loss. I am in the banking industry and see this kind of stuff, unfortunately, often. With todays copiers and computers, to spot a fake is out. You can call the bank and verify the cashier check, not verify funds, but verify the cashiers check is legite and the amout is, indeed, what the check was bought for, and the payee is the same-- basically, make sure no alterations have been made. Be careful on any check, especially this time of year, this is when they come out in herds.
> A good example of why you need to
> know who you're dealing with in
> overseas deals is from just a
> couple of years ago. There is a
> new breed of rabbit, the Lionhead.
> Small little rabbit with slick fur
> over the body and a profuse mane
> of wool, reminiscent of an African
> lion. Really cute little things.
> Anyway, the maned mutation was
> first noticed in Belgium and
> imports were made to England. Then
> US breeders heard about them and
> had to have them (yes, I have some
> too). Dozens of animals were
> imported from England by a
> gentleman in Texas at exorbitant
> prices, sight unseen, only contact
> was over the Internet, and
> practically all of that first
> shipment eventually went into the
> stewpot! Practically every animal
> was a cull -- color culls wouldn't
> have been a problem, you can work
> with color. But these animals had
> severe genetic problems like bad
> teeth, cow hocks, and pinched
> pelvis. This gentleman has since
> traveled to England, met with more
> reputable breeders, and imported
> some really gorgeous, high quality
> animals, and for much less than he
> paid for the culls.
> Ann B
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