"They have arrived in Harlan," she said.
      A Harlan woman recently received three bogus postal money orders, but was smart enough to bring them to the post office before cashing them. It's the latest version of the scam.
      Victims are contacted via the internet, and an online predator asks them to cash a check or money order and return the proceeds, less a small portion to keep as payment for services. When the check or money order is returned by the bank as counterfeit, the consumer is left holding the bag.
      "The counterfeit money orders we're seizing are very good reproductions," said Miller. However, none have replicated the security features of a genuine money order, which is designed with different colored inks, watermarks and security thread in the paper.
      To tell if it's official, hold the money order up to the light and look for Ben Franklin images repeated on the left side, top to bottom, and a dark security thread running top to bottom to the right of the Franklin watermark, with the tiny letters USPS facing backward and forward.
      Miller said if you're not sure of its authenticity, "bring it to a post office for verification."
      Also be aware that denominations are indicated in two locations, discoloration of the denomination amounts indicates fraudulent, the maximum value of a domestic postal money order is $1,000 and the maximum value for international money orders is $750.