The 2016 Shutdown Thread
Jan 31, 2016, 6:58 pm
#76
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 42
Might be a silly question, but when you fill out the MO do you put yourself as both the purchaser and recipient? Won't that potentially raise some red flags?
Jan 31, 2016, 7:07 pm
#77
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 369
Maybe, but at least it's honest. Trying to tweak that to make it look less suspicious is asking for more trouble IMO.
Jan 31, 2016, 9:10 pm
#79
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Madison, WI, USA
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I put the name of my CU as recipient because occasionally a new cashier would question the two being the same. I endorse the back and put my account # next to the signature. Works fine.
Jan 31, 2016, 10:33 pm
#80
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: NYC
Posts: 415
They'll leave you alone.
Feb 1, 2016, 2:53 am
#81
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Feb 1, 2016, 7:46 am
#83
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 322
If the bank asks you any questions, you tell them "we hold these truths to be self evident, that all MOs are created equal, that they are endowed by their purchaser with certain unalienable rights, that among these are deposit, availability, and the pursuit of more MOs".
They'll leave you alone.
They'll leave you alone.
Silly answer and I wouldn't try to play over smart with the banks. If bank/some other authority asks you a question, you answer their question and not fool around. might be able to get away other places not with the banks.
Feb 1, 2016, 12:43 pm
#85
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Chicago, IL
Programs: United, Southwest
Posts: 101
Any help with MS would be appreciated. Had my Serve shut down a couple weeks back. Is gobank an alternative besides MOs? Thanks!
Feb 1, 2016, 2:43 pm
#86
Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 1,727
If the bank asks you any questions, you tell them "we hold these truths to be self evident, that all MOs are created equal, that they are endowed by their purchaser with certain unalienable rights, that among these are deposit, availability, and the pursuit of more MOs".
They'll leave you alone.
They'll leave you alone.
Feb 1, 2016, 8:13 pm
#87
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 42
I'm buying a house later this year so I'm done with any app-o-rama's for now. I'm just trying to do 2 things: One, get my 30k on British Airways so I can get the companion pass (15k left to go) and two, max my Citi Dividend drug store category starting in April. Those and the occasional Staples Ink deals will get me through the year. That's not too much to ask from this new MO world, is it?
Feb 1, 2016, 9:56 pm
#88
Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 1,727
I use these new Chase ATM's that accept MO's. It's really great since I generally despise talking to people (it's why I loved Kate).
I'm buying a house later this year so I'm done with any app-o-rama's for now. I'm just trying to do 2 things: One, get my 30k on British Airways so I can get the companion pass (15k left to go) and two, max my Citi Dividend drug store category starting in April. Those and the occasional Staples Ink deals will get me through the year. That's not too much to ask from this new MO world, is it?
I'm buying a house later this year so I'm done with any app-o-rama's for now. I'm just trying to do 2 things: One, get my 30k on British Airways so I can get the companion pass (15k left to go) and two, max my Citi Dividend drug store category starting in April. Those and the occasional Staples Ink deals will get me through the year. That's not too much to ask from this new MO world, is it?
Feb 2, 2016, 8:33 pm
#89
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 322
On MoneyGram, there is: Pay to the order of, purchaser/signer for drawer,address and on the back Payee's endorsement. So in this case, there is no way for the bank to find who purchased it, correct? because you can sign in purchaser field and print your name in pay to the order of field.
Feb 4, 2016, 7:36 am
#90
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 1,837
I think my SOs Huntington checking just got shutdown.
I lost online access to it, it won't even recognize the username & password, retrieving username doesn't do anything and when I went to ATM this morning for balance, it says the card doesn't support it.
When mine got shutdown last year, I at least got a notice that I will be shutdown.
For SOs, I haven't received anything and it's been at least 5 days since I lost online access.
I only deposited 2 MOs last month & 3 in December. I tried to mix it up last month by using it as ATM & depositing a regular check. I guess that wasn't good enough for a shutdown.
What should I do next? I have about 1k on the account that I can float.
I lost online access to it, it won't even recognize the username & password, retrieving username doesn't do anything and when I went to ATM this morning for balance, it says the card doesn't support it.
When mine got shutdown last year, I at least got a notice that I will be shutdown.
For SOs, I haven't received anything and it's been at least 5 days since I lost online access.
I only deposited 2 MOs last month & 3 in December. I tried to mix it up last month by using it as ATM & depositing a regular check. I guess that wasn't good enough for a shutdown.
What should I do next? I have about 1k on the account that I can float.