Crystal
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cuz it could get stolen cuz anyone can spend cash. |
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ForChange
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It would be easier - and more tempting - for someone to steal it. |
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Jen
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Um..because someone could open it and steal it.
Let's say you mail $50 cash for a bill. A few weeks go buy and you get a notice saying it wasn't paid. Now, do you have proof that you sent it? |
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JCD
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Because postmen allways steal them |
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ematzkow
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letters get lost occasionally and that would mean money lost |
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Mybal Zitch
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Are you serious? It is stupid to send cash. Letters get lost all the time and there is nothing you can do if your cash gets lost. Plus, if they can see the money through the envelope, it will inevitable get stolen. Don't send cash. EVER!! |
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champear
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If you send cash through the mail and it somehow disappears, then they don't want to worry about being responsible for it, which is very reasonable.
It's possible someone could steal it out of your mailbox, at the post office, in the recipient's mailbox, or somewhere else along the line.
More than anything I would say it is to cover themselves. |
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Weekend Warrior
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Because if somebody steals a check there's a name on it where it says Pay to the Order of. The bank won't cash that check unless you are that person. But with cash somebody can just take it and use it however they want to. |
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dismantled_robot
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because they dont want to be responsible for lost/stollen cash. A check/moneyorder can be replaced. |
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zombie22
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its easier to steal money then checks.....you can hold up the envelope and see what is in it |
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mss04
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There is no trail should it fall into the wrong hands. Acheck has a trail and should the wrong person cash it the are subject to prosecution and arrest. But you can recover your money from the bank though. |
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Susie
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Because it's at your risk. It may not get where it's going. |
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lifetime rocker
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If you send cash in the mail you will have no proof of payment. |
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whyt gurl
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um...someone could easily steal it! |
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Amber D
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its not safe.. people can hold it up and see there is money in it and take it... always send checks if you have to |
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Mr. Spin
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Theft. That is what is wrong. Send me $5,000.00 in cash in an envelope. I'll send it back. We'll keep doing this until it shows up as "missing". |
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flashbackjazz
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well my dear, mail gets stolen alll the time |
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Pepper
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too much risk and you have to be stupid to not know its not a good thing, it can be stolen and the receiver can say they didn't get it and you have nothing to show for it. |
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Scorpius59
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money is a rsky thing to send in the mail |
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smartautomation
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I'm beginning to think that some people on here ask stupid questions just to ask stupid questions. I've seen some priceless ones on here lately. |
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ardw7
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hum, maybe it is for your security they prefer you not mail cash, as it is not tractable in any way if it is not delivered when you receive an envelope without the cash. |
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Yamadog
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Nothing, but once it gets away from the postal service, after it's delivered,,,hmnn? |
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need_2shop
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A cheque can be cancelled if it didn't get there and can't be cashed by just anyone, a money order has a specific company it's payable to if you put money in an envelope and it gets lost/stolen you can't trace that or prove that a payment was sent. I've heard of letters that have been lost for years and returned a decade later, or mail that was found undelivered from years before in the back of a mail room behind a machine. Besides I would think you would feel better sending something that can be "thief proof" |
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ny2caligal
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Think about it. To many people will be in contact with that mail and chances are at least one of them will help theirselves to the cash and it could fall back on the postal service. You odn't want them going postal do you? |
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SgtMoto
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Cash is too much trouble. Mail gets lost and so does your money. A lot of people than go to the post office to see if they can get their money back. However, since it is cash it's gone unless it gets into the hands of some honest person. A lot of areas now don't have house to house delivery so it is a lot easier for mail to be stolen. We have a lock on our mail room and in a high end apartment complex, yet our mail gets stolen. There is no way to trace the cash, but some people are so unreasonable about their loss they start blaming it on the post office and it's lack of curiosity or blame it on the postal carrier.
JUST don't send cash in the mail, especially large amounts.
I use to work for the post office and carriers were always being accused of stealing cash from the mail. |
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shyra w
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ummmmmm......because it or they may not make it there.....
Use common sense. |
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Bronwen
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The postal service, at least in the US, has nothing against it. They simply recommend that you not do it because of the danger of the money being stolen or of the letters being lost. When you send cash through the mail, you assume all risk for it, so if it is stolen, you have no legal recourse, unlike parcels which can be insured, and for which you can get back money if they are lost or stolen or damaged.
Just so you know, I have actually sent money through the mail, and it did get there safely. I bought some bumper stickers from a guy who prints them at home on a press. He lives out in the boonies, and the nearest bank is three hours away from his home. When he first told me to send cash I emailed back saying he was crazy, but he said he had never, ever had money not get to him. I used a standard 8x10 piece of cardstock, and folded it like you would a letter, and put my $10 in there. You couldn't see the money under any light source, at least no light source I could find, and the stiffness of the cardstock made it impossible to feel the bill in the envelope. Less than a week later, I got my stickers and a nice note from the man. That was about 8 years ago. Things have deteriorated so much with mail security that I would never, ever send cash through the mail again. It just isn't safe.
The postal service has no grudge against money in the mail. They just have a problem when it doesn't get to the intended recepient, and the sender gets on their case. They recommend you send checks or money orders instead, as they are far safer.
**EDIT**
I just read your added details about the chances of a bill being lost. It's not loss that is the real concern, though it does happen. It's theft that is the main problem. Various news shows have done segments on actual postal employees stealing money as they sort mail--I remember watching in fascination as a hidden camera (part of an internal postal service sting) caught a postal worker who was sorting envelopes. Anything he thought might have something of value in it was set aside, and then, when no one was looking, he simply held it up to the light to look for money. Envelopes with checks and money orders went back into the proper bins, but everything with paper money in it, including greeting cards, was opened by him. He took the money out, sealed the flap with tape, and then used a special stamp that says the envelope was received open at the post office to stamp the envelopes before sending them on their way. Since the postal office does issue those inked stamps, because they do get things which are unsealed all the time, no one knew he was stealing for the longest time. The postal office knew there was a thief in the sorting room, and it took them more than a month to find out who it was with a network of hidden cameras. They sent through hundreds of dollars of marked money in small denominations so that when he was caught, they would have proof. The thing that just killed me was that when he was finally caught in the sting, and agreed to talk to prosecutors (tampering with the mail is a Federal offense, and is a felony which carries severe punishments), he admitted that over the more than 10 years that he had worked at the post office, he had stolen more than $60K in cash, the bulk of it in bills worth $10 or less. There's also the fact that thieves, in their neverending quest to get credit cards and personal information, often steal mail from mailboxes after it has been delivered, but before the person has a chance to get their mail. My guess would be that actual "lost" money only makes up 5% of the problem, and that theft accounts for the other 95%. |
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cherrypopsickle2000
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What world are you living in ? Cash is a big no, no! Send check or money order through the mail, or simply pay with a credit card...
Or if you'd like, send some cash bills through the mail, then your question will be answered! |
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alohawitch
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Angela, this is very simple...people at the post office or whoever recieves the payment may take it for themselves and it will not pay your bill or go to a friend in need. You will have no proof. Money orders at Fred Meyers are only 1.00 while they are 5 or more at your bank. They give you a reciept which is your proof and you can show you sent the money or get your money back from the money order co. I use these instead of credit cards as when I ordered a credit report and gave them my credit card they quoted a 1.00 service charge. I went to the bank 2 months later and found 2 bad credit charges as I used my debit card which had 20.00 dollars in credit however the co. charged 29.00 a month plus I was charged 64.00 for having 2 bad charges. They never sent anything stating that it was an ongoing service for 29.00 a month. I told them I was a paralegal and that what they had done was fraud as I had signed for nothing but a 1.00 charge. I maade it clear I would sit in court all day and they immediately sent 90.00 back to me. Angela be careful with your cash...Aloha |
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DB
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I see nothing wrong with it. . .unless you send it to the wrong address. That would suck. While its on my mind, let me give you the correct address to send it to. . . |
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crystal_payton
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Bills can be stolen the easiest. That's why. |
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Kev
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Because postal employees will steal it. |
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