Supply Management

Fight Crime and Save Money!

The crime of counterfeiting currency is as old as money itself. Don’t let counterfeiting hurt our customers and the Postal Service’s™ bottom line. Recent developments in computer and printer technology have made the produc­tion of counterfeit currency and money orders relatively easy, thereby increasing the potential threat every day.

The Eastern Services CMC — Windsor and our strategic partner for office supplies, OfficeMax, have the solution: the Counterfeit Detector System, eBuy Item No. A41620300. The system activates UV ink found on any US currency, money orders, credit cards, driver’s licenses, traveler’s checks, and other UV-impregnated items. Best of all, for the months of June and July, OfficeMax has lowered the price to $31.95 each with next-day delivery.

Remember to follow the USPS® guidelines in Publi­cation 348, Window Services Crime Prevention Booklet, when confronted with phony or altered currency. You can find that booklet at http://blue.usps.gov/cpim/ftp/pubs/pub348.pdf.

The counterfeit currency detectors are available under the OfficeMax eBuy catalog or by calling direct at 888–229–8777.