Bottom line, mail fraud can not be prevented. Put in your hard earned money and take your chances. At 02:55 PM 7/19/2002 -0400, Ron Notarius WN3VAW wrote: >Well, it's understandable that bank/banque checks/cheques may be prohibitive >to cash in other countries unless it's for a huge amount. >>What about AMEX Traveler's Cheques?