One of our aims, over at (shameless plug time)
http://www.fakemoneyorders.com, is to collect lists of known fake money orders.
The list then becomes a database for people to search.
If the number matches one on the database then you can be sure it is a fake.
I recently received 3 for $650 each and had no way of checking validity. Being a trusting type, I went along with the proposed purchase from an online sale. All went sour, I nearly got fleeced and so set the site up.
If we could have entered such details and those of the 8 orders you received, then all the worry could have been stopped.
That's the aim
Better yet, get the money order printers to have a bold red line with the database on it !
Makes ya wonder why on earth such measures aren't in place already.
I'm glad you didn't suffer the consequences of an inept bank. A story I read recently had the bank manager state everything was OK and fine, only for the orders to bounce!