Map courtesy of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Though it hasnât been scientifically proven, researchers think the Lone Star tick produces a sugar from its gut called galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose, or âAlpha-Gal.â In some cases, the human immune system develops an allergic response to that sugar.
U.S. Postal Service Money Order Verification System at 866-459-7822; The safest option is cash: The best way to make sure you donât get ripped off is to cash a money order directly with the issuer. 1  To do this, take it to the issuer and not your bank. 2  If a money order is for more than $1,000 (or $700 for an international USPS money order), youâve probably got a fake.
Possible Fraud Risk. August 31, 2015: The federal Food and Nutrition Service Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has notified states that there have been reports of the general public receiving unsolicited calls from what appears to be the SNAP toll free information hotline number at 1-800-221-5689.