While legal, sending cash through the U.S. mail is strongly discouraged due to risks of theft and loss. The U.S. Postal Service recommends using money orders as a safer alternative for sending money.

While legal, sending cash through the U.S. mail is strongly discouraged due to risks of theft and loss. The U.S. Postal Service recommends using money orders as a safer alternative for sending money.

Mailing cash for legitimate purposes is legal, though mailings containing more than $500 cash must be sent by Registered Mail, according to the website of the U.S. Postal Service.

Hamer didn’t want to send cash through the mail, so he went to the post office and asked the best way to mail money. They told him he could buy six $1,000 money orders, so he did.

Mailing cash for legitimate purposes is legal, though mailings containing more than $500 cash must be sent by Registered Mail, according to the United States Postal Service.