A lot of folks use money orders because they think they're safer than cash, but that's not always the case.

For many folks, money orders are a convenient way to pay bills.

They're filled out like checks only they're considered safer because generally they're guaranteed to be cashable. But a Colorado Springs man who uses them to pay his rent was frantic after losing his money order.

John Goode contacted the money order company and they sent him a copy.

It shows the name of the apartment complex was somehow erased and GD Check Cashing, written in, on top.

Carrie Sullivan who owns United Check Cashing sold John the money order. She doesn't understand why anyone would accept an altered money order.

John confronted the owner of GD Check Cashing, but says he got nowhere, so he made a Call for Action.

We asked Jay, the owner of GD Check Cashing, what happened.

Jay called the police, but after tempers cooled, he told me the customer with John's money order had indentification, so jay admits he is the one who changed the money order giving the customer cash.

Jay says there's blame on both sides, but says he felt sorry for John so he wrote out a check for $400 to cover his rent. He called it a donation, as long as there is no hard feelings and John accepted.

We learned if you find a blank money order, it's the same as cash, but a completed money orders cannot be altered.

There is a lengthy process to investigate an altered money order, but the bottom line, guard it like you would your wallet.