Can You Get in Trouble for Cashing a Fraudulent Money Order You Thought Was Real

My question involves criminal law for the state of: California

I recieved a certified letter in the mail saying i had been hired to b a secret shopper along with a usps money order for $1000 . well i took it to the local store and got it cashed. well now the store owner says it was fake and he wants the $1000 with interest by tuesday ( tomorrow) or he's turning me in to fbi cia. but i am a victim as well no i dont think its fair he b stuck with being burnt for the $1000 but i need a reasonable amount of time to pay it back. and then what do i do about my end of this. should i report it be for to marrow my self. hes not showed me any proof of it being fake . i have emails and letter and envelope that the money order came in. i dont want to go to jail for something i honestly didnt know was fake.

You aren’t likely to be prosecuted here, but you will owe the store the $1,000.

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Quoting Taxing Matters

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You aren’t likely to be prosecuted here, but you will owe the store the $1,000.

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If indeed the money order was fake. The store owner is obligated to prove that to you. Its highly unlikely that the store owner is lying, but the store owner IS obligated to prove it to you.

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Quoting llworking

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If indeed the money order was fake. The store owner is obligated to prove that to you. Its highly unlikely that the store owner is lying, but the store owner IS obligated to prove it to you.

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If the money order was fake or if it was dishonored for any other reason.

I'll add for the OP that pretty much any offer you get for secret shopper jobs that come to you out of the blue (unsolicited mail or e-mail, etc) are scams of some kind or another. And they certainly don't just send out valid checks for $1,000 before any work is actually done. You should have suspected something wasn’t right when you got this letter.