Sending $$$ offshore

Weapon · Oct 8, 2003

Hey guys,

I tried to re-load one of my accounts thru western union in Canada and when I was asked what the purpose was I told western union it was personal and left it at that. Well 2 hours later my book could still not get the funds on their end and when I went to see the Western Union people again they said they could not process without a legitimate purpose so I said sports wagering(probably pretty stupid of me) and the western union chick said that they are not allowed to process transactions for that purpose and they then gave me back my money. I know for a fact I have used this purpose before(however probably years ago).

I HAVE NEVER SENT MONEY ANY OTHER WAY WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK IS THE BEST WAY TO SEND FUNDS FROM CANADA OFFSHORE OTHER THAN WESTERN UNION?

harrington · Oct 8, 2003

Only way I would ever send and receive money is NETELLER

Weapon · Oct 8, 2003

Thanks Harrington,

How quickly could I set Netteller up and have funds sent thru them and to my book?

ericdixon · Oct 8, 2003

Right now, at least to me neteller is the only way to fly.

Just go to their web-site and they will walk you through the set up process!

You will be happy you did it!

CRANDELL · Oct 8, 2003

Cashier's check and Fed-Ex

Dante · Oct 8, 2003

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by harrington:
Only way I would ever send and receive money is _NETELLER_<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

same here

Pretending · Oct 8, 2003

Neteller charges a fee, 3 or 4% when you charge into their account, or it takes 3-4 biz days to get a bank transfer.

AND, they want your SSec. no.

FWIW, a Schwab debit-visa will be honored if you call Schwab ahead to tell them what's coming.

RPM · Oct 8, 2003

weapon,

it takes about 3 days to get a neteller account set up and verified for your bank account.

hanover00 · Oct 8, 2003

Just curious. Why don't you guys wire money from your bank? I worry about these third party money senders like Neteller.

Celaya · Oct 8, 2003

That's what I do, I send it through bank wire, I don't like doing it through a middle man either.

EverFresh · Oct 8, 2003

you don't think dealing with a series of banks (originating, correspondent, final) is dealing with "middlemen"?

The third party processors are in the business of getting your money from point a to point b quickly and without hassle. That is their business

Money can get tied up for months with bankwires going astray

Tekari · Oct 8, 2003

does neteller really require your ss number?

I don't think they asked me awhile ago when I signed up.

hanover00 · Oct 8, 2003

I haven't heard the horror stories about banks that I've heard about Firepay freezing accounts.

I've got three outs, never had problems wiring and they all reimburse my wire fees.

We've got enough to worry about over the books stiffing us without having to worry about the transfer agent too. Whatever works for you.

RPM · Oct 8, 2003

tekari,

they just started requiring a ss number a few months ago i think.

Pretending · Oct 8, 2003

They weren't asking a few months ago but recently when I tried to make a deposit they contacted me and climed they needed it to proceed.

You guessed it...The Patriot Act

joel2002 · Oct 8, 2003

Weapon, I haven't had any problen with W.U.,just tell them it's for a sports contest

jls626 · Oct 8, 2003

Weapon,
How much were you sending?? And was it to a person or a company??

bullsye · Oct 8, 2003

Next time just tell them you are sending it to a friend, the person who you are sending it to.

TTinCO · Oct 8, 2003

Just remember that the "Patriot Act" is supposed to PROTECT your freedom.

What a crock.....

neverstop · Oct 8, 2003

Last year i had some 18 year old western union guy tell me that he knows why i am sending the money. He than said save your money man and i don't understand why people want to gamble. I wanted to say because we don't want jobs like you but i zipped the ole lip and never returned to western union.