Western Union

[dulcie12]

Hello

Has anyone ever used Western Union or does anyone know anything about it? The closest WU office I can find is at a travel agents???? How on earth am I meant to send money from a travel agents when the person i am sending the money to has absolutely no connection whatsoever with travelling

Thanks

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[daffy654]

Why do you have to send the money by Western Union? There are much safer/secure ways of sending money abroad. Does the person concerned have a paypal account? If this is payment for something you have bought online then I would strongly advise against paying via Western Union.

[heathfield]

Western union's fees are high, and anyone could pick the money up at the other end just by asking for it. Ebay advise against using their service.
But sending money via this travel agent doesn't mean it has to be picked up from a travel agents. They're simply an agency for Western Union. The service has nothing to do with travelling. It's sent to, and collected from, any outlet that is a Western Union agency.
But I'd advise to have a look on the web for alternative services - there are many available.

[Buenchico]

As others have indicated, Western Union use all sorts of businesses as their agents. (e.g. travel agencies, newsagents, convenience stores, post offices, etc). As long as the recipient has an agent located near to them, you'll have no problems sending money.

However, even Western Union (who make money from transferring funds) advise that you should never send money to a stranger using a money transfer service:
http://www.westernunion.co.uk/WUCOMWEB/staticM id.do?method=load&pagename=fraudIndex

Personally, I prefer to use Ikobo but some people seem to dislike it.

Chris

[Dee Sa]

The post Office is cheaper than W/U and goes to most countries.We send to Goa and they collect next day and we have a choice of about 4 addresses they can collect from with a password and ID.