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Posted by Tricky Dicky on 01/20/07 16:29
"Gunther Gloop" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:51emsdF1jnm53U1@mid.individual.net...
> Damon wrote:
>> "Tricky Dicky" <tricky@nospam.clara.co.uk> wrote in
>> news:1169289994.21425.0@iris.uk.clara.net:
>>
>>> Way off topic I know but I have never failed to get the best advice
>>> here.
>>>
>>> A friend of mine moved to the States and wants to repay the money
>>> lent to him (about 5K dollars).
>>>
>>> Anyone have any ideas on the most cost effective way to do this?
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> Tricky
>>
>> Get him to write you a cheque, believe it or not, your bank will cash
>> it.
>>> o)
>>
>> I send cheques to NZ all the time for my account there, Cost me
>> nothing here but in NZ it is about $3 to clear it
>>
>
> I heard a lot of horror stories recently about problems with Western
> Union... people wiring the money and it being "taken out" at the other end
> within minutes by A.N.Other.
> There is no comeback from what I know, despite the fact that it's clear
> that _their_ policy is not being followed in full re identification, etc.
>
> I agree with Damon. If possible, he should write a cheque or get a bank
> draft, then post that back (recorded).
> Or if he had the bank account details of the person he was sending to, he
> should be able to take these details to a local bank and transfer the
> money directly into the UK account.
> That would cost around $30 (+conversion-fee) I'd guess.
>
> -Kevin.
Cheers to all
He was talking about using Paypal ....
Tricky
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