WU bullS##T

[bigman1]

Ok here is the issue, I sent money under another name as always and then the guy emails me and says that the name where the funds were sent is having problems because of to many transactions and funds may be blocked....Now what Im I out the funds?? This is BS, never heard of such a thing. The guiy is a banker not a source> any ideas?

 

[Tyrone]

Ok here is the issue, I sent money under another name as always and then the guy emails me and says that the name where the funds were sent is having problems because of to many transactions and funds may be blocked....Now what Im I out the funds?? This is BS, never heard of such a thing. The guiy is a banker not a source> any ideas?

I'm not sure I completly understand but every time I have had a problem I just go back with the reciept and they fix the prob.

 

[bigman1]

Most of the time they ask for ID....and mine will not match

 

[K1]

Most of the time they ask for ID....and mine will not match

That's why you always use a real name, always, or have a fake ID............

 

[leapfrog]

wu

call them and ask them what's the problem?i have an issue with them i need to get fixed,but i'm in the same boat.i hate wu,MG much easier to deal with and cheaper.

personally i think wu looks for things out of the ordinary to pick off and take the money, banking on you not going to fight them for it.

leap

 

[bigbadasian]

Reply

|--[\\\\]>---------- That is the prob. you have to use your real info in case of probs like this. coulpe of years ago, i sent funds to a guy in Europe. he was being 'watched' i guess so they wouldnt allow funds to be released. i used a fake name so i couldnt get my fudns back either. i told them i just lost my wallet and didnt have id, but i had all original receipts showing the transaction, but they didnt care. i had to get a form signed and notorized saying that the person who did the WU was infact me. well i have a friend who notorizes so they signed it for me, now WU sent me a check back to me but it was made out to the fake name! so i signed my real name on th back and said tha the person owed me money so he just gave me his check. I had to deposit it into my personal acct. in order to get the money in case they thought i had stolen the check...big headache! use your real info next time! save yourself the hassle.

 

[Pittbull™]

|--[\\\\]>---------- That is the prob. you have to use your real info in case of probs like this.

Or have a friend do the WU for you in their name so if anything goes wrong like this it can still be sorted out.

 

[Steak Helmet]

YEs if you send too much under your name, or accept too ou much under a name, they will flag you and prevent you from picking up or sending money...if you used your real phone number, you will be fine...

Just let the WU rep know that you have had ID theft from EBAY and you NEVER use your real name because you fear that you will lose your ID again. I did this and got my money back easy...as long as they can reach you at the number you provided.

I did this and it worked for me.

 

[bigbadasian]

Reply

YEs if you send too much under your name, or accept too ou much under a name, they will flag you and prevent you from picking up or sending money...if you used your real phone number, you will be fine...

Just let the WU rep know that you have had ID theft from EBAY and you NEVER use your real name because you fear that you will lose your ID again. I did this and got my money back easy...as long as they can reach you at the number you provided.

I did this and it worked for me.

|--[\\\\]>-------- If you send too much they'll flag you? i would think they would want you to send as much as possible,....more money for them.

 

[Steak Helmet]

I tried to send to one guy...1,800.00 on a MONDAY and 1,500.00 more on a WED for a LCD TV and the name could not accept the 1,500.00 from that smae location, so I called the office and they issued my money back, and then I just drove 10 miles to another WU and they let me send it ffrom there. The people at the grocery store suggested trying other locations...sending too much from one location is flagged and they only allow so much in a 10 day period. the TV was in CHINA...straight from the factory

 

[leapfrog]

wu flag

they watch your name for amount sent and received BC of money laundering,illegal activities and terrorist activities personally it's fucking bullshit!!the gov't is all over there records and it's just an excuse for w.u. to take money when they can.

using your own name is asking for trouble and a paper trail that's why you find another way to pay for your big screen tv's

leap

 

[allbeef]

One of the problems is

that Western Union gets banged quite a few million every couple years by the gioverment for facilitating money laundering and fraud. So in order to play the game everyone knows they play, they have to have in place anti fraud and anti money laundering programs. And guess what, they make a ton of money off guys who use aliases. They don't care about you, they will take your money and not lift a finger to help you retrieve it. It's easy money. E-golds the same way.

Now if it is under $1000, and you are an average guy who does 4 - 10K of purchases from Western Union a year, consider using your real information. You see they don't verify it! There is no easy way of proving that the information is correct. Also, even in a blocked payment situation, there is absolutely no way of proving what the funds were for as it isn't specified on the form.

But in the event there is a problem with your payment, you will be able to easily retrieve it or redirect it IF YOU USED YOUR REAL INFORMATION.

Customers historically, do not have problems even when a sources records are seized. And again, there is no way that I would know whether the information on a less than $1000 Western Union payment form or transaction was real because they never verified identification!

Use the little ethnic shop that sends western union and avoid online and larger agents.

We have made the use of an alias the standard and people are losing money, while Western Union is making money and there doesn't appear to be any strong evidence supporting the use of an alias when thousands and thousands of Western Union payments are transmitted worldwide daily for every concievable product or service.

Allbeef

 

[PumpinUp]

that Western Union gets banged quite a few million every couple years by the gioverment for facilitating money laundering and fraud. So in order to play the game everyone knows they play, they have to have in place anti fraud and anti money laundering programs. And guess what, they make a ton of money off guys who use aliases. They don't care about you, they will take your money and not lift a finger to help you retrieve it. It's easy money. E-golds the same way.

Now if it is under $1000, and you are an average guy who does 4 - 10K of purchases from Western Union a year, consider using your real information. You see they don't verify it! There is no easy way of proving that the information is correct. Also, even in a blocked payment situation, there is absolutely no way of proving what the funds were for as it isn't specified on the form.

But in the event there is a problem with your payment, you will be able to easily retrieve it or redirect it IF YOU USED YOUR REAL INFORMATION.

Customers historically, do not have problems even when a sources records are seized. And again, there is no way that I would know whether the information on a less than $1000 Western Union payment form or transaction was real because they never verified identification!

Use the little ethnic shop that sends western union and avoid online and larger agents.

We have made the use of an alias the standard and people are losing money, while Western Union is making money and there doesn't appear to be any strong evidence supporting the use of an alias when thousands and thousands of Western Union payments are transmitted worldwide daily for every concievable product or service.

Allbeef

What if your order is over $1,000?? I have a $3,000 order I need to send to CHINA..

 

[BOOMSHAKER]

sending too much from one location is flagged and they only allow so much in a 10 day period.

That is true, most drug dealers launder or should I say "clean" their money this way. And Feds have caught onto it a long time ago. About 20 years ago I co-owned a check cashing store. I had a guy come in 2 times a week and do this. He didnt mind one bit paying the big rate to send it cause he knew the money would come out clean on the other end. (swear to God, true story)


P.S. it's for this same reason that almost all money orders in the U.S, only go up to $500.00. Cuts down on the money laundering. Guys would buy a few thousand dollars worth of money orders(money laundering) and when they needed money in a pinch they would either go back to the store and sell it back to them for a few bucks so the store made money on it again. Or they would deposite it in the bank. Either way the money came out clean.

I believe the banks are the same way, you can walk into any bank with $9,999.99 bucks cash, BUT once you make it over 10,000 even by a penny, the banks AND car dealers must fill out some IRS tax form on you. Basically you have to tell them where this cash came from. I forget what the form is called. But yep, good ole George Bush is watching you! LOL

 

[km2000]

get a friend to do it and kick them down some cash, or get a fake id to order your t.v's. there a 100 buck on the net if you look correctly you will find a good one.

 

[Armageddon]

I believe the banks are the same way, you can walk into any bank with $9,999.99 bucks cash, BUT once you make it over 10,000 even by a penny, the banks AND car dealers must fill out some IRS tax form on you. Basically you have to tell them where this cash came from. I forget what the form is called. But yep, good ole George Bush is watching you! LOL

That is the old law, they can actually track and monitor every penny that you make and spend. I don't mean the bank, I mean the government.