WU concerns, anyone

[Got Juice]

I went to WU the other day and the lady behind the register was ms.nosey pants and decided to start asking me questions. She appeared to be more friendly then harmful, but I still hate people asking me questions. Fortunately, I plan on people asking questions so I had a decent response. She was looking through my account and said "oh you have sent money all over the place, ukraine, china, etc. I just said yeah and told her my "story".

Anyways, I don't send too often, but I have been sending through WU for years typically under my real name. Once in a while I will use a fake name, but I feel more comfortable using my real name incase something happens with the transfer.

Anyone know how long the keep your records on file there or become paranoid at all?

Thanks

 

[JuiceRoad.com]

WU receipt

read what they say on receipt that WU can use your personal information in any part of world bla bla bla

 

[TooPowerful4u]

I would have told her to mind her own business and process your transaction or let you speak to her boss. Im unfriendly looking anyway so im told, people usually dont try to start conversations with me haha

 

[bigbadasian]

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I sent $3k about a mth ago to china. Chinese WU called me back, fortunately i used MY REAL INFO (and you guys will see why) and they started asking me all types of questions..they even had records of my wu transfers over the past few mths, they asked me my relationship with the receiver, what i do for a living, even how much money i make! i got pissed and told the guy, in chinese of course, that i dont call him and ask him 20 questions. i said paid for a service and i expect it to be done with out hassle, i refused to answer any q's so he said he would have to hold the transfer until i do, i said fuck it and asked for my money back AND fees. and legally they had to. i know for sure sending money to china is getting fishy as of late. you also got to think of your receiver...if they are using the same name many many times it does raise an eyebrow. No the im glad i used my real info b/c i would have not been able to pull my 3K back. what i have done as of late is spit the wu's up into amts. UNDER 1K. that way no id needs to be shown and it seems they dont even care about amts. under 1K. try to switch off b/c moneygram and wu..

 

[Boo]

There is an informtion trail no matter what method of payment we use. We need to keep the basics in mind change addy's, have a friend go to Wu for us etc., it's not fool proof, but it helps.

At Wu you can get a MasterCard ( it's reloadable ) it costs $30 bucks, $10 of which is a credit on the card itself. It's accepted anywhere MC's are accepted and does not reflect as a credit encumbrance. You can use it online without concern of some hacker taking your money ( beyond the card's balance ) and screwing your credit.

I think it may well be a great way of moving funds to various areas.

Boo

 

[Got Juice]

BBA, that's exactly why I prefer using my real info., otherwise I would have probably been out of my money. It sucks that this is becoming such a hassle. You are right about the receiver being used too much, apparently they get flagged after a certain $ amount.

 

[bigbadasian]

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lots of sponsors are getting into s'thing called greendot. i havent looked into it much but so far seems like it might be safer.

 

[NL73]

if you check online, they have all transactions for the last 90 days. I know it sounds stupid, but I do all my transactions online (I know too many people at the places with WU services), and the first 1 or 2 times they require you to call, drill you with questions before they release funds, but then after that it;s no questions asked - they don;t require a phone call. I guess it's similar to banking's "know your customer" regulations. Once they "know who you are" and feel comforatble you're not laundering money or aren;t a terrorist, they leave you alone.

 

[maldorf]

if you check online, they have all transactions for the last 90 days. I know it sounds stupid, but I do all my transactions online (I know too many people at the places with WU services), and the first 1 or 2 times they require you to call, drill you with questions before they release funds, but then after that it;s no questions asked - they don;t require a phone call. I guess it's similar to banking's "know your customer" regulations. Once they "know who you are" and feel comforatble you're not laundering money or aren;t a terrorist, they leave you alone.

Ive never had any troubles going to WU in a store. Doing business on the internet isnt a good idea, it does leave a trail to you. Ordering off the internet you have to use a credit card dont you?

 

[bigwarmachine]

some sources are asking for e-gold now. my source is, i will have to read up on it

 

[Blitzkrieg]

Just tell them it's for your mail order brides. That should shut up Ms Noseypants

 

[Jarconis]

tell em you are buying jewelry, watches, etc

 

[qwerty_uk]

your not allowed to buy products or services through WU.

 

[Narus63]

I've been asked why so many transfers overseas Thry WU..My story is I'm a Mormon and I send money to the guys that are doing their missionary work...Religion shuts most people up real fast
I'm sure any large amount of funds are earmarked for Home land security review.

 

[thebrick]

I've been asked why so many transfers overseas Thry WU..My story is I'm a Mormon and I send money to the guys that are doing their missionary work...Religion shuts most people up real fast
I'm sure any large amount of funds are earmarked for Home land security review.

Good one. I like that.