From: G Shaw (milspectruck@verizon.net)
Date: Wed Nov 09 2005 - 07:24:22 PST
Hi Dave
I think that is the ticket. It has to be a major traffic type Western Union
office like the one you used. I happened to use one next to a major airport
where the deal all the time with people having money sent that do not have a
bank account in the area and need it in cash. Western Union may not be the
only way to safely send cash but it is one option.
Glenn
-----Original Message-----
From: Dave J [mailto:sd0044@gwtc.net]
Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 11:15 PM
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List; G Shaw
Subject: Re: [MV] FW: [MV] Protecting Yourself from Counterfit Checks
Whenever I withdraw an amount from the credit union I joined when I was
stationed in Mississippi, I have it wired to me here in SD via Western Union
and they cash it right there. The W.U. terminal that I use is at a major
"Flying J" truck stop. The fees are usually around $10. per thousand last
I checked. Each WU check had to be not more than $500.00 dollars but
that's ok I just have them send as many as I need.
Dave J
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----- Original Message -----
From: "G Shaw" <milspectruck@verizon.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 7:30 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] FW: [MV] Protecting Yourself from Counterfit Checks
> That's strange. I was able to have the 10 G's wired right to the
> Western Union Office where they presented it to me in cash. No money
> order involved. I guess it pays to set the whole deal up in advance
> and then I think there will always be some level of worry in these
> non-face to face payment deals.
>
> Glenn
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: JTravis [mailto:dagobert@ix.netcom.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 9:22 PM
> To: G Shaw
> Cc: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [MV] FW: [MV] Protecting Yourself from Counterfit Checks
>
>
> Not the case at all when accepting their Western Union Money Orders.
> As I found out the hard way, Western Union representatives will NOT
> cash their own money orders, and insist that they be deposited in your
> bank account, in which case again if there is fraud on the part of the
> sender, the money still gets taken out of YOUR account in the long run
> to cover their behinds. I for one refuse to ever use Western Union
> services again, and also specifically refuse to accept them in payment
> for any auctions I sell stuff in.
>
> Jay Travis
>
> >Whoever suggested using Western Union had what I think is the best
> >idea.
> >
> >Nearly bulletproof.
> >
> >Dick
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "MV" <MV@dc9.tzo.com>
> >To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> >Sent: 08 November, 2005 11:30
> >Subject: Re: [MV] Protecting Yourself from Counterfit Checks
> >
> >
> >Be careful with that "hold funds thing", they may take that a
> >different way than what you mean. When I first started my business,
> >when I deposited a large check, and then took out money, they
> >oftentimes put a hold on my account for the amount of the check so
> >that if the check bounced that I would have to retain that much money
> >in the account as a minimum. In one case I deposited a $10,000 check
> >and took out $2000 or so and they totally locked down my account. No
> >more withdrawals for about a week. It was totally unexpected and was a
great inconvenience.
> > After being in business for almost 3 years now, they no longer do
> >that. But they are just trying to protect number 1, "the bank".
> >
> >Done properly, I think a wire transfer can be made almost bullet
> >proof.
> >
> >
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