From: Dick (rertman@ix.netcom.com)
Date: Wed Nov 09 2005 - 08:19:18 PST
G'day, Doug:
Yer right, mate...WU charges a bunch for their service. The good news is
Dick ex VK4DGM
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that
they're just about bulletproof when it comes to scamming.
From: "dgrev" <dgrev@iinet.net.au>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: 08 November, 2005 14:06
Subject: [MV] Protecting Yourself
List
Someone said to make the buyer use Western Union. However, I have been
told that Western Union charge hefty fees and that most people refuse
to use them for that reason. I have had a look thru the Western Union
website here in Oz, but they are very carefull not to tell you what
their fees are.
I note that the FAQ section does not mention charges, which if nothing
else, would suggest that they are not keen for you to know.
http://www.westernunion.com.au/info/homePage.asp?country=AU
The only way I can see to find out what the charges would be is to
input all my personal info, a dreamt up payee and an amount. No thanks,
I don't feel like giving all my personal information out to yet another
big company just to find out how much they charge, I can do without
all the junk mail and spam.
I have yet to send money with Western Union so I don't know, but
I have been told that the charges are between $15 and $25 for
a $100 transfer. Then the scale steps up in blocks.
For most of us that would pretty well stop any deal in its tracks.
Regards
Doug
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