western union

[racoon_city]

Over 1K you will have to show, other than that, you should not have to. I use moneygram (it's cheaper), my real name & real addy but, hey that's just me.....

TRUE!!

 

[odoyal rulez]

FALSE!!!

Am I?

http://www.westernunion.com/info/howToSendAgent.asp

Western Union Money Transfer® Service

How to Send a Western Union Money Transfer® Transaction in Person

It is simple to send money in person. Just go to any of our convenient participating Agent locations worldwide - we’re probably right around the corner.

You can find an Agent location in a variety of places. Supermarkets, grocery stores, and check cashers are just a few examples. In some countries, Agent locations may be in banks, travel agencies, post offices, airports, and currency exchange offices. So, wherever you are there’s probably an Agent location near you.

STEP 1: Complete the form
Fill out the required form. Then, simply show the Agent clerk your identification card, if requested, and your Western Union® Gold Card, if you have one.
Accepted Forms of Identification




STEP 2: Present Payment
Give the Agent clerk the form, cash, or your debit card with Personal Identification Number (PIN), where accepted, and sign the receipt.


STEP 3: Get the Receipt
Your receipt will have the MTCN (Money Transfer Control Number) that will allow you to track the status of your money transfer over the phone or online.


Find a nearby Agent location.

You can save time, save money, and earn rewards with the Western Union® Gold Card.
Learn more


AND


http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_02/b3966094.htm

3rd paragraph down

But e-gold also appeals to savvy online crooks who want to move money quickly and without detection. American banks and conventional cash transmitters like Western Union are legally required to monitor customers and report suspicious transactions to the government.




I stand by my original post.

 

[juicedmick]

Am I?

http://www.westernunion.com/info/howToSendAgent.asp

Western Union Money Transfer® Service

How to Send a Western Union Money Transfer® Transaction in Person

It is simple to send money in person. Just go to any of our convenient participating Agent locations worldwide - we’re probably right around the corner.

You can find an Agent location in a variety of places. Supermarkets, grocery stores, and check cashers are just a few examples. In some countries, Agent locations may be in banks, travel agencies, post offices, airports, and currency exchange offices. So, wherever you are there’s probably an Agent location near you.

STEP 1: Complete the form
Fill out the required form. Then, simply show the Agent clerk your identification card, if requested, and your Western Union® Gold Card, if you have one.
Accepted Forms of Identification




STEP 2: Present Payment
Give the Agent clerk the form, cash, or your debit card with Personal Identification Number (PIN), where accepted, and sign the receipt.


STEP 3: Get the Receipt
Your receipt will have the MTCN (Money Transfer Control Number) that will allow you to track the status of your money transfer over the phone or online.


Find a nearby Agent location.

You can save time, save money, and earn rewards with the Western Union® Gold Card.
Learn more


AND


http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_02/b3966094.htm

3rd paragraph down

But e-gold also appeals to savvy online crooks who want to move money quickly and without detection. American banks and conventional cash transmitters like Western Union are legally required to monitor customers and report suspicious transactions to the government.




I stand by my original post.

You really cant be that stupid,Then, simply show the Agent clerk your identification card,IF REQUESTED****
What dont you get???

 

[odoyal rulez]

What don't you understand, I stated that they do ask for ID, I have been asked for ID, their own website says that they do ask for ID, just because they don't ask for it everytime, doesnt mean that they won't, it is an official policy.

 

[racoon_city]

What don't you understand, I stated that they do ask for ID, I have been asked for ID, their own website says that they do ask for ID, just because they don't ask for it everytime, doesnt mean that they won't, it is an official policy.

listen u moron

if u send 1k or if u send to a hot country u need to show id

but 99% of the time u dont have to!

 

[rock dog]

I just used WU today and sent $600 without using ID. Keep in mind if you use the wrong address or name you may not get it

 

[neverenuf]

get a web only credit card, available at most pharmacies...just put the amount you want on it, and there is no record...you activate it on line, and can make immediate purchases...no id theft can occur and very difficult to trace

sometimes everyone is a little too paranoid....

 

[odoyal rulez]

listen u moron

if u send 1k or if u send to a hot country u need to show id

but 99% of the time u dont have to!

Yeah? No shit. Thanks for reposting exactly what I said...again.

Did you not read his question? I told him that he would have to show it sometimes, and that WU is monitored by the gov't.

So why the drama?

 

[racoon_city]

where excatly do you get the info that WU is being monitored???

pls post link ir else ur full of shit!

 

[odoyal rulez]

where excatly do you get the info that WU is being monitored???

pls post link ir else ur full of shit!

I've already posted the link. Please take the time to actually read my post before you judge me. I'm not here to stir shit, I am just trying to honestly help the person that started this thread. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but WU does have the right to ask for ID, any time they feel like it, even though most of the douchebags that work their don't care. But you better believe that if one of them is having a bad day, or feels like being a prick, they will do it.

However when you are done reading the link I already posted...here are a few more to prove my point:

http://cryptome.org/western-union.htm
For years, U.S. government authorities had few quarrels with Western Union because the company has long been very helpful, assisting federal agencies in the investigations of everything from human trafficking to drug-money laundering to Nigerian investment scams. Thanks to the way Western Union's computer system is set up, a record for each wire transfer passes through central servers in the U.S. Thus transaction data can be obtained by federal agencies with nothing more than a "National Security Letter" obliging Western Union to hand them over.

https://financialcryptography.com/mt/archives/000783.html
According to the report the “New York Time” confirmed official one of the US authorities besides, agreement with credit card or transaction enterprises limited such as Western union to have been received. The affair represents a clear interference anyhow for Pieth into the liberty rights of the citizens, and it is strained, as Swiss authorities will justify themselves.

http://noquarter.typepad.com/my_weblog/2006/06/president_bush_.html
the New York Times story revealing the administration’s monitoring of bank records “disgraceful,” and said the decision to publish details of the program “does great harm to the United States of America.”

First Data Corp., the world's largest processor of credit-card transactions and wire transfers, gave the FBI and CIA unfettered access to data on millions of customers shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, a new book alleges.

First Data's computer systems served as the "FBI's own in-house search engine," and the CIA was allowed to monitor money-wire transactions in real time, according to "The One Percent Doctrine" by Pulitzer Prize winner Ron Suskind.



I can post more, but this proves my point...you are being monitored, and western union allows it to happen, as a matter of fact, they have been blocking all transfers with Arabian Names, such as Muhammed etc..until where the transfer is going is verified, talk about profiling...