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Title: Weston union money transfer??
Post by: Mdbh on August 02, 2012, 02:16 PM: Hi somone has a part I want but they won't except PayPal only wu but there's no protection with wu like PayPal, or is there if I was to pay through wu with a credit card would I be coverd then?
Title: Re: Weston union money transfer??
Post by: oldschoolace on August 02, 2012, 02:20 PM: Yanky seller is it? I know nothing about WU transfers but whenever i see a seller will only accept this it makes me nervous.... just sayin :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Weston union money transfer??
Post by: Hiro Tonka on August 02, 2012, 02:27 PM: It's never worth the risk , i'd step away unless they accept paypal imo.
There's been alot of threads about scammers on the museum recently and it's to easy for them to take the money and you never see them again for dust.

If he doesn't have paypal i'm sure he knows of a friend/family member who has one that you can send money to?
Title: Re: Weston union money transfer??
Post by: thebigdog on August 02, 2012, 03:00 PM: olly :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Weston union money transfer??
Post by: stidds on August 02, 2012, 03:27 PM: All I ever hear about Western Union transfers is that they are dodgy and steer well clear of them.
Title: Re: Weston union money transfer??
Post by: Mdbh on August 03, 2012, 06:10 AM: :'( but I really want the bars :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Weston union money transfer??
Post by: Hmoon27 on August 03, 2012, 07:13 AM: Quote from: Mdbh on August 03, 2012, 06:10 AM
:'( but I really want the bars :LolLolLolLol:

But they may be invisible :police:
Title: Re: Weston union money transfer??
Post by: kalex on August 03, 2012, 09:40 AM: imo i would stay clear of WU payments. as from what i hear it's as good as just posting cash to the seller.
Title: Re: Weston union money transfer??
Post by: nosher70 on August 03, 2012, 10:29 AM: Yup,

Im uncertain about the credit card insurance issue however, WU have been connected to scams/money laundering and criminal activity. Once your money has gone, it will be, erm? gone? Stay clear mate.
Title: Re: Weston union money transfer??
Post by: jT Racing on August 03, 2012, 10:53 AM: walk away. the bars will be around somewhere, if the deal is too good to be true then it probably is. never ever pay an unknown with western union.
Title: Re: Weston union money transfer??
Post by: M5AT on August 03, 2012, 10:58 AM: Hallo, my name is Dr Umbongo.

I have just won the nigerian lottery & want to share my glorious good fortune.

All you have to do is send me 10 dollars via Western Union, plus your bank details so I can send you the cash.

God go with you.

Dr Umbongo.
Title: Re: Weston union money transfer??
Post by: oldschoolace on August 03, 2012, 11:04 AM: :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Weston union money transfer??
Post by: rad_pitt on August 03, 2012, 01:54 PM: :2funny: :2funny: :2funny:
Title: Re: Weston union money transfer??
Post by: stidds on August 03, 2012, 02:08 PM: Quote from: Mat. on August 03, 2012, 10:58 AM
Hallo, my name is Dr Umbongo.

I have just won the nigerian lottery & want to share my glorious good fortune.

All you have to do is send me 10 dollars via Western Union, plus your bank details so I can send you the cash.

God go with you.

Dr Umbongo.

PM me Dr Umbongo and I will send you my bank details, that sounds like the kind of deal that comes along once in a lifetime :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Weston union money transfer??
Post by: Peter J on August 03, 2012, 03:23 PM: I've lost count of the horror stories about weston Union Money transfer's I've heard :uglystupid2:

Thay are run kinda like a "franchise" http://www.gapmoneytransfer.com/agents

And as such are open to all manor of scam's as the agent doesnt give a sod as long as he gets his cut

You'd be better off buying a couple of Gallon of beer and pi55ing that against the wall :(
Title: Re: Weston union money transfer??
Post by: Jon The Bassist on August 03, 2012, 03:44 PM: I've used WU money transfer once, when selling a bass. I made sure that the money had cleared before I even thought about shipping the bass. Worked fine for me but it doesn't have the safeguards that other systems have. The yanks use it all the time.
Title: Re: Weston union money transfer??
Post by: HARORIDER on August 03, 2012, 04:06 PM: I personally wouldn't do it-got scammed by a seller ages ago when i was new to ebay and as the transaction was just under a £100 the police didn't even want to know :wtf: surely theft is theft :-\ phoned up weston union where the money was collected and the name he used was on their list :-\ so how did he collect the money i asked ? fake id :knuppel2: so i said suely cctv is normally present in these sort of places ? yep was the answer but does do detect them while they are actually at the counter collecting your hard earned dosh :wtf:
so in short don't do it :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Weston union money transfer??
Post by: Mdbh on August 03, 2012, 06:10 PM: It was his add he didn't answer a wanted add it sounds fishy but I've lost more then £75 in the casino or playing poker.... No one has awnser my wanted adds so ithink I'm going to just risk it! Il find out in about 1-2 weeks if I've been bumped or not:)
Title: Re: Weston union money transfer??
Post by: griff on August 03, 2012, 07:10 PM: Hello Madam....
Title: Re: Weston union money transfer??
Post by: Mdbh on August 04, 2012, 05:55 PM: Sorry if it sounds silly but really want the bars for my build and I've got wanted adds on pretty much every forum and I've had no replys:(
Title: Re: Weston union money transfer??
Post by: Jon The Bassist on August 04, 2012, 05:58 PM: Quote from: Mdbh on August 04, 2012, 05:55 PM
Sorry if it sounds silly but really want the bars for my build and I've got wanted adds on pretty much every forum and I've had no replys:(

Could you not organise it as an ebay sale, so that you've got comeback if the bars don't turn up? My bass that was paid for via WU transfer was done that way so the buyer was covered instead of just relying on goodwill.