Helpfull Tips for Using Western Union for Paying Sources
Hey guys, just thought I'd clear some things up. I work at a place that is also a WU contract station, and I've seen it all.
1. Depending on what country you send to, you may have to show an ID. I'd say for 90% of all countries you wont though. (China, and Cambodia are the only 2 I can think of.)
2. Depending on the amount of money you send, you may be required to show an ID. I believe it is currently around 2g, and the program will automatically ask for ID, and not let you continue until the info is entered. This does not apply to quick collects though (a quick collect is when people send payments in to companies registered with WU. Usually mortage companies, Car Payments, etc... Most sources probably wouldn't be able to use quick collect).
3. Some countries won't allow test questions. This is due to the large amount of fraud overseas. The only one I've experienced so far is Romania, but I'm sure others are changing their test question policies.
4. IMO the most important. Many contract stations are provided with SAR books. This stands for Suspicious Activity Report. It is used when the teller feels uncomfortable in any way about the transactions. IE. someone sends over 3g in one transaction to another individual. This does not apply to quick collects. Even if a SAR gets filled out, it may or may not be investigated. They field many, many transactions per day, and hundreds of SARs per day. In my personal experience, neither me, or any of my coworkers have ever filled one out. IMO for the most part we dont really give a **** about who's sending money where. This brings an important point though. If you are planning on sending $ to a source via WU, goto a conract station (a grocery store, etc...something that handles business other than western unions.) instead of a WU only station. The employees at contract stations are MUCH less suspicious than trained WU employees.
Thats it for now kiddies, I hope you all learned something. I'll add more as I can think of it.