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How safe is Western Union is a method of payment?
I'm trying to sell something and I just want them to pay me via bank but I keep getting great offers which I have to blow off because of them wanting to pay with Western Union.

I think there's something not right so I just avoid them, but how safe is Western Union? Can shit be chargebacked like PayPal?

Depends where they are from, if they are from any 3rd world country like Egypt, Turkey, America then there's a high chance you will not get your money. From experience it's safe .. but it's not 100% secure .. just keep that in mind. Tell the buyer to give you his telephone number for security .. and then tell him to scan the reciept he should recieve to you.

I personally don't use Western Union. But I do suspect that it's safe.

My friends grandmother uses WU to send money from Greece to Bulgaria so idk it must be safe...

Crumpets wrote:Depends where they are from, if they are from any 3rd world country like Egypt, Turkey, America then there's a high chance you will not get your money.

woah, if USA is 3rd world, i cant really see any 1st world countries on Earth

it's safe. but if I were you, I would wait until I have my money.

I've used it some times to send money to relatives and friends.

The only thing is if you were to buy something from WU is that it's like if you were sending a loved one money. IF they feel like scamming you (the seller) then they could just walk away with the money and all you have is their address. For all you know it's a fake address.

Crumpets wrote:Depends where they are from, if they are from any 3rd world country like Egypt, Turkey, America then there's a high chance you will not get your money. From experience it's safe .. but it's not 100% secure .. just keep that in mind. Tell the buyer to give you his telephone number for security .. and then tell him to scan the reciept he should recieve to you.

America and Turkey aren't 3rd world countries
(They're both in the g20)

with WU you are just sending money, WU doesnt care to who or where, there is no way to charge back because the other person has the money already.

Use paypal to sell things online, its safer than WU

I've used it, sold some things to this Egyptian kid.


I waited till I got my money thou.

hmmm... i'm pretty sure it's an American company or at least a "western" one judging by the name "Western Union". plus i know i friend who had used it from Georgia(state) and i think he said it was pretty good and safe, but w/e.

Crumpets wrote:Depends where they are from, if they are from any 3rd world country like Egypt, Turkey, America then there's a high chance you will not get your money. From experience it's safe .. but it's not 100% secure .. just keep that in mind. Tell the buyer to give you his telephone number for security .. and then tell him to scan the reciept he should recieve to you.

lol did you just call the US a third world country

Disconn3cted wrote:

Crumpets wrote:Depends where they are from, if they are from any 3rd world country like Egypt, Turkey, America then there's a high chance you will not get your money. From experience it's safe .. but it's not 100% secure .. just keep that in mind. Tell the buyer to give you his telephone number for security .. and then tell him to scan the reciept he should recieve to you.

lol did you just call the US a third world country

America = Not a third world country. America does not equal US. America is the continent.

OTG wrote:

Disconn3cted wrote:

Crumpets wrote:Depends where they are from, if they are from any 3rd world country like Egypt, Turkey, America then there's a high chance you will not get your money. From experience it's safe .. but it's not 100% secure .. just keep that in mind. Tell the buyer to give you his telephone number for security .. and then tell him to scan the reciept he should recieve to you.

lol did you just call the US a third world country

America = Not a third world country. America does not equal US. America is the continent.

so you think he's trying to say too whole continents are a third world country