Best way to send money to South America?

The_blue · 12 Apr 2011 at 06:39

You can pay us with: Cash, International wires, personal checks (U.S. banks), traveler’s checks and Credit Cards (ONLY TO PAY THE BALANCE IN QUITO):

*We accept: Visa, MasterCard and American Express. The interest is 4% extra over the regular price. The only way to pay with credit card is here in our office in Quito, You have to sign a voucher and I have to call our bank to verify the card details.

We DO NOT ACCEPT: Money Orders, Bank drafts, Personal checks from other than U.S. banks, or payments in other currencies rather than USD. Banks in Ecuador are very complicated, we apologize for the inconveniences

Ok, So where do i start? A quick google made me want cry

Any help please

Skidder · 12 Apr 2011 at 06:45

The_blue said:
Ok, So where do i start? A quick google made me want cry

Any help please

presumably international wire is the only one of those which applies to you

Alternatively stick cash in a bottle, put the cork in, dump in the sea and hope for the best.

For an intl money transfer you will need to go into a branch with BIC and IBAN numbers. you can specify an amount in their currency which they will then receive in their currency and choose to pay the fees if you need to. It is not a free service.

The_blue · 12 Apr 2011 at 07:42

Just my local Barclays or one of the 1000s of western unions i see in the city?

What kind of fees are we talking about?

Skidder · 12 Apr 2011 at 07:47

The_blue said:
Just my local Barclays or one of the 1000s of western unions i see in the city?

What kind of fees are we talking about?

use your own bank (it leaves your account)

about £25 to send but you may also be required to pay the receivers fees

http://www.crocs.co.uk/crocs-kids-c...-footwear&prefn1=refinementColor&prefv1=Green

The_blue · 12 Apr 2011 at 07:57

Thanks!

I'm not sure what the link to crocs is for though :confused:

franco_22 · 12 Apr 2011 at 08:33

OP it's best just to drop the "package" from a private air plane that way you can eliminate any traces of drug money to be linked to your account.

Ironic Namesake · 12 Apr 2011 at 08:37

How big / small is the amount? International transfer can get a bit expensive if the amount is small

lttlejoe · 12 Apr 2011 at 08:41

Western Union perhaps?

Skidder · 12 Apr 2011 at 08:54

The_blue said:
Thanks!

I'm not sure what the link to crocs is for though

that's for my mum who wants to buy my son some, presumably mum has a link to barclay's international payments page!

Archy · 12 Apr 2011 at 09:53

Skidder said:
that's for my mum who wants to buy my son some, presumably mum has a link to barclay's international payments page!

Haha! Ctrl+V fail!

Fusion · 12 Apr 2011 at 10:00

Ask Pablo Escobar

Bill101 · 12 Apr 2011 at 13:06

lttlejoe said:
Western Union perhaps?

Don't you have to be Nigerian to use Western Union?

lttlejoe · 12 Apr 2011 at 13:24

Bill101 said:
Don't you have to be Nigerian to use Western Union?

Nahhh.. I've used WU in the past to help out friends and never had any trouble with it whatsoever! It's a fairly safe way of sending money abroad and the safeguards were pretty good too.

robgmun · 12 Apr 2011 at 13:34

Best way?

Drug Mule

Stupot_ · 12 Apr 2011 at 13:42

Azza actually works for Western Union. He should be along in a minute and will be able to help you out.

franco_22 · 12 Apr 2011 at 14:20

Greetings,

I work for Western Union, please give me the name of the recipient and your bank account number and sort code and how much you would like to send and I will have this done for you as soon as possible, we usually charge a fee of £5 on values up to £100 but since you are a fellow forum member I can do it for free.

The_blue · 12 Apr 2011 at 16:35

The amount is about $350 US.

Thanks for the offer Daniel but no offence but I don't know you. I'll stick to the official channels.

P.S. £5 seems very reasonable

I sent 500 quid to india a while back and i remember paying about 40 quid! Maybe i'm wrong..