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BanColombia returned it today approx. five weeks after I sent it.
By calipro on Dec 1, 2008, 14:32 in Friendly Talkzone.
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quantum says on Dec 1, 2008, 14:46: Sounds like Costa Rica in the old daze circa 1990-95. U eventually get yur money back but they get to play with it for awhile. Multiply yours by 10,000 and imagine the extra profits they skim. Thats the banking game for ya...... quantum 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Cheers Terry says on Dec 1, 2008, 16:08: What a absolute joke their banking system is.
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manINred says on Dec 1, 2008, 16:29: That's because the Colombian banks don't mind stealing money from their customers, and they don't mind being overt about it.
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calipro says on Dec 1, 2008, 16:52: gringoloid
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calipro says on Dec 1, 2008, 17:08: I'm certainly open to looking at other ways of getting money into Colombia.
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calipro says on Dec 1, 2008, 17:16: Brians
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twmcm says on Dec 2, 2008, 06:21: Assuming it is a SWIFT, the originating bank can take it back under many circumstances.
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wabbits says on Dec 2, 2008, 10:22: I myself had planned to wire a much smaller amount of 3k to a friend's account here. It it safe to assume it will go more smoothly, as it is under 5k? or would it be better to simply withdraw from the ATM? (I'd prefer the transfer because the atm charges me 1%).
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pedro (☼Travelguide writer) says on Dec 2, 2008, 10:47: Wabbits, use the ATM. 1% of 3k = $30 -- not worth the time you would spend getting the transfer done and possible extra fees if it got rejected. "this may seem a strange post but it is not...when in colombia men need to be aware that colombia women may try to be seductive and entice a travelling gringo to have sex with them..to be forewarned is to be forearmed..." -- pow wow 0 funny, 2 helpful. |
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Noelito40 says on Dec 2, 2008, 11:03: Gloid, I'm with Banco de Credito too (Part of the Helm Group), and I had no problems transferring a sizable chunk from Ireland to Colombia, back in April. They even had an intemediary dollar account, so I was able to transfer my euros to USD, then their broker watched the USD v COP rate and when it was at a reasonbale rate, she called me and okayed the transfer. All in all went pretty smoothly, and only took about 10 days... Noelito 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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paisa29 says on Dec 3, 2008, 05:23: Wabbits...disculpa la intromisión, yo se que este no es mi "Fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality" Conrad Hilton 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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