is there western union/moneygram agent in colombia ?

gentleprince says on Jul 1, 2007, 12:38:

GRATEFUL BEING HERE BUDDIES & SUCRES !

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Miguel_Clavo says on Jul 1, 2007, 12:48:

yes there are, but it is an expensive way to send money...what city are you visiting?..welcome aboard.....

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Patrick says on Jul 1, 2007, 12:55:

Both exist in Cartagena so I am sure you'll find them in Medellin, but Miguel is right very expensive way to send money. Enjoy your stay.

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vicshere says on Jul 1, 2007, 12:58:

use your ATM card man or cash advances on your VISA card

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goin_south says on Jul 1, 2007, 13:05:

to answer the man's question, yes...there seems to be western union office in alot of places. Even in smaller Colombian towns. By smaller, I'm talking about those with a few hundred thousand population.

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gentleprince says on Jul 1, 2007, 13:16:

THANKS GUYS FOR COMMENTS,I WILL ALSO NEED COLOMBIA FRIENDS FOR LONG TIME FRIENDSHIP,ESP. YOU GUYS HERE.I WOULD BE VISITING MEDELLIN

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goin_south says on Jul 1, 2007, 13:45:

south african, who lives in London, vic;
probably also does ALOT OF BUSINESS, OUT OF NIGERIA.

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scotty says on Jul 1, 2007, 16:03:

yes Western Union and Moneygram both service Colombia. I have used both, I recommend Moneygram they charge less and they are a friendlier service.

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Miguel_Clavo says on Jul 1, 2007, 16:23:

hmmm...dont all those internet money scam emails come out of Nigeria??? jajajja.....

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griffbos says on Jul 1, 2007, 20:30:

Gentle best advice I can give you like others have said already bring your ATM card it is the cheapest way to get money, weatern union is all over the place I know Money gram is there also but not sure how many stores they have, bu the cost to use them is high

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goin_south says on Jul 1, 2007, 20:49:

scotty,....About how much cheaper is Money Gram, than Western Union?
And, agreed, Western Union is NOT USER FRIENDLY. I understand, but... they got too damn many procedures in place for security reasons. And, it's not always on the receiving end! Sometimes, difficult to SEND!

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Miguel_Clavo says on Jul 1, 2007, 21:04:

WU is easy....i used to do it online,,,,up to a max of like $2k within a 30 day period.....

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goin_south says on Jul 1, 2007, 21:09:

'used to'..... yo se. but, recently, it has been more difficult sometimes than you can imagine, when doing it online. Nothing stays the same.

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Miguel_Clavo says on Jul 1, 2007, 21:18:

as recent as 4 months ago..i use that as a backup system to cover my monthly office expenses......ATMs present thier own problems to me......non-payout by the ATM even though they withdraw the $$ from my account....fake bills, variable withdrawal limits even though it is supposed to be fixed.......advising my manager at the ATM there is NSF, but there prabably 10x what they are withdrawing......it is really frustrating at times, so WU is more timely but also more $$

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gringoloid (Trustee board) says on Jul 1, 2007, 21:20:

If you have a "Dolex", I think that is the cheapest way to go at only a few dollars service charge no matter what the amount you send.

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Miguel_Clavo says on Jul 1, 2007, 21:45:

G...what is a dolex?...ewire transfer or something?

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scotty says on Jul 1, 2007, 22:43:

goin_south, to be honest with you I don't recall off hand what the savings was when i switched from Western Union to Moneygram. For several years i sent money to Colombia via Western Union and they were always screwing something up and they were always over charging me, in fact at one time they had to send me a refund check because they over charged me. I became so frustrated with Western Union I switched to Moneygram and since going with Moneygram I have had no problems.

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goin_south says on Jul 1, 2007, 23:03:

okay; again....what is a 'DOLEX'? gringoloid?

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goin_south says on Jul 1, 2007, 23:04:

M_C... I think it must be a cross between a DUCK and a ROLEX.

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Buongone says on Jul 2, 2007, 01:59:

Western Union will not let me use their account on email. Only on call in's. Emoneygram had someone hacking my account when down in Cali for the holidays. I found a new one and are using it now. It's also cheaper than both WU or Emoney. It's called Ikobo. So far great. Have been using them for like 4 months. Just google and go from there !

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vicshere says on Jul 2, 2007, 03:57:

dolex is colombia's aspirin

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Miamigo says on Jul 2, 2007, 09:39:

More like Colombia's Tylenol, it's acetaminophen.

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Saltador says on Jul 2, 2007, 13:20:

I now use xoom.com
Way cheaper and easier than Western Union or Moneygram. Check it out.

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gentleprince says on Jul 2, 2007, 15:09:

saltador,thanks for xoom ! i'm already checking it out ! wonderful !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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gringoloid (Trustee board) says on Jul 2, 2007, 16:08:

All over the world there are outlets for Dolex. In california, there are literally hundreds of them in the Mexican communties. Almost every grocery store has one. I know there are tons of these in all southern border states including Florida.

The beauty of Dolex is that you can apply for a 'card' that will even make things easier to transfer dough to Colombia.

But the real beauty is the cost; I transferred 5.000.000 COP for $8.

I cannot believe you can find a more convenient y barato service than this.

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gringoloid (Trustee board) says on Jul 2, 2007, 16:09:

I see Buengone is using IKOBO, Dolex is called IKOBO in some areas. It is the same company.

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vicshere says on Jul 2, 2007, 16:15:

dolex???? a card?? hummm news to me thought it was a Colombian headache remedy

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goin_south says on Jul 2, 2007, 17:50:

http://www.globalpaymentsinc.com/DolEx/index.html

for the home page

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goin_south says on Jul 2, 2007, 17:52:

Interesting; thanks for the 'upgrades', guys.

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goin_south says on Jul 2, 2007, 17:53:

or,.....http://www.ikobo.com/AG064195US1007/how-ikard-works.html?WT.srch=1&WT.mc_id=OC0000038&gclid=CPa25eeVio0CFRNyZQodtzYgow

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goin_south says on Jul 2, 2007, 17:54:

or, simply.....http://www.ikobo.com/

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goin_south says on Jul 2, 2007, 17:55:

but, are Ikobo and DolEx really the same?

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