transferring money

arthur brode says on Jan 6, 2007, 09:50:

My Attorney Charges a 4% transaction fee to transfer dollars from the U.S. to Colombia.for more info.contact me arthurbrode at aol.com

http://www.calirentals.net/

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bikesadhu says on Jan 7, 2007, 13:38:

wire money with your bank hi,
i recently wired $20,000 frommy bank in the u.s.to a colombian bank in santa marta,no hassles,no fees,no problems....ask at your bank,also have a bank account or a friends in colombia.
cheers

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bikesadhu says on Jan 7, 2007, 13:38:

wire money with your bank hi,
i recently wired $20,000 from my bank in the u.s.to a colombian bank in santa marta,no hassles,no fees,no problems....ask at your bank,also have a bank account or a friends in colombia.
cheers

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vicshere says on Jan 7, 2007, 14:03:

why??? why would you pay 4% ......the last transfer fee i paid was 30.00 can there is no other fee for the transaction
sounds like a 4% gringo scam fee arther you got took man

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Gator says on Jan 7, 2007, 18:32:

Probably the Mill Por Cuatro Which Is... a Financial Transactions Tax A tax on financial transactions involving checking and savings account deposits as well as cashier’s checks. Transfers between checking and savings accounts at the same financial institution and belonging to a single person or entity are exempt. By Decree the 0.4% is from 2004 through 2007. As of 2008, the rate will be reduced to 0.3% (we shall see).


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aztec says on Jan 9, 2007, 05:22:

no fees? bikesadhu Will you confirm that please. Double check your statement. You probably paid about $45 for transfer from the U.S. bank.

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bikesadhu says on Jan 9, 2007, 07:37:

transfer hi,
according to my records the wire fee was $13.50....it went from my personal checking in the states to a CITIBANK savings account,picked up in barrenquilla actually,no citi bank branch in santa marta...i dont see the $45 fee anywhere on my side,and my bro in law told me recieved the entire amount in 4 days.

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arthur brode says on Jan 9, 2007, 13:13:

ok,i just got off the phone with my Attorney She says that the reason she charges the 4% fee is because she has to declare/justify/report the funds.She also says not just anyone can receive a 20k transfer.The account of the person on the receiving end needs to be abilitated to receive that amount of money and show credebility.She says if these steps are not followed that the Dian can implicate you for many reasons.

http://www.calirentals.net/

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vicshere says on Jan 9, 2007, 13:21:

arthur you don't need a lawyer the guys at my bank have good knowledge of the laws and they tells what forms and what letters are required for such a transaction....I bought our lot 3 years ago and transferred $25,000 can no problem and I didn't pay any 4% lets see 25,000X 4%
1,000 bucks like almost 2 million to a lawyer...yea right that will be the day I pay 2 million to a lawyer...sorry G5 ...sorry arthur but thats a lot of money here in colombia ...still sounds like you got took man


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arthur brode says on Jan 9, 2007, 14:35:

BTW My Attorney is also a liscenced Realtor and has contacts in Bogota for those of you that are interested in a Colombian Visa.

http://www.calirentals.net/

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bikesadhu says on Jan 10, 2007, 07:48:

$ transfer my bro in law didnt have to be "abilitated",he only had to show his cedula i.d. and recieved the money without any problem....implanning on sending more the same way.
sounds as if the lawyer has to "declare" the money for her own personal reasons(and gain) to me.....

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vicshere says on Jan 10, 2007, 11:13:

actually i have found that ....the worst thing you can do is bring cash.....cash has the worst exchange rate that I have found at the banks and exchange houses


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southern151 says on Jan 10, 2007, 12:13:

I just used WU for the first time... I had to send a deposit on my apartment. I was amazed at how easy it was and not too expensive either!

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arthur brode says on Jan 10, 2007, 14:33:

My Attorney says Westen Union charges like 10% to transfer funds from the U.S. to Colombia.

http://www.calirentals.net/

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southern151 says on Jan 10, 2007, 14:36:

Arthur.. That is about right. It was a little less but, not much. I thought that it would be more and also, I was not sending very much money.
I just figured that since it was international, it would be a lot more.

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