For those of you that use the same WU name for OP's

[HenryHill]

Do you ever worry that this information is being analyzed or tracked? I.e you consistently sending money to different countries at a frequent basis? I know a lot of people here change the name every time but also many of us use our real name in order to get our money back if there is a problem with the transaction..

[grandal]

yes.... this is probably what happens. tracking is part of the risk, espcially easy to do if using WU online, which SWIM has done on numerous occasions...

plus changing names is diffiuclt as you are asked for formal ID.... both online and in person... at least that has been my case. Online, you enter your crredit card(s) info - that's why i find it easier to do as well - but you are also required to go through a "verification process" if you want to WU more than 2 time per year.

SWIM took the risk. but SWIM does not live in US. However, I am hearing more and more htat WU is being tracked for payemnts to pakistan, etc. i believe for this reason, wome IOPs change the name of the receiver occasionally....

Midnight Moon/ Rxonline has explicitly adressed tis issue in the last email i got, saying hteir troubles were due to sabotage by some peple but that they do not want to use WU services beause of tracking and because scammers tend to use them most frequetly....

so, research, esperience, and some risk taking is clearly involved.

[IBleedCrimson]

you would think the govn't would have some interest in money transfers to places like pakistan etc. especially in this 'war on terror' time period.

and since everything is computerized nowadays, you can guarantee your name is a databank somewhere.

[JoeyButtafuoco]

Well, they say something like you are on camera at least 10 times a day.

Everything is computerized as well. Even small businesses can obtain a wealth of info by doing a background check.

I honestly have no idea of whether the gov in monitoring every little transaction, but you can bet your bottom dollar they can if the wanted to.

Personally, I do not care for WU, or MG and do not use their services.

Probably 90% of this board only buys stuff for personal use. The problem is sending 400 dollars every 3 weeks adds up. Before you know it, you have sent 5K to Paki. That might be problematic.

[beachboi]

def might throw up red flags to homeland security or some other intel gov't branch, sending thousands to the middle east (terrorist-harboring countries), but im sure once they saw it was rx-related (and not a national security issue), they would stop paying attention. maybe even push to make these rx's easier to get to curb all the $$$ going to those whack-o countries

[_jenny_]

The problem is sending 400 dollars every 3 weeks adds up. Before you know it, you have sent 5K to Paki. That might be problematic.

the Mexican workers here WU and MG way more than $400 every 3 weeks to their families back in Mexico and nobody so much as bats an eyelash. we have like millions of Mexican workers in USA sending paychecks home every payday. relax dude.

[IBleedCrimson]

the Mexican workers here WU and MG way more than $400 every 3 weeks to their families back in Mexico and nobody so much as bats an eyelash. we have like millions of Mexican workers in USA sending paychecks home every payday. relax dude.

i know i'm just a noob, but he was talking about pakistan. money to pakistan is very different than money to mexico. one is home to a lot of violence in the middle east, and the other is home to a lot of immigrant workers. very different.

but i see your point about mexico. there are literally millions of workers sending their money back to families in mexico.

[fish_bulb]

Do you have to use your real name for WU? You could make up an Arabic sounding name and to most observers it would be someone sending money to family.

[no name]

The problem you run into with a false or made up name unless you have an Id to match if your transaction comes up for verification for any reason and your id cannot be verified your funds are forfeited- im sure many people still use false names without issue but this is a part of what could happen risk etc
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