Western Union Money Transfer - procedures to confirm monies sent

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shipibo

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A Chairde,


I am owed money I loaned a friend (past tense), and sent him bank details to deposit money in my account.


He stated he sent money by western union on thursday, but have not received anything in my account yet.


He is based in America, how can I confirm money was sent, order numbers etc ....
 
He should send you a reference number to collect it at western union office.

You can't (afaik) western union into a bank account.
 
jhegarty said:
You can't (afaik) western union into a bank account.
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You can. Taken from their site..

You can send money in minutes, the next day, or directly to a bank account, either online or from one of our 334,000 Western Union Agent locations worldwide. Use cash, credit, or debit cards.
 
You need a Western Union MTCN - a money transfer control number, together with the first and last names used by the sender.

I'm a little puzzled as to why you supplied him with your bank details; the Western Union transfer system usually operates independently of the banks, AFAIK...
 
If he went to the trouble to send it by Western Union, why not use a cheaper option, like bank transfer? Especially as you furnished the details.
 
Thanks for all the replies,


I sent on bank details, he decided on western union option ... don,t know too much about this western union gig , hence the post.

Get impression he is stalling me again and wanted to find out how WU Transfers worked
 
Wait the three days. If he did it Thursday you'd imagine it would be deposited Monday or Tuesday. Has he given you the reference number? If not, ask him for it.
 
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