Money Gram or Western Union?

Question

Hello...

I have found a good few websites from the wholesale pages www.esourses.co.uk, and esourses say that these's companies are verified supplier....

I have checked out their website and they have a few good things on their website... But they accept payment via Moneygram, Western Union or Bankwire.... Are these safe?

the suppliers are based in China.. is this why they are so cheap??

I am buying clothes from China.... in Bulk!!

Answer 1

NO! NO! NO! As a former employee of Western Union, I saw hundreds of these scams a day. If they only ask for MoneyGram or Western Union, it's most likely a scam because they know that once you wire the money, they can go pick it up with no problem and they don't have to send you whatever you were trying to get. If they don't take PayPal, then I would go through an escrow service. If they don't accept either one, then they are most likely a scam.

Answer 2

It very much depends on what you're buying and where the payments are going to!

If you use an International Money Transfer, it may cost you a bit more (in terms of fees) but at least you will have a fallback should anything happen.

MoneyGram and Western Union are quick and easy to use, but sadly they are also used by "scammers" to get you to pay for stuff they have no intention of sending! This is NOT A SLUR on on MoneyGram or Western Union, but the scammers know that once they've picked up the money they can disappear without a trace; the companies have no way of tracking them down and therefore no way of reuniting you with your funds.

Answer 3

That is not true at all. With moneygram which I will NEVER use again because of incompetent workers and fools you have to have a government ID or passport and a 6 digit security code to pick up the money. I send money over seas ALL THE TIME. I don't know about Western Union yet. It will be first experience soon.

Answer 4

Careful....I sent a payment to the same kind of company for clothing as well(i.e moneygram,western union, wire transfer) and never received anything. The reason they want you to pay with these forms is so they cannot be traced and you can't recover your money if it is stolen. Send them an e-mail and ask them if you can pay with paypal or credit card. There response (if any) is usually pretty shady.

Answer 5

Money gram is cheaper but both Western Union and Moneygram are completly safe as you pay cash. No guarantee of getting it back if its a scam though! Don't know about bankwire.

Answer 6

Moneygram or Western Union are both OK. Tend to be cheaper and quicker than the banking system.

Answer 7

Rich girl she buys her dreams.
It's a rich world behind the scenes.
Green eyes they tell it all.
The more she takes the harder they fall.
She ain't easy and she ain't tough.
She's had it good, but then she's had it rough.
And I guess it don't come to much.
Cos with everthing she's got she's never got enough.

Chorus:
So she'll cry just a little for a few dollars more.
She'll lie just a little like she's done it before.
She'll take it, she'll fake it for a few dollars more.
She'll show you her heart, then show you the door.
You know she'll die just a little for a few dollars more.
Even fly just a little like she's done it before.
She'll take it, she'll fake it for a few dollars more.
She'll show you her heart, then show you the door.

Strange things can happen to you.
When you've got so much and you've got nothing to do.
Oh oh oh what do you know.
How do you get there when there's nowhere to go.
And so you wonder just what she'll do.
She's never known love but then she's never known you.
And it's too bad those sad green eyes.
Are so full of questions and so full of lies.

Answer 8

What is it that you are getting from them?

If it is electronic software, it could be a bootleg.

The payments are safe