[GoBlue]

In regards to sending deposits almost everyday? Do they track that kind of stuff to anyones knowledge?

[bigboydan]

first off, let me welcome you to the SBRforum goblue

as long as you don't send or reciever under a $1,000 at one time you shouldn't have any troubles i wouldn't think.

[gorox]

no problems personally and I've used W/U a lot. Received a cash out of 4.5k before with no worries and if you want to send more than 1k, its better you do it in installments (900, then another 900, etc) or else you have to fill out more questions and might be asked for more ID than just a license. I now use other methods to receive money though b/c depending on the book you may take the bite for fees and it adds up. Most quality books will cover the fees for your deposit.

[JoshW]

Yes, they have been known to track.

I know several players getting cut off from Western Union for sending too much money without an obvious reason.

Several years ago, I had a Suspicious Activity Report filed on me for sending two different 1k deposits in the same day to too different people in a certain country.

[Timmy76]

Here’s my experience with Western Union:

I'd sent money to a recipient in Russia via Western Union. I’d sent money to Russia via Western Union before, to different recipient, without a problem.

Western Union phoned me 5 (yes FIVE) days later to inform me they could not deliver the money.

The reason they gave was that my recipient has a 'suspicious' name.

The reason they gave for the five day delay was that they had to ‘conduct an investigation' in the words of their extremely rude employees.

They also said I had to provide an address for the recipient.

There was no space for recipients address on the form I had to fill out when I sent the money originally. The agent that took the money to be sent, including a substantial Western Union fee never asked me for an address, or informed me that such a problem might arise.

What irked me most was firstly the FIVE DAY delay (yes, FIVE DAYS for something billed as an 'instant' service to tell you they decided not to put it through, but to run an 'investigation' instead) and secondly how their agents who phoned me and the supervisor I managed to talk to made it out to be normal and somehow MY fault for not providing the address. I repeat, there is no space for recipients address on 'send money' form, nor was I informed by the agent that such information even MIGHT be necessary. I would have happily provided the address.

As for a suspicious name, my recipient has one of the most common names in Russia, not that it should be in any way relevant.

So it seems the whole Western Union company is a scam. Beware

Now a little girls birthday has passed, I am embarrassed to the nth degree, all because Western Union decided it was somehow their function to hold MY MONEY for FIVE DAYS and to ‘run an investigation’ (in the words of their extremely rude employees) instead of either sending my money ‘in minutes’ as promised in their advertisements or at least phoning me the next day, maybe two days after to tell me they had a problem with providing the service they already CHARGED THEIR FEE FOR.

[wtt0315]

i am blacklisted and cant send to panama via wu. i sent 2 deposits once on same day and now the sportsbook says their recievers wont touch me in panama and i am on some sort of homeland security blacklist there. I also sent 130 the other day via moneygram and had to call in first and they asked me stuff like do you know the reciever. i told them i was paying child support to my lady and thats the reason i sent it to 2 different people. one was her dad. they asked me if they could call me back at my home and i said no because i didnt want my wife to know. they sent the money. now i just make up names and give the senders name when i call the sportsbook. By the way thats a true story