Is this kind of payment safe? - Business Wholesale Distributor Products Forum

tradeonline · 05-28-2009, 08:41 PM

Hi
I am fairly new to Western Union. A seller (whom I do not know well) proposed the following method:

"You go to your nearest Western Union branch and deposit the money you have to pay me on a RANDM name ( E.G you will use your friend name or your wife name as the receiver of the money but the address will be our company address ... etc. )
After you deposit the money you will receive the receipt ( your Send Money Form paper copy ). Scan it and send it back to me in JPEG format. In this way I make sure you that the money have been deposited correctly and .Once I receive the scanned receipt from you, I will IMMEDIATELY ship you the items.
After you will receive the items you have 2/3 days to inspect and test them. If all is OK, you will have to go on Western Union and modify the transfer details by changing the receiver name with my name so I can collect the money.
If you are not satisfied with the items, you can send them back to me and securely withdraw the money you have deposited at Western Union.

It's a 100% safe deal foryou. Your big advantage: you can inspect the items before I get payed."

Is this true that he cannot get the money until I change the name? Is this method safe?
Thanks

pete · 05-29-2009, 07:38 AM

RUN!

Just move on, let this one die.

tradeonline · 05-29-2009, 07:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pete

RUN!

Just move on, let this one die.

Could you elaborate more?

pete · 05-29-2009, 11:49 AM

Western Union is NEVER safe.

Throw your money away.

Or move on to someone offering PayPal or credit cards.

You asked, I replied.

dstar1230 · 06-10-2009, 10:26 PM

dear tradeonline,if you are familiar with your seller for long time,and trust him,you can use WU;or else,do not ues.
But since you want to do business,sometimes there is risk,my advice is you can begin with a small order until you can complete trust the seller

pete · 06-11-2009, 04:41 PM

There is never a good time to use WU. If nothing else, it is very expensive compared to other methods.

Many Chinese companies now accept PayPal and you would do well to stick with one who does.

Large factory orders will normally be by bank wire transfer, but if you are here asking about ths, you will not be starting at that level.

dstar1230 · 06-11-2009, 08:25 PM

paypal,a must but troublesome issue.

jingwen · 06-11-2009, 08:27 PM

Yes, i think paypal is better.

printnpackage · 06-15-2009, 02:33 AM

it is safe if you send small sum of money

Jackie008 · 01-19-2010, 09:51 PM

i have not use it ,haha ,maybe it's safe.