Ah yes, you're correct there, I thought you were talking about Western Union "Wire Transfers". $6 for a money order that can only be cashed in the US and Canada at a Western Union counter, which is likely to charge ANOTHER fee? Still sounds like a huge scam to me! Most US and Canadian banks give money orders for FREE or for a trivial $0.25 each cost, and they can be cashed at ANY bank anywhere in the world. Further, if your Post Offices in Australia only offer Western Union money orders, then your WHOLE COUNTRY is getting scammed! In the US our post offices have their own money orders, which can be cashed in almost any post office around the world, though apparently Australia is one of the few nations whose post offices will NOT cash them, it sounds like it's because Western Union has a stranglehold on your post system. Still a scam, just in your country they've made it sound like it's not...
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Date: 2010-08-16 06:31 pm (UTC)