This was a little Hairy!

[cynthial]

I went to a Western Union at a local grogers to pick up a $1000 withdrawal. This was not my preferred grocer so they do not know me however my brother was with me and he is a regular there and the clerk indeed greeted him. After filling out and presenting the form, the clerk asked for ID and went to process the request. She came back and said "you need to fill out the address of the sender". I said I did not know the address and was just given the MTCN # and name. She then called her manager over who looked on the computer and said " You don't even know the country that this is coming from? I said "no" and she replied that it was the Phillipines. Then she asked for a 2nd form of ID in the way of my Social Security Number. I provided my SS card and she processed the withdrawal but instructed the clerk to log this transaction in the RED BOOK as SUSPICIOUS. I have two more withdrawals coming in the form of WU. Should I seek the address of sender from the casinos? Any thoughts?

 

[winbig]

I went to a Western Union at a local grogers to pick up a $1000 withdrawal. This was not my preferred grocer so they do not know me however my brother was with me and he is a regular there and the clerk indeed greeted him. After filling out and presenting the form, the clerk asked for ID and went to process the request. She came back and said "you need to fill out the address of the sender". I said I did not know the address and was just given the MTCN # and name. She then called her manager over who looked on the computer and said " You don't even know the country that this is coming from? I said "no" and she replied that it was the Phillipines. Then she asked for a 2nd form of ID in the way of my Social Security Number. I provided my SS card and she processed the withdrawal but instructed the clerk to log this transaction in the RED BOOK as SUSPICIOUS. I have two more withdrawals coming in the form of WU. Should I seek the address of sender from the casinos? Any thoughts?

Needless to say, I would go to walmart to get withdraws from now on..

But seriously, you really don't need the street address for WU pickups, only the MTCN, name, and country.

 

[GrandMaster]

I went to a Western Union at a local grogers to pick up a $1000 withdrawal. This was not my preferred grocer so they do not know me however my brother was with me and he is a regular there and the clerk indeed greeted him. After filling out and presenting the form, the clerk asked for ID and went to process the request. She came back and said "you need to fill out the address of the sender". I said I did not know the address and was just given the MTCN # and name. She then called her manager over who looked on the computer and said " You don't even know the country that this is coming from? I said "no" and she replied that it was the Phillipines. Then she asked for a 2nd form of ID in the way of my Social Security Number. I provided my SS card and she processed the withdrawal but instructed the clerk to log this transaction in the RED BOOK as SUSPICIOUS. I have two more withdrawals coming in the form of WU. Should I seek the address of sender from the casinos? Any thoughts?

Now you are in the books as an internation money launderer. Next time tell them that your brother is working illegally in the Philippines and he is sending you money to support the family.

 

[lots0]

The so called patriot act REQUIRES any financial institution to report "SUSPICIOUS" transactions of ANY kind to Homeland Security, so basically any moron can report you for just about anything... Its the kind of rat on your neighbor program that the patriot act is just full of...

I have been reported to Homeland Security for coloring up money at a Bank on two different occasions. Since when did changing up money become a Terrorist activity?

Big Brother IS watching and waiting...

 

[cynthial]

Thanks for your replies. I really was a little spooked! I will certainly ask for the country of origin from now on as that was the question that triggered her curiosity.