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alphalfa
Joined: 12 Feb 2003
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Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2003 6:40 am Post subject: retrieve savings in short order.. |
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A close friend of mine has informed me that she has a considerable amount of savings in her bank account with about seven weeks remaining on their current contract.This person is not sure what form(s) of retrieval is(are) worth considering. I know from my own experience you take a 'hit' on wire transfers. I'm thinking that no ONE method is sufficient to retrieve the large amount of savings. They may have to do a wire transfer and accept the 'hit' and follow this up with a number of T/Cs(25-30)- sending some of these T/Cs home prior to leaving.
What advice and/or suggestions can you provide regarding this money matter? In case you're wondering , the current amount my friend has accumulated is W53.7million. Help my friend break it down into easy managable steps before she BREAKS DOWN.
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Derrek
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2003 12:51 pm Post subject: Just |
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She's welcome to store it in my account if she likes...
But seriously, just send the wire transfer. I can't think of another way she could more carefully do it.
FYI: The bank cashier's checks don't always work back home. Something about the numbers at the bottom being different, etc. My former coworker spent over a month trying to save a few dollars by mailing a bank cashier's check to her bank back home. She thought she got it right the second time, but she was wrong. |
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justagirl
Joined: 17 Jan 2003 Location: Cheonan/Portland
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Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2003 4:55 pm Post subject: |
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I've been sending home traveler's checks for 2 years and never had a problem yet, just so people out there know...
I just get the American Express ones and voila! |
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kangnamdragon
Joined: 17 Jan 2003 Location: Kangnam, Seoul, Korea
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Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2003 5:52 pm Post subject: |
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I don't think she can send that much money if some of it was acquired illegally. 53 million is a lot. I think we can only wire what we have legally earned. |
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Mashimaro
Joined: 31 Jan 2003 Location: location, location
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Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2003 7:41 pm Post subject: |
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justagirl wrote: |
I've been sending home traveler's checks for 2 years
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What do you mean by 'home'. Sending them to someone you know, or sending them to a bank who deposit the money in your account? |
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ratslash
Joined: 08 May 2003
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Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2003 8:01 pm Post subject: |
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indeed. how do you send travellers cheques home? i spent 2 years as a cashier in a bank and to accept t/cs into a bank account the cheques had to be signed in front of the cashier. i.e. we could not accept pre-signed cheques. therefore, presuming the rules for accepting travellers cheques are the same from bank to bank, how do you do it? |
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justagirl
Joined: 17 Jan 2003 Location: Cheonan/Portland
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Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2003 6:12 am Post subject: |
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All right. I'm not a cashier at a bank and never have been, but here's what I've been doing (and so have other friends in Korea) for over 2 years. If it doesn't work for you, I'm sorry--it's just that it has work well for me and others.
Go to the bank in Korea
flash my passport, hand over my won, ask for American t/c
go over to the counter and sign on both places, write the date in, write "for deposit only"
on the back: "for deposit only, name of bank, account #"
I mail them off to my folks, who in turn, take them to the bank and deposit them with a deposit slip.
Never a problem, but if you care to, why not ask your home bank if they will accept traveler's checks this way? Always better safe than sorry!
I think one reason it works is because you are depositing the money (by t/c) into YOUR account. When you write "for deposit only" and a specific account number, it's not a "loose t/c." No one can cash it. It's signed by you, written to be deposited into your account. Anyway, that's my thought. Again, just ask your bank.
Other ideas on this board include wiring money home (I don't like to pay the fee!), or getting an international ATM card and send one of them (get 2!) to a family member/friend back home, who can take care of the $ on that end. There's a whole thread on that, if you care to do a search.
Good luck |
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bucheon bum
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2003 7:05 am Post subject: |
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ratslash wrote: |
indeed. how do you send travellers cheques home? i spent 2 years as a cashier in a bank and to accept t/cs into a bank account the cheques had to be signed in front of the cashier. i.e. we could not accept pre-signed cheques. therefore, presuming the rules for accepting travellers cheques are the same from bank to bank, how do you do it? |
well i've done it.. mailed it directly to the bank from korea. Also paid credit card bills the same way.
as for rich 53 million won girl, can't offer any advice there. I think she should just take the hit. |
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alphalfa
Joined: 12 Feb 2003
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Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2003 3:31 pm Post subject: the money is legit.. |
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The monetary value quoted in my original post is the amount my close friend saved over the past 34 months. It's all legitimate. It's what she has saved from her earnings over this time period. Has anyone tried to access their Korean bank account for withdrawal purposes AFTER their return to Canada? What would be the transaction fee for making a with
drawal?
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Trinny
Joined: 01 Feb 2003
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Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2003 3:42 pm Post subject: |
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Hi,
I have a citi Bank account in Korea and withdraw the money in the account in Canada. Withdrawal processing fee is normally 2,000 won, regardless of withdrawal amount and the maximum cap for withdrawal is 500 or 600cdn per transaction. |
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ratslash
Joined: 08 May 2003
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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2003 8:21 pm Post subject: |
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hey justagirl...
sounds good in theory. may have to look into doing this. saves running the risk of the bank putting a stamp in my passport.
take care |
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