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Posted By: Bill Cornell

It is never advisable to wire money to anyone you don't know. Western Union (but substitute your bank name for similar warning) explicitly tell you this on their site:

"Remember, Western Union recommends against using the Western Union Money Transfer®
service to pay for online auction purchases. It is important to note that Western Union does
not offer any type of purchase protection or escrow service and is not responsible for the nonreceipt
or quality of goods or services."

They're recommending not using their own service for auctions. You won't get a stronger caveat emptor than that.



Bill