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Old Jan 22, 2012 | 8:33 pm
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Miles through Western Union Money Transfer

My friend said you can transfer 10K USD for USD 75. Any ideas if we get miles/points through the credit card?
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Old Jan 22, 2012 | 9:11 pm
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Originally Posted by vupadhayay
My friend said you can transfer 10K USD for USD 75. Any ideas if we get miles/points through the credit card?
They will not take CC payments.
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Old Jan 23, 2012 | 12:50 am
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Originally Posted by johndoe123
They will not take CC payments.
They do, but the high fee assessed doesn't make it worthwhile. For instance, sending $10K with a credit card like the OP stated would cost $438 or 4.38%. Western Union/MoneyGram already thought of this and the fee charged takes into account their cost of accepting a credit/debit card. Furthermore, the issuing bank of the card used may consider/reclassify the transaction as a cash advance, incurring you further fees.

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Old Jan 23, 2012 | 2:02 pm
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I did a Western Union money transfer to a friend in Rwanda a few days ago on my Chase Sapphire Visa and it was categorized as a "cash advance."
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Old Jan 23, 2012 | 2:04 pm
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Originally Posted by BarbiJKM
I did a Western Union money transfer to a friend in Rwanda a few days ago on my Chase Sapphire Visa and it was categorized as a "cash advance."
email them to dispute it. they changed it to a purchase for me before
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