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Owen TODAN

Good morning

  Anyone know a cheaper way to send money from Benin to Sao Paulo?

  I avoid the high Western Union and Moneygram fees.

sprealestatebroker

Until you have a Benin owned remittance company, Western Union and Moneygram is what it is. 


You can use "doleiros" here, but they are not that reliable. 


Western Union and Moneygram are banks for the un-banked. It's a racket for the poor who have no

access to traditional banking services. 


I would not be sending people with dollars either.  You could get seized in customs for all the wrong reasons.

Kristine LG

@Owen TODAN



Hello



You can convert your money to dollars, request a dollar card and ask for pickup from any of your family and they can DHL it to you here in Brazil,


OR


You can also send Naira (NGN) to people here in Sao Paulo and receive Reais in your BRL account.


If you need reais and want to transfer naira or dollars, PM me

sprealestatebroker

Good morning
Anyone know a cheaper way to send money from Benin to Sao Paulo?
I avoid the high Western Union and Moneygram fees.
-@Owen TODAN


There is a reason why the charge the fees they do.  Because they are the only reliable game in town.


I would not send cards, or through people.  There are all kinds of ways this might go wrong. 


Several agent based locations on Brazil's largest metros



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