Money Transfer Through Western Union

We offer the money transfer service Western Union. Western Union is the world leader in money transfer services and one of the oldest and well known brands. For over 150 years, millions of people trusted Western Union to send and receive money in order to support those at home, to save tourists in distress and to help others in urgent need of money.

What is WU?

Each money transfer is protected by a global security system and can be identified by a unique Money Transfer Control Number (MTCN). In most cases, money is available in only a few minutes since dispatch, depending on the operating hours of the agent in the destination country, the applicable restrictions and the requested service. Western Union uses an advanced electronic technology and a world network of computers for the rapid payment of money in over 200 countries and territories.

Over 500,000 locations worldwide make Western Union the most widespread money transfer service.

For additional information, you can contact us at la 08008 12345, callable number in Romtelecom or at 021.305.9494.

How is the money sent?

What do I have to know about money sending?

In order to send, the sender must present himself at any of our units or those of his partners – see the WU Locations section.

The sender should:

Know the correct and complete surname and name of the addresses;
to know the transaction destination;
to identify himself by a valid identity document with photograph (e.g. bulletin, identity card – for residents; passport, identity card for citizens of European Union – for non-residents, etc.);
to verbally communicate the operator the elements required for transaction processing;
to deposit the amount he wants to transfer;
to pay a fee for the performance of this service. The fee is different depending on the transferred amount, the currency (Euro or Ron), destination (Romania or abroad), is charged only to the sender and its level is specified in the column “Commissions”.

Information on the transfer data is verbally communicated by the client and is loaded in the Western Union system by WU operator. The client will sign the ACR receipt and finally, a copy of the format Client copy) will remain at his disposal, while the second copy (agent’s copy) will be kept with the bank to be archived.

The maximum amount of money which can be transmitted through Western Union service is the equivalent of USD 10,000 in Euro and RON (the currency conversion will be done at Western Union exchange rate).

For the amount exceeding the equivalent of USD 7500 in Euro or RON, the sender has to present justifying documents regarding the transfer emergency.

For additional information, you can contact us at la 08008 12345, callable number in Romtelecom or at 004.021.305.9494.

How is the money received?

What do I have to know if I receive money?

The addressee has to present a valid identity document with photograph (e.g. bulletin, identity card – for residents; passport, identity card for citizens of European Union – for non-residents, etc.) in any of our unit or of the partners – see section WU Locations.

The addressee has to:

to identify himself by a valid identity document with photograph (e.g. bulletin, identity card – for residents; passport, identity card for citizens of European Union – for non-residents, etc.),
to know the transfer control name – MTCN (this element is mandatory),
to know the surname and name of the money sender,
to know the transferred amount, as well as the transfer origin (the country the transfer was performed from),
to verbally communicate the operator all the required elements for transaction processing.

The information related to transfer data is verbally communicated by the client and verified in the Western Union system by the WU operator. The client will sign the ACR receipt and, eventually, a copy of the format (client copy), which will remain at his disposal, while the second copy (agent copy) will be kept with the bank to be archived, following which the transferred amount could be collected in EURO or RON.

For additional information, you can contact us at la 08008 12345, toll-free number in Romtelecom or at 004.021.305.9494.

Fees

How much are the transfers?

The fee is different depending on the transferred amount, destination and is charged only on the sender.
The fee is different depending on the transferred amount (Euro or RON), is charged only on the sender, and its level can be found out by accessing the link below.
Where this service is available, you can choose for a delivery at home (EUR 10 or RON 36), notification by phone/telegram/message (EUR 2 or RON 7.2).

Fees grid

Western Union is constantly conducting promotion campaigns of money transfer to certain countries.

Currently, the list of countries where money transfer transactions have a lower fees level than the existing one in the standard fees grid are the following:

India, Philippines, Nepal, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan;
Great Britain;
Lebanon, Jordan;

More information can be obtained from the existing locations within Western Union network or by calling the telephone numbers provided for contact (021.305.9494 and 08008 12345).

Wu locations

Where do I send from?

WU quick money transfer service is performed in an extremely short time interval, the transferred amount being available in only a few minutes since the transaction was accepted by the agent.

We have permanently developed our distribution network, so that at present, the Western Union services are available in 165 locations all over the country:

VLASOR IMPEX (Targu Jiu)
INTERSTIL (Ramnicu Valcea)
REGAVO (Craiova)
Silv-Ghe Exchange (Bacau)
ROCO EXCHANGE (Râmnicu Valcea)
LORKIMS (Targu Jiu)
RECAMA (Targu Jiu)
OPTIM EXCHANGE (Ramnicu Valcea)
CAPITAL INTERMEG GROUP (Targu Jiu)
QUANTUM EXCHANGE (Ploiesti)
ADHT EXCHANGE (Dragasani)
99 USD EXCHANGE (Drobeta Turnu Severin)
CATALIN EXCHANGE (Bacau)
EXEDDUS EXCHANGE (Craiova)
VALUTEX (Ramnicu Valcea)
TERA M3 (Campina)
SOBY (Alexandria)

For additional information, you can contact us at 08008 12345, toll-free number in Romtelecom network or at 004.021.305.9494.

Transfers