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Politics : New FADG. -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Hawkmoon who wrote (786)	5/23/2007 10:09:58 AM
From: kumar	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 4152

Hawk, I have never paid a fee during my Hawala transfers. Its probably built in to the exchange rate offered. Heres how it works : Assume the bank rate is $1=INR40. The Hawala person will offer $1=INR41 I make a call in the US, give an address and the amount to be transferred. The money gets to its destination, and I get a confirmation call. (usually within 24 hours) Only after I get the confirmation call, I pay the person in the US. If I dont pay at that stage, I risk broken knees or worse...