(NL) Looking to transfer small sums to a friend in Colombia, what's the best way to do this?
Thank you for guiding me to the correct sub/filter, if I'm in the wrong location.
TLDR - I'm in the Netherlands, a friend of mine in Colombia is going through a tough time and I want to send her small sums to help her through, maybe 50-100 euro every couple months, and I'm trying to find the best way to do this. Any help/experience?
To be honest there isn't much more information than that. I've been on google, of course, and there are a number of services offering transfers - but they have a wide range of fees, and anecdotal experiences (at least those shared online) seem to indicate that reliability, on top of these fees, can be a bit touch and go. I was also considering a VISA gift card, which she could purchase in Colombia in the hopes that I could top it up online. However, checking through VISA and Mastercard websites, it seems that this isn't possible, or at least not as easy as I thought. I also considered bitcoin, but my friend is not technologically savvy and I'm not sure she could handle that. And to be entirely honest, I'm not sure I could either, as I've been interested for years but still haven't spend the time to figure out how to make it happen.
So I'm here to ask for your help - does anyone have experience in sending smaller amounts to Latin America, specifically Colombia? Can anyone advise on a specific route/site/app/service? Big thank you for your time and ideas!
Posted Nov 24, 2019, 4:03 PM UTC
when you say "friend" is this someone you know personally and physically or is it someone you met online?
just want you to be careful OP, many "friends" you meet online are always going through a hard time and are nothing more than scams
Yeah you're spot on, no arguments here.
I won't go into too much detail, it certainly started online, however it's been such a long time and such a one-sided (from her) relationship, we're past this. However, totally agree with you, and think it's good advice to share to any request like I'm making.
Thank you for looking out!