Money transfer to Moscow

[Yoshimasa Tsuji]

Hello,
  Most people seem to use Western Union to send money to Russia. There may
be some other wire transfer to a bank account in Russia, but it won't be
practical (Bank account of non-Russian banks are not open to Russian
individuals, for example).
  The easiest method is paying into the bank account outside Russia so that
your friend may draw the money with her/his bank card in Moscow.
  Please bear in mind that some Russians are extremely afraid of tax
police and don't want to withdraw money from a bank account.
  Never send money(particularly US currency) by post!! The customs
officers have a device to detect it and rightly confiscate it without
notifying you. (including of course TNT, Fedex, DHL, ExpressMail).
  Also please remember that paying with a credit card in Russia will
result in charging you with a substantial payment of interest.

Cheers,
Tsuji

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