Friday, January 9, 2009

Lucky Money

Founded in 1991 by Filipino-American entrepreneur Rene Medina, Lucky Money is a duly licensed money remittance company in each state it operates. It guarantees fast, secure and reliable means of sending money. Since its inception, the company has expanded to over 90 branches and agent locations in the USA. Originally focusing on the money transfer needs of the Filipino market, Lucky Money gradually established itself as a niche player in the money market industry. Lucky Money has now moved towards providing remittance services to Latin America, Asia and other parts of Africa. It has positioned itself to become a major player in the continuously growing worldwide remittance market.

Lucky Money, Inc. offers three types of services in sending money remittance from the United States to the Philippines. In addition, senders are allowed to write messages delivered with the money free of charge.

Send Money Online

Send money online using U.S. or International bank issued Visa or MasterCard credit cards.

· Remit At LMI Locations

For fastest service visit one of the Lucky Money offices listed in the Branch/Agent Locator section (you can check them from its website http://www.luckycompanies.com). Use cash to send money quickly.

· Remit By Mail

For those who cannot visit Lucky Money local offices, they can download and print the remittance form and mail the completed form (Download remittance form ( pdf format requires adobe acrobat reader) along with a copy of valid photo ID of sender.

Note: U.S. Government regulations shall apply for transactions $2,000 and above.

Mode of Delivery

Lucky Money delivers money door-to-door to Metro Manila and the following provinces: Rizal, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Tarlac, Pampanga, Isabela, Cagayan, Nueva Vizcaya, Pangasinan, La Union, Bataan, Zambales, Nueva Ecija, Bulacan, Cavite, Batangas, Laguna, Quezon, Cebu, and Iloilo. Lucky Money delivers money bank-to-bank to the whole Philippines through major commercial banks either by online credit to beneficiary (Peso) account or by telegraphic transfer to those who do not have bank accounts. A confirmation notice will be mailed to the beneficiary upon validation receipt of the designated bank.

Service Policy

Online money remittances will be processed Monday-Friday 9:00AM-5:00PM Pacific Time except on U.S. holidays that fall on these days. Lucky Money has a maximum limit of $1,000 for money transfers using its online remittance service. This excludes the service fee and other optional charges.

Money may be released to a third person authorized by the designated beneficiary provided an authorization letter together with valid IDs of beneficiary and authorized person are presented when money is door-delivered.Lucky Money does not deliver on Sundays, U.S. Holidays and Philippine Holidays.

Lucky Money sometimes requires new customers regardless of amount sent, form of payment, or type of service in sending money, to submit a valid photo identification before money transfer can be processed, in compliance with the law.

Service Limitation

Lucky Money does not claim responsibility for delay in delivery due to accidents, flood, or other uncontrollable factors due to nature or acts of God. It is not also responsible for delay of money due to incorrect information submitted by the sender or the unavailability, incapacity or refusal of beneficiary to receive remittance.

For door service delivery, three attempts will be made after which sender will be notified on the difficulties arising from such which could be resolved by the sender.

For more information about the Lucky Group of companies, you can go to http://www.luckycompanies.com

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

You should know all the details of the fee associated with money transfer service. The higher fees or any hidden charges will cost you much and the receiver will get less money. Send money abroad