-
Bogus transactions
[QUOTE=Cachorro; 1214804]What's the nature of the charges you found? Retail purchases? ATM cash withdrawals?
What location did the bogus transactions come from? Nicaragua?[/QUOTE]ATM withdrawals cash, and all in Granada.
Now at home I'm dealing with the paper work involved with three different ATM cards to hope to get my money back. I'm told from two to four weeks before I'll know if I'm getting my money back.
-
ATM John Gault
John Galt, any news on this? I am heading down there first of Jan.
[QUOTE=John Gault; 1215000]ATM withdrawals cash, and all in Granada.
Now at home I'm dealing with the paper work involved with three different ATM cards to hope to get my money back. I'm told from two to four weeks before I'll know if I'm getting my money back.[/QUOTE]
-
Be careful
[QUOTE=Formerlybnc;1230311]John Galt, any news on this? I am heading down there first of Jan.[/QUOTE]Of the three cards that I had money stolen from me I only was repaid back by one card. Of course it was the smallest one. My stinking Credit Union did not even let me know they were not refunding my money. After over a month went by I had to contact them to get the bad news.
If I return to Nicaragua it will be with cash only. The money changers that I have delt with gave better rates than the ATM did, and no worry.
-
Ll
[QUOTE=John Gault; 1230595]Of the three cards that I had money stolen from me I only was repaid back by one card. Of course it was the smallest one. My stinking Credit Union did not even let me know they were not refunding my money. After over a month went by I had to contact them to get the bad news.
If I return to Nicaragua it will be with cash only. The money changers that I have delt with gave better rates than the ATM did, and no worry.[/QUOTE]No offense, but why would you use anything but cash down there, even in the better establishments? Its a culture of corruption you are dealing with. You wouldn't give your credit card info to some seedy guy trying to sell you a watch on the street corner back home would you? Kinda the same thing. I'm going back in a couple of weeks. Last time, I picked up two cuties in a little "casino" in Masaya and kept them for 3 days with me. So many chicas, so little time.
-
Sorry to hear that but I have been using US ATM cards for over 6 years now in granada and managua and so far no issue. As a matter of fact only issue I ever had was with my Citi nicaraguan credit card being abused when I was in the US but that got resolved by Citi. In granada the best exchange rate is at a place called MANI, which is a bicycle place about 2 blocks down from BAC. I never use the coyotes, their rate is not good enough. I use the ATM at the BAC and at the esso gas stations in granada, masaya and managua without any hitch ever. I guess I been very lucky. By the way, capital one has the best deal by not charging a international fee (3%) like most banks.
[QUOTE=John Gault; 1230595]Of the three cards that I had money stolen from me I only was repaid back by one card. Of course it was the smallest one. My stinking Credit Union did not even let me know they were not refunding my money. After over a month went by I had to contact them to get the bad news.
If I return to Nicaragua it will be with cash only. The money changers that I have delt with gave better rates than the ATM did, and no worry.[/QUOTE]