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06-17-18 07:39 #1366
Posts: 158It isn't just a rumor, google up "operacion manos de papel" to read about it, it's been going on since mid-March. The SEBIN isn't going to be knocking on the door of guys like me, but I could very well have my bank account blocked one of these days.
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06-16-18 01:31 #1365
Posts: 1748Originally Posted by Tequeno [View Original Post]
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06-15-18 23:17 #1364
Posts: 24Originally Posted by MisterAli [View Original Post]
I really doubt that the Bolivar Soberano will change anything. Rumour says that the Soberano will be introduced in August without having the new notes available. Or just a few to show to the press.
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06-15-18 17:06 #1363
Posts: 30Originally Posted by Tequeno [View Original Post]
With the change of currency and introduction of the Soberano perhaps cash will become accessible again? Personally I think it will be more hassles for the locals, they need to find a digital solution to the physical cash problem, and no not the Petro!
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06-15-18 05:40 #1362
Posts: 24New trouble ahead.
The Sebin, the Venezuelan Intelligence Service has started to check on bank accounts, they are looking for unusual high amounts of Bolivar that are transferred into bank accounts. For example when a retired person who receives a pension of maybe 5 million Bsf get suddenly 260 Million because her son, who lives in Spain did send her 100 to be changed by the parallel rate, they issue a warrant for illegal currency trade. Nice thought: You are living abroad and find out that you 75 year old mother is in jail because you transferred her some money to buy food.
I think, this risk will affect at least the prices for "renting" a Debit card and a bank account. But time will tell.
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06-13-18 22:36 #1361
Posts: 158Originally Posted by Tequeno [View Original Post]
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06-13-18 22:25 #1360
Posts: 24Originally Posted by Kako123 [View Original Post]
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06-13-18 19:52 #1359
Posts: 151Does it worth to go there with all these troubles?
Originally Posted by Tequeno [View Original Post]
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06-13-18 17:08 #1358
Posts: 24Originally Posted by Rodeo9112 [View Original Post]
1. You give dollars in cash to someone in Venezuela and they put the money in a Venezuelan Bank account.
2. You transfer the money to an account in the US or Europe. And they transfer the Bolivar into your account.
If established, Number 2 is faster and runs smoother. Number 1 gives you the better rate.
Forget about exchanging amounts larger than 10 Dollar into cash Bolivar. You will get a crappy rate, because it is very hard to get so much cash.
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06-13-18 16:55 #1357
Posts: 158Originally Posted by Rodeo9112 [View Original Post]
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06-13-18 04:21 #1356
Posts: 1026Originally Posted by Tequeno [View Original Post]
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06-12-18 23:50 #1355
Posts: 24Originally Posted by Rodeo9112 [View Original Post]
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06-12-18 23:44 #1354
Posts: 24Originally Posted by Rodeo9112 [View Original Post]
When you pay peanuts, you get monkeys working for you. I am pretty sure, you will find somebody who fucks you for a bag of Rice. But I doubt that you want to fuck this person. And it will not necessarily be a woman. Yes, a bag of Rice is worth a wad of Bolivar. But this is because the Bolivar is worth nothing. Don't apply news stories to the whole country, it's not this bad.
If you get enough cash to pay the Woman in cash, she will happily accept it. But good luck in getting this much cash. It just took me two days and a lot of talking to get 21 Million BsF in cash. And I had a lot of contacts.
But it has been said often and it's still valid: You need to get a Debit or Credit Card from a Venezuelan bank account. You change your dollars to this account and pay by transfer or at the Punto de Venta. Everything else will cost you too much, or it simply will not work.
I know girls that prefer a transfer in Bolivar to their account instead of Dollar. Simply because they don't have to take the risk of being robbed or cheated when changing the money. Others want a mix of both, Dollars to save for later and Bolivar to pay for their Family.
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06-12-18 18:09 #1353
Posts: 1026Cheap flight!
For anyone interested, I found a Roundtrip flight from Medellin to Caracas and back on Avior for only $268, which was the cheapest compared to other places I had searched departing from. I also heard that flights from countries other than the US give Americans a bit less scrutiny (true? Anyway, perhaps the idea of flying from Medellin will help someone!
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06-12-18 17:58 #1352
Posts: 1026Sex for. What?
Two questions.
1. Are women in Caracas accepting cash Bolívares for sex (talking person to person transactions, not agencies), or only transfers? As a follow up, would it be expected that they would try to ask for dollars; if so, would they expect an outlandish amount or the fair exchange rate maybe around $7 or so?
2. Secondly, if the food situation is so bad there, would it be so bad to trade sex for a bag of rice or flour or beans? Seems that might be worth more than a wad of Bolívares. For what it's worth, something seems morally wrong about using food to barter for sex, but it seems that may be of higher worth than the money in general.
Thoughts?