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Troy L

Troy L

  • 5 reviews
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Cancelled transaction and account with no reason!

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After making a very small transaction, I received an email saying it was cancelled and your account deleted. No explanation was given as the email said for privacy reasons they cannot give their reasons. Now I can see why they have such poor reviews!



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Fraudulent, unreliable money transfer company. Avoid at all cost!

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Transferred a large amount of money thru Worldremit, it never arrived to the recipient. Worldremit denied ever receiving the money whilst my bank and POLi confirmed money was sent thru to them. Now I have to wait for 8weeks to get an outcome from my bank try to retrieve the money from this fraudulent money transfer company. Putting a complaint with the financial ombudsman. Avoid this company at all cost.

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CKKGreater Melbourne (Inner), VIC

Lack of transparency about review process & timing, terrible customer service

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If this is still ongoing, provide the transaction number so we check.

Thanks.



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Petar

PetarSydney, NSW

WorldRemit untrustworthy

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I signed up for this organization "Worldremit" which went well, then when I transferred funds to Chile for my cousin as he got fired from his employer due the coronavirus outbreak. I received a email saying that my account was disabled so I called them but to no avail they couldn't give me a valid reason why my account was disabled. I said I am prepared to validate my identity but they refused. I am still willing to give them a second chance. My user id is [email protected]

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Hi peter,

We'd be happy to take a look into this for you, please contact us at Thank you.

Petar
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If WorldRemit is prepared reinstate my account I will not put another bad review. my user id is [email protected] I have already contacted WorldRemit via phone and email but they could not help me at all.

Craig C

Craig CPerth, WA

Do not use, better services out there. Cancelled transaction, disabled account on second transaction.

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It appears my first transaction went through, but my second transaction was cancelled and was going to take maybe five days to be returned with my account being disabled, with no explanation as to why. I can understand they may be doing it to protect my account, but the way they did it and the response I received made me feel like I was the one getting scammed and did question if my friend's facebook account had been hacked after he communicated through messenger and sent the worldremit link through there.

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Hi Craig, we'd be happy to see what happened with your account. Please contact us at

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Craig C

Rude poor

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Worldremit are pathetic people. They disable my account for only 1 transaction that I cancel for people scam me and they suspended my account they are rude to helping you to fix ur account VERY VERY RUDE

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Cancelled for no reason

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Was transferring tuition and they pulled the money from one account but then cancelled the transaction & suspended my account. The money is now unaccessible & I am unable to pay my tuition. They offered no help or explanation as to why my tuition payment was denied. Thanks, heaps for that.

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Peter K

Peter KCentral Queensland, QLD

Cancelled transfer for no reason

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After the money left my account but didn't arrive the other end. I enquired through their app but no reply. So I called their overseas number and after going through 3 banks of 'press number now', I was on hold for at least 15 minutes. The help line guy then went off for another 5 minutes to find out why the had cancelled the transfer but came back with no answer.. he informed me it would take up to 7 days to get the money refunded. He said they sent an email but it turns out they doubled up on the .net and I never received it. Wish I could rate them lower than 1.

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Disgusted

Katya

KatyaSydney, NSW

  • 3 reviews

Unprofessional bad service. WR doesn't talk to local partners and has minimum visibility on transaction

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Siobhan L.

Siobhan L.Canberra 2600, ACT

  • 2 reviews

Terrible terrible terrible

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Ignored emails for up to three weeks and flat out just didn't respond to other emails. They kept me in 'verifying ID' status for a week (supposed to be 48 hours) for me to find out they were never able to verify me because I was using the wrong country's passport. They didnt tell me that, just kept me in 'verifying id' mode and still took the money from my account. I ended up cancelling the transaction in early January 2020, and am still trying to locate my money. I would rather nail my tongue to a table every morning than deal with this company.

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Alejandra

AlejandraSouth East Queensland, QLD

  • 2 reviews

I'll never again use your dodgy service.

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I transferred from Australia to America and after 8 business days the transaction hasn't been done. They say it's 1-3 business days, not true. 4 days ago I requested a cancellation and the transaction hasn't been canceled yet. I just hope I'm not scammed. I'll never use your service again and I'll post as many bad reviews as I can.. you don't deserve to be in business. People send money overseas because we have a need and you don't take it seriously

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Hi Alejandra, we understand your frustration. Please see the email we have sent you for further action. Apologies for any inconvenience. Thanks, WorldRemit

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Spam company

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Transaction 55642991. Poor product without any security whatsoever (phone validation, account recovery).
Worst customer support I ever dealt with. If you have any problem or request, they will send automatic replies requesting nonsense information.

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Jonez

JonezVictoria

Delays.. Documents supplied still no response.

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I initiated a transfer of funds last week. The funds were urgent. I have used WorldRemit before but smaller amounts. I send a slightly bigger amount and the delay and questions kept on coming. I submitted the confidential documents and information requested. There is zero response. The chat experts say I will get a response BUT nothing is happening. I worry that this transfer could just go down the drain. If my funds were to be refunded today they maybe worthless due to the current rate fluctuations! I budgeted on last weeks Au$ to USD rate..!

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Jonez
Jonez

Thank you World Remit representatives. The funds were transferred at the rate I initiated.

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Glad to hear that your issue has been resolved!

Kind regards,
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Christel

ChristelNew South Wales

Incompetent Workers

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Jenn Carol

Jenn CarolSouth East Queensland, QLD

Stealing from Excel Children's Care Bukenya - Day 22 and still not honoured

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Irene

IrenePerth, WA

  • 2 reviews

Worst service, esp in Uganda. No cooperation from the company

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Transfer made to Uganda. Kerp on saying technical issues from the local agent. Refund took 7 working days leaving my family without the money. Agents on site were not helping

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We are sorry to hear about your recent experience with us. Please, if this is still ongoing, update your review using your customer number so that we can identify your account and assist you promptly. Kind regards, WorldRemit

Terrible and worse service for refunds

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Initiated a transaction . It was declined. Told my bank didn’t match my account(perplexing!!! My name is same). Spoke to customer service and they have absolutely no idea how to deal with situation. They use scripted message to blame your bank. If you can debit money automatically, why can’t you refund automatically?

Do we have to take your team to the ombudsman or AFCA?

Now waiting for refunds and given scripted messages. Think before you use them. If I can have a negative review, I would have give them.

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Kemi
Kemi

WR2899120. Hope you return funds today .

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Hi Kemi, thanks for confirming your customer number. We have escalated your case to the relevant team. We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Kind regards,
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Disgusted customer.

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Disgusting service. Have used it for while and i must say avoid it. Was sending money to my son going back to school ten hours later no money. Back to old and trusted western union.

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John C.

John C.Sydney, NSW

  • 2 reviews

Don't waste your time!

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Rude and arrogant staff.
They really do not want your businesses. I have used multiple other remittance companies and this is the worst by far!!!!!
It took me nearly 1 hour to speak with a supervisor. They keep refusing to put you through. Only persistence gets you there but still, they do not care about the customers... Don't waste your time!
And if you cancel, you can expect a long wait to get your money back...Quick to take your money but slow to return it...

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Eldhose

EldhoseGreater Melbourne (Outer), VIC

  • 2 reviews

Pathetic, DO NOT USE

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The rates are the poorest.Customer service doesnt know what they are talking about, each person says different things. Goodluck if you are waiting for refund as it may take up to 4 weeks

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Questions & Answers

Amanda

Amandaasked

I'm supposed to receive some money in my mtn (Ghana) mobile money account via worldremit,i have been waiting for three days and i still haven't received my money,very unusual of Worldremit,my sender sent me a screenshot and it says waiting authorization,how i'm i supposed to do this,Worldremit i need a fast response,i need the money,it's urgent

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Ayo

Ayoasked

Someone sent me money to me in Nigeria from California since Saturday but up till now the money has not reflected on my account and neither do I get a notification woldremit.
I have received money from somebody else before and infact another person sent me money through worldremit and it has entered.please tell me what might be wrong

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leo l.

leo l.asked

So I sent money to kenya from debit card to mpesa but It says transaction failed, that payout network was not found yet I have been sending to the same recipient before and it worked, money was also taken from my account will I get a refund?

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