[MicroBob]

I really don't know much about these things.

But you can say you suddenly owe a lot of money and your friend who is travelling sent it to you so you won't have your legs broken.

Or you can say that it's from some former friend of yours who stiffed you on a debt (you helped with his car's down-payment) and then he left the country and he's FINALLY freaking paying you back.

Whatever.

Obviously it's none of their business.
But if they do ask I think there are plenty of legit/plausible reasons to be receiving $3k from the Phillipines.


Maybe all of these Western Union cash-outs at the same time will catch some attention. But I'm guessing there aren't going to be so many that it would be that attention grabbing.


Also - on the Latino-Satellite package they have about a zillion commercials for Western Union.
All of the ads are for latinos IN the U.S. to send money home to their families in 3rd world countries who need it.

But the funds do go the other way too (college students for example).

and, as has already been observed, there are lots of ebay purchases out there.