Hi, This is similar to what someone has asked me to do, but in reverse. A friend /trader in Egypt, who I have bought from before with no problem, has asked me to receive a payment for him as Egypt doesn't allow PayPal, and I would transfer cash on using Western Union. I'm not saying that there is anything untoward, but it concerns me that I'm potentially opening myself up to fraud if the third party buyer disputes the transaction and I have already transferred cash. It occurred to me that Friends and Family might provide more protection for me, provided the buyer cannot subsequently dispute the transaction.
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