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How can I get cash to my son in another country if he has no bank cards?

• My son is in Brussels and has had his passport bank cards stolen. He has gone to the uk embassy to get a replacement passport. Will they give him cash? or is there any way I can give ...show more

• Answer:

  First off, make sure that you are actually communicating with your son. I know it sounds a little odd to say that, but some scammers hijack people's email accounts and try to persuade friends and relatives that they are in trouble and need you to wire them some money. If you actually talked to your son (by phone), and you know he was actually in Brussels, then you have a few options: Usually the embassy will not give a stranded citizen spending money, but they will provide a service where they can get you a hotel room for the night and/or a plane ticket home. Your son would probably have to provide some sort of guarantees to refund that money when he returns home. If he is just interested in getting home, you could arrange to have a plane ticket waiting for him at the airport, or have it delivered to the embassy in Brussels. And you could reserve a hotel room for him. You would just need to get on the phone with the airline or hotel when checking in so you could provide the credit card info. I assume that your son still has his passport or other ID, it's just the bank cards that were stolen? There are also places like Western Union where you can perform a wire transfer. You pay money in UK to the company, they give you a transaction number, and they deduct a fee. On the other end, your son supplies the transaction number and gets the money. I believe banks might even be able to do that too.