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Large international transfer from Dubai to UK

kingza · 2014-01-26 16:32:01

Hey Money Experts, I need your wisdom here. So a couple of years ago one of my parents passed away and as a result we had to sell some property abroad and ended up with a sum of money, say 50k GBP in an account in Dubai. I now want to bring this money here because I'll soon be wanting to use it as a deposit for a house for…

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jimjames Posts: 19,264 Forumite

28 January 2014 at 10:16PM

kingza wrote: »

Hehe. I asked some 2 guys that were standing near the entrance.

You know in central London HSBC branches they have that premium customer service where there are 1 or 2 staff members standing near the door directing you and managing ad hoc appointments.

Yeah well I asked them.

I'm sure the doormen weren't that bothered either way

Remember the saying: if it looks too good to be true it almost certainly is.
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