Trying to send money to my mom

[darkfur93]

My mom is in need of a phone so she can be in contact with me, her doctor and my sisters. She is jobless without a home or money at this time.

She doesn't have ID so I don't think Western Union will work.
Tried MoneyGram online but I got a error that said they couldn’t progress my order and I had to call customer service. So I biked to the store to use MoneyGram there, but customer service closed at 7 PM.

Right now I'm going to buy a Target gift card at gyft and give her the code over the phone. If the staff says anything about not having the card with her, shes going to say it's a e-giftcard bought online.

I hope it goes well... I will update soon.

[TheNinja]

My mom is in need of a phone so she can be in contact with me, her doctor and my sisters. She is jobless without a home or money at this time.

She doesn't have ID so I don't think Western Union will work.
Tried MoneyGram online but I got a error that said they couldn’t progress my order and I had to call customer service. So I biked to the store to use MoneyGram there, but customer service closed at 7 PM.

Right now I'm going to buy a Target gift card at gyft and give her the code over the phone. If the staff says anything about not having the card with her, shes going to say it's a e-giftcard bought online.

I hope it goes well... I will update soon.

Do you know anyone else in the area where she lives that you would trust to transfer the money to? He/she could accept the transaction wiring and then give the physical cash to her

[darkfur93]

My mom is in need of a phone so she can be in contact with me, her doctor and my sisters. She is jobless without a home or money at this time.

She doesn't have ID so I don't think Western Union will work.
Tried MoneyGram online but I got a error that said they couldn’t progress my order and I had to call customer service. So I biked to the store to use MoneyGram there, but customer service closed at 7 PM.

Right now I'm going to buy a Target gift card at gyft and give her the code over the phone. If the staff says anything about not having the card with her, shes going to say it's a e-giftcard bought online.

I hope it goes well... I will update soon.

Do you know anyone else in the area where she lives that you would trust to transfer the money to? He/she could accept the transaction wiring and then give the physical cash to her

She's down in Sacramento and I'm about 25 miles north of there. I don't know of anyone well enough around this area I would trust to accept a transaction wiring.
If the giftcard doesn't work, I'm going to have to wait till I get free time off work to travel down there.

[Sejuani]

she doesnt have any friends in the area to stay the night?

i was about to say moneygram, since western union didnt work out but I guess the only thing is to wait for tomorrow to call moneygram..

then have her go pick up the money etc by calling in.

[yvv]

She's down in Sacramento and I'm about 25 miles north of there. I don't know of anyone well enough around this area I would trust to accept a transaction wiring.
If the giftcard doesn't work, I'm going to have to wait till I get free time off work to travel down there.

You chicken, get on a bicycle and bring you mom all she needs. 25 miles is not that far. And help her to get her id. Do you have an id yourself?

[darkfur93]

she doesnt have any friends in the area to stay the night?

i was about to say moneygram, since western union didnt work out but I guess the only thing is to wait for tomorrow to call moneygram.

then have her go pick up the money etc by calling in.

Most of her friends are homeless, she sometimes spends a night at a friends house or motel.
She has mental health issues we don't know how to help her with. Sometimes we don't hear from her in months.
The giftcard I got her should be enough for a classic phone and some clothes. I don't want to give her too much money or she will spend it all on alcohol.
I bought her a few phones in the past and she ends of loosing them after a few months...

[darkfur93]

she doesnt have any friends in the area to stay the night?

i was about to say moneygram, since western union didnt work out but I guess the only thing is to wait for tomorrow to call moneygram.

then have her go pick up the money etc by calling in.

Most of her friends are homeless, she sometimes spends a night at a friends house or motel.
She has mental health issues we don't know how to help her with. Sometimes we don't hear from her in months.
The giftcard I got her should be enough for a classic phone and some clothes. I don't want to give her too much money or she will spend it all on alcohol.
I bought her a few phones in the past and she ends of loosing them after a few months...

I'll take the bus down there on my day off work if I have to. The reason I have her ID is because she lost it  awhile back and it was mailed back to our PO box.

[TheNinja]

she doesnt have any friends in the area to stay the night?

i was about to say moneygram, since western union didnt work out but I guess the only thing is to wait for tomorrow to call moneygram.

then have her go pick up the money etc by calling in.

Most of her friends are homeless, she sometimes spends a night at a friends house or motel.
She has mental health issues we don't know how to help her with. Sometimes we don't hear from her in months.
The giftcard I got her should be enough for a classic phone and some clothes. I don't want to give her too much money or she will spend it all on alcohol.
I bought her a few phones in the past and she ends of loosing them after a few months...

:\ That's sad...sorry to hear that. If she's lost a couple phones in the past, what's stopping her from losing the new one? Just wonderin

[darkfur93]

she doesnt have any friends in the area to stay the night?

i was about to say moneygram, since western union didnt work out but I guess the only thing is to wait for tomorrow to call moneygram.

then have her go pick up the money etc by calling in.

Most of her friends are homeless, she sometimes spends a night at a friends house or motel.
She has mental health issues we don't know how to help her with. Sometimes we don't hear from her in months.
The giftcard I got her should be enough for a classic phone and some clothes. I don't want to give her too much money or she will spend it all on alcohol.
I bought her a few phones in the past and she ends of loosing them after a few months...

:\ That's sad...sorry to hear that. If she's lost a couple phones in the past, what's stopping her from losing the new one? Just wonderin

I hope she doesn't loose this one for awhile. I just want her to get the help she needs. Maybe her new doctor will get her back on track.

[oprahwindfury]

Sorry to hear about your mom's situation. Western Union actually does not require an ID to receive money if you choose "Security Question" as a method of verification. This is used when someone has lost their ID or Passport and needs money wired to them or any other emergency. I would do it this way as it's the easiest way to send her the money she needs.

[Shaco]

dam the more I read this thread, situation is getting worse.

If your mom has mental issue, or a problem with addiction with alchoal shouldn't 1st locate where she is, then go to an AA meeting or something. Is it you already tried everything?

[darkfur93]

The gift card didn't work. They needed a event number. I emailed gyft support to see if they have one.
I told my mom to call me back tomorrow morning.

My sisters don't want me to send her money. They keep on saying she will run me dry.
They said they asked her a few times if she wanted to come live up there and get help but she would always refuse.

Update: Support said the event number is under card details on the app.

[darkfur93]

dam the more I read this thread, situation is getting worse.

If your mom has mental issue, or a problem with addiction with alchoal shouldn't 1st locate where she is, then go to an AA meeting or something. Is it you already tried everything?

I don't know how I would get her to go to AA. She doesn't like being around people she doesn't know.

[TheNinja]

dam the more I read this thread, situation is getting worse.

If your mom has mental issue, or a problem with addiction with alchoal shouldn't 1st locate where she is, then go to an AA meeting or something. Is it you already tried everything?

I don't know how I would get her to go to AA. She doesn't like being around people she doesn't know.

Give her an ultimatum...the way things are going, it sounds like she's going downhill. Ask her if she wants to get better, and if she does, to attend AA; meeting new people is better than continuing down in a difficult situation

[darkfur93]

woa,, but where do you live.?..There are many services can help you!

I went down there on my day off work and bought her a perpaid phone with a $20 month plan.
And I got her new pants and shoes.

[Redwan]

sorry to hear but nice to see that a son trying his best to protect his mother keep it up bro

[Igdehi]

she doesnt have any friends in the area to stay the night?

i was about to say moneygram, since western union didnt work out but I guess the only thing is to wait for tomorrow to call moneygram..

then have her go pick up the money etc by calling in.

doesn't have any friends....i also think that she will have to waiting tomorrow!