Effective December 1, 2012, the Postal Service™ temporarily suspended the sale of Sure Money® (DineroSeguro®) service for amounts over $1,500 (up to $2,000) due to changes in acceptance and cash payout procedures by Bancomer Transfer Services.
Customers may continue to purchase Sure Money service up to $1,500 per transaction per day from authorized Post Office™ facilities for recipients in participating countries.
This update was effective on December 1, 2012. The next update of the online Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM®) will include revised information on this issue. However, the next issue of the online IMM will be dated and published on January 27, 2013, and that update will include the Sure Money fees that become effective on that date. The fees noted in this article are the fees that are currently in effect and will be until January 27, 2013.
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM)
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3 Extra Services
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370 International Money Transfer Services
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372 Sure Money (DineroSeguro)
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372.2 Options and Restrictions
The following restrictions apply to Sure Money service:
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a. Effective December 1, 2012, the maximum purchase per day is temporarily suspended to $1,500.
372.3 Fees
Fees for Sure Money service are as follows:
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1. Effective December 1, 2012, the maximum purchase per transaction is temporarily suspended to $1,500.
2. Mailers may request a refund for previously purchased amounts over $1500 (up to $2000).
3. Effective December 1, 2012, the maximum change of payee per transaction is temporarily suspended to $1,500.
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We will incorporate relevant revisions on this issue into the next update of the online IMM, which is available via Postal Explorer® at http://pe.usps.com.
— Product Classification,
Pricing, 12-27-12
