I would like to know if somebody has experiences in sending money from Benin to an European country through Western Union or Moneygram?
If yes, do i have problems as nigerian?
Is it safe, does all the money arrive at the recipient or do they take more than the fees?

I hope to get serious replies.

The regulations in Nigeria do not permit sending of money outside the country through money transfer companies. Depending on the purpose of the transfer (medical bills, school fees, profit repatriation, personal upkeep, etc), you should approach your bank branch for assistance.

Thanks Pukkah,
perhaps there was a misunderstanding, I don`t want to send it from Nigeria, so not Benin City, I meant Benin as country (so it would be Cotonou)
I know that I`m not allowed to send it from Nigeria, the bank told me that I should go to Benin and send it from there but I want to be sure that it functions and that it is safe.

Raghilda:

Thanks Pukkah,
perhaps there was a misunderstanding, I don`t want to send it from Nigeria, so not Benin City, I meant Benin as country (so it would be Cotonou)
I know that I`m not allowed to send it from Nigeria, the bank told me that I should go to Benin and send it from there but I want to be sure that it functions and that it is safe.

Oh I see, I thought you meant Benin City. I advise that you make some calls or send emails to a few banks in Benin Republic to be very sure before you go over there. You can visit https://wumt.westernunion.com/WUCOMWEB/staticMid.do?method=load&pagename=agentLocator for a list of some banks/financial institutions in Benin Rep. that I got for you.

I wish you well.

Poster, you wont encounter any problem as a Nigerian while sending money from Benin Rep. I ve sent money to US, Europe countless times, without any issues. You pay the transfer charges, taxes when sending, so the recepient ll collect exact amount you sent to him/her. Also note that they only accept CFA Franc for transaction. So you ll need to convert you currency to CFA Franc.

You cant send money from Nigeria either through western union or moneygramm, what you can do is to go to Rep Du Benin and send it through western union or moneygramm. You will need to first convert the naira to cefa and send the cefa to europe, they will calculate it for you there at the bank.