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<p>I first met Mark Lawson, MD of Exchange 4 Free, by sheer chance at the Travel Indaba (Durban ICC) over the weekend of 7-9 May 2016. I attended the Travel Indaba in the hopes of sourcing new clients in the travel industry. I did not go there with the intention of finding a currency exchange company.<br /><br />Their logo "send and receive money for free globally" (or something similar) caught my attention, as up until this point, I was using my Bidvest World Currency card to send/receive money. The problem was that Bidvest was robbing me blind at a ridiculous 6% currency conversion fee, in addition to a $3.75 ATM withdrawal fee. <br /><br />Although international currency exchange was not the primary reason for me attending the Indaba, I got very curious as to how this whole process worked, and Mark Lawson was there to answer all my questions. Even after I returned back home (to Cape Town) from the Indaba, I still had many questions as to how it worked as I've never sent or received money internationally prior to this.<br /><br />Mark and his team, Marco Contreiras and Matthew Lawson, assisted me with all my questions. I finally signed up as a client, and they even allowed me to transfer as little as R19,000, even though they generally only accept from R30,000 and higher. I was a little nervous as I was not sure how long it would take in practice, since the Russian banks advised a 10-day waiting period. Exactly one week later, the money landed into my Russian bank account, and their fees were so much lower than Bidvest's ridiculously high rate of 6%.<br /><br />I would certainly encourage any person to make use of Exchange 4 Free, not only because their rates are the lowest in the nation, but mostly because they take the time to answer all your questions, and at times, Mark even answered some of my emails as late as 11pm at night, which is unheard of these days.<br /><br />Thanks for making me a believer in your product and service and I'll most certainly keep using Exchange 4 Free as my preferred currency exchange provider from hence forth. Bidvest Bank just lost me as a customer - at least on international currency exchange transactions, and I would like to encourage everyone seeking an honest, no-BS service provider, to make use of Exchange 4 Free.<br /><br />Regards,<br />Nazeem Dollie<br />a South African patriot now living in the Russian Federation<br />(formerly from Cape Town)</p>
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