how safe are wire transfers 
a wire transfer is generally safe and secure provided you know the recipient a legitimate service will vet the identity of each entity involved in a transaction so that anonymous transfers are impossible international wire transfers that originate in the united states are monitored by the office of foreign assets control an agency of the u s treasury this agency makes sure the money being sent overseas is not being used to fund terrorist activities or for money laundering purposes they are also tasked with preventing money from going to countries that are the subject of sanctions by the u s government 1