There are many ways to send money to those overseas. From the simple act of putting a wad of notes into an envelope and using a secure postal service to deliver the money for you through to using dedicated companies to make monetary transfers for you either from account to account or to specific locations where money can be collected by an individual, there will be many ways to send money abroad from UK.
However, different approaches will be safer than others. For instance, no matter how secure the postal service you choose might seem, there is still a very good chance that a proportion or all of the money you send by post will not reach its intended destination. However, this is not the only form of financial transfer that can be risky when sending money abroad.
The level of risk you encounter is likely to be directly related to how much money you pay in fees, with postal services being very cheap and very dedicated and secure financial companies charging a percentage of money sent.
However, by finding the right the right company that specialises in sending money overseas, you will find that you can send any amount of money you need to and be confident it will indeed reach its intended destination, even if those receiving the money do not have a bank account or have many restrictions placed on the money they can receive.
Therefore, sending money abroad can be perfectly safe, so long as you know where to look. In the majority of cases it will be best to choose a company that specialise in sending money to certain countries or continents as not only are they likely to be better value, but they will also be far better versed in the laws that govern each country and in turn will know the very best way to send money there as safely as possible.