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Deadline Tomorrow to Get Refund from Western Union

May 30, 2018 Comments Off on Deadline Tomorrow to Get Refund from Western Union

I told you about this last November.  But it’s now or never if you were scammed out of money and Western Union took your payment.

Western Union has $586 million they have to give out.  It’s the settlement agreement they made for letting scammers trick people into wiring money to “grand kids” in Zimbabwe and “friends” stranded in China.  If you were caught in such a scam, you have money coming.

Letters notifying people of this are going out to 500,000 people the Justice Department believes were scammed.  But they think there are others.  Those others can go online to fill out an application.  They’ll want details, so be prepared with dates, amounts, etc.  And file before Feb. 12, 2018.

If you think you fell for a Western Union-related scam, go to www.WesternUnionRemission.com  .

 

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Let Western Union Wire YOU Money

November 27, 2017 Comments Off on Let Western Union Wire YOU Money

Western Union has $586 million they have to give out.  It’s the settlement agreement they made for letting scammers trick people into wiring money to “grand kids” in Zimbabwe and “friends” stranded in China.  If you were caught in such a scam, you have money coming.

Letters notifying people of this are going out to 500,000 people the Justice Department believes were scammed.  But they think there are others.  Those others can go online to fill out an application.  They’ll want details, so be prepared with dates, amounts, etc.  And file before Feb. 12, 2018.

If you think you fell for a Western Union-related scam, go to www.WesternUnionRemission.com  .

 

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Get Money Back for Grandma

March 14, 2017 Comments Off on Get Money Back for Grandma

Do you have a grandparent or elderly friend who was deceived into sending money to a relative overseas to, say, keep them out of jail?  The elderly are the ones most often taken advantage of by such scams, sending part of the money they need to live on off to a scam artist.  And how do they send it?  Western Union usually.

Western Union has admitted to the federal government that they have been letting these scams happen–aiding and abetting fraud, which is a felony.  As a consequence, they’ve agreed to several measures they’ll take, including paying $586 billion  They will refund “fraudulently induced money transfers.”

For more details, go to https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/western-union-admits-anti-money-laundering-and-consumer-fraud-violations-forfeits-586-million.

If you know someone who got caught up in this, especially an older person who may find it difficult or confusing applying for a refund, keep going back to https://www.justice.gov/criminal-afmls/remission#wu to check on the progress of the settlement.  Right now, the Dept. of Justice is looking for a claims administrator to oversee the program.  Once a person is hired, it won’t be long before the website will have instructions for filing claims.  The DOJ moves slowly.  Don’t give up.

 

 

 

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