I believe that who ever it is that works in the office there knows or is involved in the scams.

I wanted to send my friend some money for some contract work he did for me. He works abroad in places like Shanghai, East Germany, and Canada where I met him. On Sept 20, 2008, I went to Western Unions website and did the online transfer -- I paid with my credit card. This was my first time using their service. The final step is to phone them in person to have the transfer approved. So we went over my transfer over the phone, and I was declined! No idea why. He told me i'd get an email and that was it. Nothing was mentioned what would happen to my $316.00.
I assumed it would be like any other business -- they would simply credit my credit card and the balance would show a couple days later.

So, a couple days later, I phoned again. Where is my money? The rep said "oh, your money is on a 1 month hold". Ok. So I believed him. 1 month hold. Just have patience. So, I put the issue on the backburner -- afterall, I'd have to wait almost 1-2 months to see any credit on my credit card summary.
Christmas came around and I was gone for a week or two, so it wasn't until mid-Jan that i remembered. The issue is still not resolved. I didn't see any credit from Western Union on my creditcard transaction summary in November or December. So i phoned them again. I was told that they'd put in a request to have someone phone me after 48 hours. No one ever did. So I phoned them yet again. I was told the same thing.

By this time, I had had enough of Western Union. They sounded unprofessional and incompetent. They were telling me that they had nothing on file. I didn't trust anything they said at this point. Everything was lies, and deceptive. So no one ever phoned me -- so I phoned yet again. This time a rep told me that I'd have to "contest it" with my bank -- the one that issued my credit card. So, i wrote my bank an email. I got an email back, days later stating it was my creditcard company I had to contact. So I contacted my credit card company, and they replied back to me, stating that because the transfer had occured more than 100 days ago, they couldn't do anything about it, and I'd have to take it up with "the merchant": Western Union.

Oh gawd. So, I've emailed western union about a thousand times -- no reply. So that's it. Western Union has stolen $316.00 from me. It's amazing how it's legal for these big companies to steal from people.

I will never ever do business with these crooks again. And I have half a mind to write a letter to the grocery-store where I shop, to get the western union out of there. Why are these crooks everywhere? If that happened to me, it must be happening to other people! I don't use their service often. That was my first time. And last time!

Please don't patronize crooks like Western Union. They should be shut down because they think they are above the law.

I was in Rite Aid 3/5/09 to send money via western union. The manager had never done this before and had no idea how to. I waited for awhile then told her I would go to Ingles and get this done. It took the girl about 2 minutes and my money was sent. Your managers and other employees need to be trained on how to us western union.

YOUR TRANSFER CODE NOTIFICATION

Attn; Receipient,

Please be informed that the funds are coming directly from the International M onetary Funds headquarters and we are only to pay beneficiaries once they meet their financial obligations.

Also note that Western Union is not allowed to make all payment at once via we stern union money transfer due to the way the fund came to our headquarters an d for security reasons, upon receipt of your fees and your International Remit tance File purchased, you are receiving a first pay-out of $10, 000 which is ma de into two halves which will enable you walk into any Western Union office of your choice and pick up your funds. Note that the remaining fund/payment will be made install mentally in the following order:

1. $10, 000 made payable to you from the Western Union
2. $740, 000 made payable to you via bank wire transfer from our designated pay ing bank.

Upon receipt of the fee for the purchasing of your international remittance fi le, you are receiving your first pay-out of $10, 000.00

According to the Section 636(1) of the LPN CAF of the 1999 constitution regard ing a contract like you will have to make the payment of the $100usd so as to
enable the purchasing of your inheritance file to prevent illegal transfer of
your funds or any form of hindrance.

Here are details of your money transfer of $10, 000 made on your behalf but it
has no receiver's name yet until you remit the $100.00 to us before we can pur chase the inheritance file with your name and put your name as the receiver be low is the information you will use to send us the fee $100.00 Via western uni on.

RECEIVER NAME _________________JUDE OKECHUKWU
COUNTRY_______________________ REPUBLIC OF BENIN
CITY _______________________ COTONUO
TEXT QUESTION__________________ TRANSFER CODE?
ANSWER_______________________ 001
MTCN__________________

Then after you send the money you can send the payment information to our emai l below.

E-Mail:( [email protected] )
Direct line:+229-989-50-263


As soon as we receive the payment of the $100.00 from you then we pick it up w e well put your name as the receive and you will go to western union and pick
the money.

PAYMENT DETAILS MADE FOR YOUR CONFIRMATION!!!

Amount: $5, 000 USD
MTCN:895-375-3168

Amount:$5, 000 USD
MTCN:895-375-3110

Sender`s First Name: JUDE
Sender's Last Name: OKECHUKWU

You can log onto our website www.westernunion.com and track your transfer and see that your money is there but needed the above stated fee to redirect the
transfer to you for your easy pick up. Note that within 72hrs if you do not re mit the required $100.00 which has already been made ($10, 000)It will be withd rawn back and remember that the money details given to you does not bear your
name as the receiver until you make the payment of the $100.00

Get back to us with our E-Mail:([email protected]) with the p ayment information one you made the payment and you can call on my direct line if you have any question OK.

Call for confirmation of receipt of this message on :+229-989-50-263 Have a good day.

Regards,

Johnson Ibe (ESQ)
Western Union Payments







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Western Union does nothing to verify the identity of people setting up accounts. Because of this someone was able to use Western Union claiming to be me and wire my entire bank account to India.

Upon trying to call their customer service for assistance in the matter they weren't helpful at all. They won't even send me the information listed in 'my' western union account. I believe this is likely because the address, date of birth, and other information aren't accurate, meaning they shouldn't have allowed this to occur.

I plan on filing a lawsuit against Western Union; for enabling scams like this to occur. They aren't concern at all with the fact that hard working people are being ripped off so easily through their services. They have no ethics and very poor customer service!