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The Western Union Company has agreed to forfeit $586 million as part of an agreement with the U.S. Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission over claims the global money services company participated in an international global fraud scheme.
Consumers who lost money to scammers they paid using Western Union between Jan. 1, 2004 and Jan. 19, 2017 may be eligible to file a claim and get their money back. The payment will be made through a process called remission.
In its agreement with the DOJ, Western Union reportedly admitted that it violated the Bank Secrecy Act and anti-fraud statutes by processing transactions for Western Union agents and other participants in an international consumer fraud scheme.
The scheme reportedly involved scammers who falsely posed as family members who were in need or falsely promised job opportunities or prizes. Victims of these scams were told to send money through Western Union to help their family members or to claim their prize.
The DOJ lodged claims against Western Union for wire fraud, aiding and abetting, and failure to maintain an effective anti-money laundering program.
More than 500,000 petitions have reportedly been mailed to consumers who have been identified as victims of the money transfer fraud with instructions on how to file a claim for a refund. If you did not receive a petition in the mail but believe you were a victim of a Western Union scam, you may file a claim online.
Who’s Eligible
You may be eligible for a Western Union remission payment if you sent a money transfer through Western Union between Jan. 1, 2004 and Jan. 19, 2017 and were the victim of fraud.
Potential Award
Class Members can expect to receive a partial refund of the amount lost due to the fraud.
Proof of Purchase
Claimants are asked to provide a Western Union Money Transfer Control Number and their Social Security number when submitting a petition for remission.
Claim Form
NOTE: If you do not qualify for this settlement do NOT file a claim.
Remember: you are submitting your claim under penalty of perjury. You are also harming other eligible Class Members by submitting a fraudulent claim. If you’re unsure if you qualify, please read the FAQ section of the Settlement Administrator’s website to ensure you meet all standards (Top Class Actions is not a Settlement Administrator). If you don’t qualify for this settlement, check out our database of other open class action settlements you may be eligible for.
Claim Form Deadline
5/31/2018 UPDATED
Case Name
United States of America v. The Western Union Company, Case No. 1:17-cv-00011-CCC, in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Final Hearing
N/A
Settlement Website
Claims Administrator
United States v. The Western Union Company
c/o Gilardi & Co. LLC
P.O. Box 404027
Louisville, KY 40233-4027
844-319-2124
info@WesternUnionRemission.com
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113 thoughts onFTC Western Union International Fraud Scam Remission
Trying to decide if this is a scam or reality. Why do they need a social security number?
I fell for the secret shopper scam with Walmart. I looked up the company and everything. My heart dropped when I realized what had happened.Had to use cc to get out of that debt, I called everyone, the company the bank it was issued from, WU, Walmart, the police. No one could help me. And you know what? I had gotten another e-mail saying it was a settlement company in August of this year. I didn’t know who to turn to but I kept the e-mail just in case.But when I received the claim form I could not believe it!!!. Of course, I called to make sure this was legit.Thank goodness I kept everything… and now I’m leery of everything even if Publisher clearing house comes to my door. we all are going to the bank together with the blooms :)))))))
I lost 1,850.00 to scammers through Weren’t Union trying to help a friend who was out of country at that time.even though I realized less than an hour later that it was a scam and reported it to western union right away,but unfortunately my request was ignored and lost my money.it’s time to stop this nonsense.
October 2017, I received a letter from a lottery in the UK, informing me of a $180,000, win. A $4,870. a check was released to me to pay for fees, via phone call received instructions to direct funds through the Western Union to the UK. Mid-October 2017, the bank informed me the check was no good. The bank took the funds out of my account. I have the receipts from the Western Union. HELP
Nigerian scammers and still living with nightmare. I lost 15000 thousand and had to pay the bank back. long story short I got a check and they asked me to send the money back to them!!!
I was scammed out of a total of $70k. I know it was stupid on my part, but that was my life savings. I got promises of a better life with a “wonderful ” man. I didn’t want to believe that this was a scam. I was so desperate for love. They also wanted me to wire money for merchandise which I didn’t do. But, this is another example of a Nigerian nightmare. I haven’t been able to locate my WU Control Numbers. Do I have any recourse?
I WAS SCAMMED OUT OF A LOT TOO. STUPID ON MY PART ALSO.I WAS FIRST STARTING DOING SWEEPSTAKES I DID NOT KNOW YOU NEVER EVER PAY FOR A WIN. I LOST A FEW THOUSAND TO THEM. FROM NIGERIAN SCAMMERS.. I DO BELIEVE KARMA WILL GET THEM.
Try going back to the WU office and ask them to pull the information for you. Try to remember the appropriate date and time of transaction and explain the situation.
Don’t feel bad, Just be aware . We all do dumb things. Including me.
I have sent money via western union and lost the claim number. The family member could pick it up with out the claim number and I couldn’t get the 30.00 refunded. WU did get paid their fee,s. And they got the 30.00 also. No WU agent can help me get my money back. The WU gets rich off of people like me. I wonder how many billions they have made from intellectually and developmentally delayed persons and the elderly? This should be a crime like abuse and exploitation. It is severely damaged me to be ran over like this. I have become confused and have gave up will loss of dignity and become a hoarder.
I still have some of the fake money orders that was sent to me but don’t have the western union control number. I know what western union I used it was so long ago but I did get scammed and had to pay my bank back.
I still have a copy of the money order he wanted me to put in my bank account,then buy & send a cheaper money order elsewhere.Like I’m stupid.Turned original into my then bank for the local police to take care of & contact proper authorities.Not 1 damn thing was ever done!Then in the past year an online grift is going on online, claimeding to get you huge amounts of grant $-but pay an “independant”deliver hundreds of dollars to get my $ to me.Turned those scams in to numerous agencies,alerted fb-again,not 1 org gave a shit!fb won’t even shut down the sites.Course they allow sex sites of abuse,animal snuff & torture sites & posts & practically promote cyber bullying.So what do we expect in this century!Look what we got stuck with for a “president”!
I also got scammed from people in Nigeria, I still have money orders and some of them the post master took, I got calls in the middle of the night and also at works two or three times a day, I couldn’t run or hide from them, I was so scared someone was watching me all the time, I got scammed for around 10,000, I had to pay my bank bank and be confronted like i was a thief, I had to even get my brother to cosign for the loan , I had all my family and friends making fun of me like i was crazy or lost my mind, I really thought i was going to have a nervous break down,And i really thought my husband was going to divorce me and i couldn’t
blame him, This affected me horribly in so many ways, I too became a hoarder and i stayed at home all the time,It truly ruined my life and yes i’m to blame,I still get upset talking about it,I feel so stupid even now that i did something this crazy.
I just want to know what this entails, I had a 15.000 dollars wired to me and western union charges me 7,000 to send it to me and then was charged another fee for 2,000 where I had to pick up the money and this was from my settlement for my Husbands passing so my Attorney wired the money before he would even send he had to ask me first if I was going to pay this out of my settlement I had no choice I had moved from Florida Back to Massachusetts. I had Bought a Car which I needed pay the car loan Insurance and licensing I figure they would charge me an FEE but never imagined it 9,000 dollars I ended up having to sell the car 4 months later to pay other expenses. so if this what your looking for Please send me the forms Thanks, Kathryn Lane
I received a letter with my last name spelled incorrectly and I don’t like giving out my social security number. I want to know if this is a scam???