Western Union Money Transfers Complaint

International money transfer Fraud or scam

Western Union Money transfers department,

International money transfer Fraud or scam New Mexico

On - -, 2015 Recieved a call @ - - from ( whom I thought was ) - - ( - ) He briefly stated he was in jail in - -, NV and needed bail. He stated he was in an accident and was hit by a - woman but failed a - test. He stated I would recieve a call from his attorney - - ( - ) from - - in a few minutes. I told him no problem and waited for the call. - - - called me @ - - and explained the jail circumstances and I agreed to post bail for my friend. Bail was sent to - - in -. He explained this was a normal procedure to send funds - and the he needed only the tracking number which I provided after the transaction was complete. One hour later, - - calls and asked for an additional amount to cover an out of court settlement that he negociated with the woman. The woman was planning on suing - -. - - said she would sign a statement to not file suit if a settlement sould be made. I agreed to pay only if the woman signed a statement to agree not to file suit. - - agreed but no statemnt was sent to me. The last I heard of - -. I have since tried to call - - several times but I believe my phone numbers have been blocked. I contacted My friend - - this am only to - it was not him involved in any of this. Hence, the filing of this complaint. Please call or email me to advise. - - - --. Thank you

Western Union customer in New Mexico
Oct 09, 2015

* Source: CFPB Complaint Database

Western Union response to complaint:
Closed with explanation

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