MoneyGram Money Transfers Complaint

International money transfer Fraud or scam

MoneyGram Money transfers department,

International money transfer Fraud or scam New Jersey

Posted Bedroom furniture on - for $1000.00 ( -/-/16 ). Was contacted by - - -. He said was on assignment on -. Would have assistant send money order for $1000.00 to cover furniture + $40.00 to hold. Later notified that assistant made mistake sending - $980.00 money orders ( MoneyGram - and - ) instead of - for $1000.00. He asked if I could send change of $930.00. I was suspicious, but when I took money orders to - - branch ( -/-/16 ) in - -, NJ was told by cashier ( - ) that the money orders were " good '', " same as cash. '' I made the mistake of believing the cashier. I sent a MoneyGram money order to - - - in the - ( MoneyGram Reference -, -/-/16 ). On -/-/16 - - returned both deposited money orders as " fictitious. '' I went to - - and eventually was told there was nothing they could do ( -/-/16 ). I contacted MoneyGram and eventually was told there was nothing they could do ( -/-/16 ). MoneyGram case -. - told me I should contact the local police. I filed a police report with the - - police ( -/-/16 ).

MoneyGram customer in New Jersey
Feb 19, 2016

* Source: CFPB Complaint Database

MoneyGram response to complaint:
Closed with explanation

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