The Western Union Company Money Transfers Complaint

The Western Union Company Money transfers department,

International money transfer Other transaction issues Florida

Western Union refused to pay recipient of funds on multiple occasions. They retained my money for 6 months, and I have not been refunded. On numerous occasions I called or attempted to look up the transaction online. Every time I was informed that they could not find my tracking number ( - ), and after escalating the situation, would be informed that the transaction was " on hold '' or " frozen ''. Each time the representative would inform me that they removed the " hold '' and the funds were available for pick up. And every time my receipient continued to be denied the funds. Last week I requested a refund. The representative agreed to issue a check for the funds as the debit card I used to fund the transaction was set to expire. I was told I would be contacted in 24-48 hours by Western Union to verify my address. I was never


Since then I called Western Union 3 times : 1 ) First time learned that the representation last week had NOT cancelled the transaction, and that it was still on " hold '', but that they would release the transaction so that I could go online and cancel it myself. 2 ) The second call I spoke to a supervisor who said that the transfer was arranged online so they could not refund me. When I explained that my debit card had expired, she said she would connect me with a different department, and the call dropped. 3 ) During the third call a different representative told me that they could not issue a check for the refund as the transfer was originally arranged online. Instead, her supervisor would escalate the issue to their back office, which she referred to as the " trace desk department '' and would contact me within 24-48 hours. 6 months, lots of time wasted, and no resolution about IF and WHEN I will ever be refunded. I have never encountered so many mistakes from a financial institution, especially on such a basic transaction. I would recommend wire transfers to anyone considering western union.