The Western Union Company Money Transfers Complaint

International money transfer Fraud or scam

The Western Union Company Money transfers department,

International money transfer Fraud or scam Alabama

I sent $800.00 by Western Union to my friend who was robbed while vacationing in -. She presented here passport as Identification and the agent had her fill out and sign ( before receiving the cash ) all the paperwork. The agent then called the store manager over to give here the cash because the amount was too high for here to disperse. The manager again inspected here passport and then refused to give her the money because her middle name was on her passport, but not on the money transfer. They then told her that the transfer would be cancelled and I would have to resend it. When I went online to resend it, the transfer was listed as being received by my friend. I then contacted Western Union by phone and was told that it had not been canceled and it had defiantly been picked up. After talking to several more people on that call I was told that the agents in - must have made a mistake and not cancelled the transaction. My friend went back to the agents in - and told them this and they said she was wrong, the transfer had been cancelled. She requested that they call Western Union and talk to them to figure out what was going on and they refused. This transfer was on the - of -, 2016, and ever since then I, and my friend have been trying to get this corrected and find out where the money went. Western Union asked if I would like a formal investigation of this transaction and I told them to do so. Since that time I have heard nothing and am unable to reach anyone that can tell me any information about the investigation, or if the investigation is even occurring.

The Western Union Company customer in Alabama
Jan 09, 2017

* Source: CFPB Complaint Database

The Western Union Company response to complaint:
Closed with explanation

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