from: WESTERN UNION <wunion303@aol.com>
date: Aug 4, 2023, 7:34 PM
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Refunds worth $153 million are being sent to 109,000 US consumers
affected by a series of fraudulent payments conducted by Western
Union.
Western Union settled the 2023 case for $586M
The distribution is the first of a series of refunds Western Union has
been compelled to issue following 2023 regulatory action leveled
against it by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Western Union turned
a blind eye to the fraudulent payments made through its money transfer
system,” says Mr,Andrew Smith, director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer
Protection. We’re glad to be returning money to those consumers who
were ripped off by fraudsters exploiting the Western Union system, and
we will not tolerate Western Union or other payment companies
facilitating fraud.
The company’s settlement with the FTC required Western Union to pay
$586 Million usd in monetary relief. The $153 Million figure is the
first of multiple payments over the coming months to consumers who
lost money. The FTC, US Department of Justice (DOJ), and US Postal
Inspection Service oversaw the 2023 enforcement action.
It charged Western Union with an awareness that fraudsters around the
world used the company’s money transfer system, and that agents at the
firm were complicit.
The investigation uncovered hundreds of Millions of dollars being sent
to China in structured transactions designed to avoid the reporting
requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act.But before we will transfer your
fund and you will pay amount of $25 usd for transfer charge fee by any
gift card or Steam wallet card or iTunes card only ok.
Related: Wells Fargo agrees to pay $2 Billion fine for fraudulent
account furor According to US Attorney Eileen Decker most of the funds
were being sent by illegal immigrants to pay their human smugglers. A
Western Union agent plead guilty to federal charges of structuring
illegal transactions, which the company had known about for five
years. Documents seen at the time by the watchdogs showed that Western
Union had fought keep hold of the employee in question because of the
high volume of their activity.The losses and the number of victims in
this case are staggering,” says John Walker, assistant postal
inspector in charge at the US Postal Inspection Service. Today, we are
happy to play [a role in] returning money to those who were scammed,
delivering justice, and in this case, delivering restitution.”
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