I wired money by Western Union or Moneygram. Can I get it back?
No, I am afraid you cannot get your money back. This is true for 3 reasons. (1) Once the funds are sent through Western Union and picked up at the other end, there is no trail to follow. (2) You don’t really know where you are sending the money or who is going to pick it up. The funds you wired can be picked up at any Western Union office anywhere in the world, and they can be picked up by anyone who furnishes the specified identification, which is often false. (3) The criminals do not put the money in a savings account. It is spent immediately. The money goes to fund further scam operations, amusement, opening and maintaining drug routes, and funding terrorism. ^ Top What if the winning notification refers to a web site? Anyone can purchase and register a domain name. A domain is the name of the web site. For instance, fraudaid.com is Fraud-Aid’s domain. No background check is made to determine if the person who is purchasing and registering a domain is legitimate because a domain is
