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  • Satisfaction
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    • Jul 2004
    • 10900
    #1

    Scammed through Western Union?

    i remember reading something about someone being scammed through Western Union somehow.. are there any pitfalls to it...

    basically wanting to buy a phone off a guy that will only accept west union as a payment? (US selller and im based in AUS)

    does anyone know anything?
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    • WarChild
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      • Jan 2003
      • 17263
      #2
      Originally posted by Satisfaction
      does anyone know anything?
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        • woj
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          • Jul 2002
          • 47880
          #3
          I would be careful with WU, if something goes wrong there is pretty much no way you will get your money back... and it's prefered payment option for scammers... if possible try to pay with credit card or paypal, or get a friend from the US to send the guy a check...
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            • Chris
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              • May 2003
              • 27880
              #4
              dont do it
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              nothing you can do
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                • BlackCrayon
                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                  • Jun 2003
                  • 19634
                  #5
                  WU is the scammers choice method of payment.
                  you don't know you're wearing a leash if you sit by the peg all day..

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                    • nofx
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                      • Nov 2002
                      • 16826
                      #6
                      Originally posted by WarChild
                      The length squared of the longest side of a right angle triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the lengths of the remaining two sides.
                      haha that was unexpected

                      made me laugh

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                        • nofx
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                          • Nov 2002
                          • 16826
                          #7
                          ive never had any problems with WU

                          but then again the people I have dealt with were respectable people

                          Often times I wonder why
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                            • TheSenator
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                              • Feb 2003
                              • 13330
                              #8
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                                • chodadog
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Apr 2002
                                  • 9736
                                  #9
                                  Just take advantage of the secret question option. I've always wanted to send a WU to someone just so i could use the secret question option. Let the person know that the answer is Teabagging. So when they go to pick up their WU...

                                  "Now for the secret question. What is your favourite sport?"

                                  Teabagging =\

                                  Classic.
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                                    • 363R
                                      Confirmed User
                                      • Jun 2003
                                      • 217
                                      #10
                                      Unless you trust the other party 100%, as in he is a friend or someone you've done biz with in the past; do not send money western union. It's a haven for scammers and money laundering, and illegal transactions. All the other person has to do is a give a fake name or fake biz and he takes off with your money, you will never see it again.

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                                        • Pete-KT
                                          Workin With The Devil
                                          • Oct 2004
                                          • 51532
                                          #11
                                          Its a SCAM once you send the money there is no way to stop the payment

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                                            • Muff
                                              Confirmed User
                                              • Mar 2001
                                              • 1782
                                              #12
                                              Originally posted by chodadog
                                              Just take advantage of the secret question option. I've always wanted to send a WU to someone just so i could use the secret question option. Let the person know that the answer is Teabagging. So when they go to pick up their WU...

                                              "Now for the secret question. What is your favourite sport?"

                                              Teabagging =\

                                              Classic.

                                              Brilliant!

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                                                • pornstar2pac
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                                                  • Nov 2003
                                                  • 17380
                                                  #13
                                                  WU has been in biz for some time now. they figured it out.



                                                  ask a secret question,


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                                                    • johndoebob
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                                                      • Mar 2004
                                                      • 3405
                                                      #14
                                                      Sending money to an unknown person by WU is like burning it, never do it!

                                                      Secret question option doesn't mean shit, scammers always get their money and get away clean. Once sent you can't get the money back.

                                                      If somebody only accepts WU he's in 99.9% of all cases a scammer.

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                                                        • loverboy
                                                          When it rains, it pours
                                                          • May 2003
                                                          • 20609
                                                          #15
                                                          Originally posted by NichePay_PeteKT
                                                          Its a SCAM once you send the money there is no way to stop the payment
                                                          i concur, only scammers prefer WU unless you really trust this seller

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                                                            • azguy
                                                              Confirmed User
                                                              • Nov 2004
                                                              • 5167
                                                              #16
                                                              http://www.craigslist.org/about/scams.html

                                                              Look for Western Union description

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                                                                • Dalai lama
                                                                  Strength and Honor
                                                                  • Jul 2004
                                                                  • 16540
                                                                  #17
                                                                  Pay him & put a password on it
                                                                  Let him give the goods
                                                                  give him the password

                                                                  Now if he doesnt deliver or give the goods, dont give the password, you get a call after a +- a week that the tranfer hasnt been picked up and you can go pick it up

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                                                                    • Dalai lama
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                                                                      • Jul 2004
                                                                      • 16540
                                                                      #18
                                                                      Originally posted by johndoebob
                                                                      Secret question option doesn't mean shit, scammers always get their money and get away clean. Once sent you can't get the money back.
                                                                      You are wrong, you can get your money back.

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                                                                        • Dalai lama
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                                                                          • Jul 2004
                                                                          • 16540
                                                                          #19
                                                                          Originally posted by 363R
                                                                          Unless you trust the other party 100%, as in he is a friend or someone you've done biz with in the past; do not send money western union. It's a haven for scammers and money laundering, and illegal transactions. All the other person has to do is a give a fake name or fake biz and he takes off with your money, you will never see it again.
                                                                          In my country they request a ID when picking up money, I'm pretty sure that it's the same in every country.

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                                                                            • nojob
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                                                                              • Feb 2004
                                                                              • 3682
                                                                              #20
                                                                              Do not trust someone that wants to be paid by WU only.

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                                                                                • 363R
                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                  • Jun 2003
                                                                                  • 217
                                                                                  #21
                                                                                  Originally posted by Dalai lama
                                                                                  In my country they request a ID when picking up money, I'm pretty sure that it's the same in every country.

                                                                                  Fake Id's are easily obtained and usually Western Union takes none of the liability for a bad transaction like PayPal does.

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                                                                                    • Dalai lama
                                                                                      Strength and Honor
                                                                                      • Jul 2004
                                                                                      • 16540
                                                                                      #22
                                                                                      Originally posted by 363R
                                                                                      Fake Id's are easily obtained and usually Western Union takes none of the liability for a bad transaction like PayPal does.
                                                                                      You're right. Either way from all tranfers i've send i only been scammed 1 time

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                                                                                        • Sparks
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                                                                                          • Nov 2004
                                                                                          • 2466
                                                                                          #23
                                                                                          It's really easy to get fucked through western union... they couldn't care less if you get fucked over so they won't do anything....

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                                                                                            • Doc911
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                                                                                              • Feb 2004
                                                                                              • 3695
                                                                                              #24
                                                                                              I've actually only accepted WU twice for work. I've never used it to pay for anything. Probably not a good idea imho


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                                                                                                • bdld
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                                                                                                  • Dec 2001
                                                                                                  • 11452
                                                                                                  #25
                                                                                                  western union would bring up a red flag with me, i tend to stay away from anything other than credit card / paypal

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                                                                                                    • sandman!
                                                                                                      Icq: 14420613
                                                                                                      • Mar 2001
                                                                                                      • 15427
                                                                                                      #26
                                                                                                      alot of ebay sellers wont take paypal from people outside of the usa too great of a risk to be scammed since you can just dispute the paypal transaction once you get your item and there is nothing the seller can do you will get a refund from paypal.

                                                                                                      that said its your choice if you trust the seller to send you the item once he gets the $$$.
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                                                                                                        • Sarah - GTS
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                                                                                                          • Jul 2003
                                                                                                          • 1656
                                                                                                          #27
                                                                                                          We've never had any good experiences with Western Union. The people they have working at our branch are morons and never get anything right. We accepted payments for a while using WU, but no more because of the pain in the ass factor and numerous problems.


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                                                                                                            • johnuglo
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                                                                                                              • Apr 2005
                                                                                                              • 146
                                                                                                              #28
                                                                                                              if you are buying a high risk item from someone only taking wu, then yeah you are going to get scammed. use your head and wu will be fine
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                                                                                                                • Satisfaction
                                                                                                                  WootWootCash.com
                                                                                                                  • Jul 2004
                                                                                                                  • 10900
                                                                                                                  #29
                                                                                                                  thanks for all the feedback guys

                                                                                                                  i might pass on the phone. lol

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                                                                                                                    • Satisfaction
                                                                                                                      WootWootCash.com
                                                                                                                      • Jul 2004
                                                                                                                      • 10900
                                                                                                                      #30
                                                                                                                      heh, the phone has been taken off by ebay as well now

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                                                                                                                        • EroticySteve
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                                                                                                                          • Mar 2005
                                                                                                                          • 4365
                                                                                                                          #31
                                                                                                                          The scam that I hear about a lot is where the offer to send more than the asking price, you send the goods pay for shipping out of the extra money and the check comes back NSF.

                                                                                                                          Do people really fall for this?
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                                                                                                                            • 363R
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                                                                                                                              • Jun 2003
                                                                                                                              • 217
                                                                                                                              #32
                                                                                                                              Originally posted by EroticySteve
                                                                                                                              The scam that I hear about a lot is where the offer to send more than the asking price, you send the goods pay for shipping out of the extra money and the check comes back NSF.

                                                                                                                              Do people really fall for this?

                                                                                                                              A similar scam is sending a fake money order for more than the asking price to the seller. Since money orders are pretty much cash the seller will send the goods out right away and the difference left over. 5 days later when the bank finds out it's a fake money order the original seller is out the difference and the goods sold. It usually happens with high priced items such as automobiles and whatnot. Since most of the scams are based out of a country thats not governed by Us laws, it's very hard to get the person arrested or even find that person.

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                                                                                                                                  #33
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                                                                                                                                    • pornguy
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                                                                                                                                      • Mar 2003
                                                                                                                                      • 62910
                                                                                                                                      #34
                                                                                                                                      The scam was that western union was making the sender pay, as well as the person recieving pay.
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                                                                                                                                        • eamedia
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                                                                                                                                          • Feb 2005
                                                                                                                                          • 1456
                                                                                                                                          #35
                                                                                                                                          my friend got owned for 5 grand for a street bike with western union. Fucking owned!

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                                                                                                                                            • Satisfaction
                                                                                                                                              WootWootCash.com
                                                                                                                                              • Jul 2004
                                                                                                                                              • 10900
                                                                                                                                              #36
                                                                                                                                              yeh doesnt sound great.. i have had 31 negative replies lol

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                                                                                                                                                • E Guru
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                                                                                                                                                  • Jul 2005
                                                                                                                                                  • 658
                                                                                                                                                  #37
                                                                                                                                                  Originally posted by Satisfaction
                                                                                                                                                  i remember reading something about someone being scammed through Western Union somehow.. are there any pitfalls to it...

                                                                                                                                                  basically wanting to buy a phone off a guy that will only accept west union as a payment? (US selller and im based in AUS)

                                                                                                                                                  does anyone know anything?
                                                                                                                                                  Western union is for 2 things - Ripping people off
                                                                                                                                                  Or sending your family $20.
                                                                                                                                                  Anything else and there is prly some shadey shit going on
                                                                                                                                                  Guru

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                                                                                                                                                    • Screaming
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                                                                                                                                                      • Feb 2004
                                                                                                                                                      • 18972
                                                                                                                                                      #38
                                                                                                                                                      yeah i wouldnt do it but thats just me

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                                                                                                                                                        • Spunky
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                                                                                                                                                          • Jun 2002
                                                                                                                                                          • 133978
                                                                                                                                                          #39
                                                                                                                                                          Yes I have..lost about 1 k ..due to my stupidity..never again!

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                                                                                                                                                            • Dravyk
                                                                                                                                                              Confirmed User
                                                                                                                                                              • Jan 2001
                                                                                                                                                              • 1202
                                                                                                                                                              #40
                                                                                                                                                              Western Union sucks. If you can use anything else, do so.

                                                                                                                                                              While I've never been ripped off by them, they make every transaction (few as I have done) a total bitch to do. The website doesn't always work, the people on the phone are morons, and they act like they are doing you a favor and should be kissing their ass for the honor of using their shitty service.
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                                                                                                                                                                • mrthumbs
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                                                                                                                                                                  • Apr 2002
                                                                                                                                                                  • 11702
                                                                                                                                                                  #41
                                                                                                                                                                  ive done a few WU's lately.. only with trusted people tho.. like many said in this thread.. no refund or chargebacks on WU's ;)

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                                                                                                                                                                    • mrthumbs
                                                                                                                                                                      salad tossing sig guy
                                                                                                                                                                      • Apr 2002
                                                                                                                                                                      • 11702
                                                                                                                                                                      #42
                                                                                                                                                                      Wu is the more efficient alternative for sending cash in an envelope.. thats how you should see the service.

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                                                                                                                                                                        • webcrawler
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                                                                                                                                                                          • Aug 2004
                                                                                                                                                                          • 2692
                                                                                                                                                                          #43
                                                                                                                                                                          you can't do anything about it if he scams you.

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                                                                                                                                                                            • Satisfaction
                                                                                                                                                                              WootWootCash.com
                                                                                                                                                                              • Jul 2004
                                                                                                                                                                              • 10900
                                                                                                                                                                              #44
                                                                                                                                                                              damn i cant see anything good about this company :/

                                                                                                                                                                              why do people use it then?

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                                                                                                                                                                                • JimmyStephans
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                                                                                                                                                                                  • Mar 2003
                                                                                                                                                                                  • 560
                                                                                                                                                                                  #45
                                                                                                                                                                                  A few years ago the hot digital camera for pros was the Canon EOS 1Ds. Retail at the time about $8000

                                                                                                                                                                                  For a while several started showing on eBay with "Buy it Now" prices about half of retail.

                                                                                                                                                                                  In each case the seller would only take WU. In each case the seller had a decent rating at eBay (40+ or above). In each case the way the WU was to be sent was strange -- such as sending with a password because the seller didn't have ID, or sending in the name of a girlfriend, when the seller was clearly male, etc.

                                                                                                                                                                                  Everybody that jumped on those deals got burned.

                                                                                                                                                                                  They all lost money, and none got any sort of camera.
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                                                                                                                                                                                    • Satisfaction
                                                                                                                                                                                      WootWootCash.com
                                                                                                                                                                                      • Jul 2004
                                                                                                                                                                                      • 10900
                                                                                                                                                                                      #46
                                                                                                                                                                                      yeh sounds about right... this mobile phone was more then half its RRP

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                                                                                                                                                                                        • sandman!
                                                                                                                                                                                          Icq: 14420613
                                                                                                                                                                                          • Mar 2001
                                                                                                                                                                                          • 15427
                                                                                                                                                                                          #47
                                                                                                                                                                                          Originally posted by JimmyStephans
                                                                                                                                                                                          A few years ago the hot digital camera for pros was the Canon EOS 1Ds. Retail at the time about $8000

                                                                                                                                                                                          For a while several started showing on eBay with "Buy it Now" prices about half of retail.

                                                                                                                                                                                          In each case the seller would only take WU. In each case the seller had a decent rating at eBay (40+ or above). In each case the way the WU was to be sent was strange -- such as sending with a password because the seller didn't have ID, or sending in the name of a girlfriend, when the seller was clearly male, etc.

                                                                                                                                                                                          Everybody that jumped on those deals got burned.

                                                                                                                                                                                          They all lost money, and none got any sort of camera.


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