Western Union
Complaint 1683 Details

  • Date Occurred: 06/20/2013
  • Reported Damages: $381.68
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The complaint is against an online dating profile

The complaint is a listing fraud posted on public forums or sites against an anonymous entity

The complaint is mobile text spam or smishing related against an anonymous entity

The company or person contact no longer exists

International boundaries

Well the person by the name of Mark James who send me an email through western union saying that I have $5,000.00USD that I need to pick it up but first I need to pay for the fee and the amount is $145.00 and he also told me as soon as I send the money I will be able to get the funds in like 55 minutes but when I send the money was looking for my time and he didn't call me or email me to tell me that I need to pick up my funds. So I email him back and asked him what's going on and he said that there is another problem according to western union company in Cotonou Benin Republic and he said that in order for me to get that funds is for me to send another payment of $588.00 then the money will be able to pick up as soon as I send that amount which is I didn't do it cause I don't have that kind of amount.

The second person also is by the name of Dr. Fred Ibe, he also told me that I have money worth $5,000.00USD that I need to pick up but before I can pick it up I have to pay for $95.00USD so stupid me I went full for it and send him that amount and he also told me that as soon as I send that amount I will get the money in like 45 minutes but an hour later he didn't get back with me then the next morning he email me and told me that I need to send another fee worth of $105.00 then as soon as I send that amount then the money is ready for me to pick up in like 55 minutes so that's what I did and after that no money for me to pick up again and he also send me another email which is stating that it's certificate which is my name on it saying that it is the money that I need to pick up $5,000.00USD per day but before I can pick up that funds everyday I need to pay another $380.00 for the certification release of my funds so I told him HELL NO I'm not going to send anymore money because at that time after I did all that I mention to one of my friend and my friend told me it was a scam so I wasted my money for nothing after I told them that the money I was using to send it to them is for my rent but I guess they don't care cause they really need money bad. I am a single mother with three kids and I am the only one who takes care of them and due to my rough time here in st. Louis I got greedy with this people cause due to my needs of money cause I just recently lost my job and I am 4 months behind on my rent so now by next week we'll be getting kick out by my landlord cause the money that I supposed to pay her I used it to pay for this scammer and I wish that I knew that before I did it so now we are about to get kick out at my house and there is no one to help me out. I don't have any friends here and I can't take a loan from anywhere cause I don't have a checking or bank account. I am however looking for a job and I am very worried because if we get kick out by next week I don't know where to go with my three kids. I don't even have a relatives here either because all my family is still in the philippines and I am the only one here who support my family in the philippines plus my three kids here in St. Louis Missouri but now that I lost my job I can't afford to send money to my mom in the philippines and I told them to bear with me cause I am trying to find a new job. So that's my story for this scammers. Hope I get my money back.

This is Jeaneffer Hamilton

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  • Complaint Against Western Union
  • Complaints Filed: 139
  • Reported Damages: $12,977,468.54
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