Status: closed
Western Union (Fraud)
Defendant: Western Union
Source: https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/cases-proceedings/refunds/western-union-settlement-faqs
Western Union will provide $586 million in consumer refunds to settle a Federal Trade Commission and US Department of Justice complaint for failing to stop fraud-related wire transfers, including those committed by its own agents. Consumers who were victims of fraud and made wire transfers through Western Union between January 1, 2004 and January 19, 2017 may be eligible for a remission payment.