| Western Union, Telma to launch mobile money service |
Telecompaper (subscription)Financial services company Western Union, and Malagasy telecommunications company Telma have collaborated to launch of an international mobile money transfer service. The cooperation will allow Malagasy citizens to use Western Union's international ...
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| Police Beat: If Nigeria is involved, it's wise to keep your wallet closed |
Bellingham HeraldIf the would-be renter sent $700 through Western Union, that would secure the house. The owner would send the keys. The Tacoma man sent the money and waited, but he never got the keys. He called the owner, who had a telephone number based in Nigeria.
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| Richmond, Vermont, police warn of phone, email scam | The Republic |
The RepublicPolice say the catch is that people contacted are told they must send cash first by Western Union to get the prizes. A Richmond resident reported on Thursday that she was told she had won a Mercedes Benz and cash prizes, but she had to send cash before ...
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| The Watchdog: Street parking in downtown Fort Worth just got more complicated |
Fort Worth Star TelegramIt rang into a Western Union call center. My customer service representative said his name was Milo. "I'm curious, Milo. Where are you located?" "Right now we're located in Mexico," he answered. Wanting to sort out this brave new world of Fort Worth ...
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| 'Winners' end up big losers |
Herald Palladium (subscription)The winners are told to send money via Western Union or another money-transfer company to pay for fees. The money is usually sent to an overseas country, the sheriff's department said. The Lawrence man took a taxi to a Western Union outlet to pay the ...
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| Better Business Bureau:Superbowl tickets |
Victoria AdvocateA fake Western Union notice is hitting inboxes around the world and scaring people into following the offered link to a phishing page. The email says, "Failure in updating your profile will result in limiting your account access.
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| Cops and Courts: Norristown woman victim of computer upgrade scam |
The Times HeraldShe sent a payment to India via Western Union and the suspect collected the payment before the victim realized the offer was fraudulent. Anyone having any information in connection with this case is asked to call state police at 610-584-1250.
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