If your claim was not verified, the letter will provide information on how to apply for reconsideration. If your claim was verified, you will receive a check. If you completed a blank claim form, you should receive a letter telling you whether your claim has been verified. If you don’t get a check, please call the administrator at 1-84. If you signed and returned a pre-filled claim form sent to you by the administrator, then you should expect to get a check within the next few weeks. I submitted a claim form but didn’t get a check. When there is information about how to apply, DOJ will post it on the Western Union Remission site.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) plans to provide a way for people to apply for refunds in the future. The deadline to file a claim was May 31, 2018.
DOJ is now using that money to provide refunds to people who were tricked into using Western Union to pay scammers. Postal Inspection Service, Western Union agreed to pay $586 million and admitted to aiding and abetting wire fraud. No one received the cash, prizes or services they were promised.īecause of joint investigations by the FTC, the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the U. The scammers told people to send money through Western Union. They also pretended to be family members in need of cash, or law enforcement officers demanding payment. Scammers contacted people and promised prizes, loans, jobs, discounted products or other financial rewards in exchange for money upfront. We anticipate there will be refunds to additional people in the future.įor questions about your check or your claim, please call the administrator at 1-84.įor years, many people who lost money to scams sent their payment through a Western Union wire transfer. The first round of checks was mailed out on March 11, 2020. People who get checks in this mailing will get 100% of their verified losses. This mailing includes almost 33,000 checks totaling approximately $147 million. On September 23, 2020, the second round of checks in the Western Union matter will begin mailing.
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