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Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Victim Compensation scam email from Western Union Money Transfer Service Fraud Settlement Payment Administrator office01@quartz.ocn.ne.jp fraudsettlementpaymentadmiinistr@yahoo.com

Originating IP: 197.234.221.47
Originating ISP: Spacetel
City: Cotonou
Country of Origin: Benin

from: Fraud Settlement <office01@quartz.ocn.ne.jp> 
reply-to: fraudsettlementpaymentadmiinistr@yahoo.com
to: 
date: Mon, Mar 19, 2018 at 8:59 AM
subject: United States v. The Western Union Company Court Docket Number: 1:17-cr-00011 (M.D. Pa.)
mailed-by: quartz.ocn.ne.jp

United States v. The Western Union Company Court Docket Number: 1:17-cr-00011 (M.D. Pa.)
Media Relations
12500 E. Belford Ave
Englewood, CO 80112

Petition for Remission Submission
On January 19, 2017, The Western Union Company (Western Union), paid $586 million to settle charges brought by the Federal Trade Commission
(or FTC) and the Department of Justice (or DOJ). The company admitted to criminally aiding and abetting wire fraud and to violations of the
Bank Secrecy Act.

The U. S. Postal Inspection Service investigated various schemes in which fraudsters contacted victims and falsely posed as
family members in need or federal law enforcement officials, or falsely promised prizes, loans, employment opportunities, discounted products or
other financial awards. The fraudsters directed the victims to send money through Western Union to help relatives, avoid imprisonment or arrest,
or to claim prizes, receive loans, employment, products or some other financial award. No one received the cash, prizes or other promised items.

The Department of Justice hired Gilardi & Co., LLC to serve as the remission administrator in this matter.
If you wired funds from a Western Union location between January 1, 2004, to January 19, 2017, and believe you were a victim of the fraud
described above, please complete the information below and by responding to this email without delay.

First Name
Middle Name
Last Name

Primary Address
Continuation of Primary Address
City
State
Zip Code

Foreign Province
Foreign Postal Code
Foreign Country / Abbreviation

Email Address(optional)

Telephone Number (Home)
Telephone Number (work)

How much did you transfer to Western Union: $
On what date was the transaction performed?
Western Union Money Transfer Control Number (MTCN):

Sincerely,
Fraud Settlement / Payment Administrator
Western Union Money Transfer Service

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