Western Union Refund Program (Remission) Phase 2

Western Union Refund Program (Remission) Phase 2

Recover Money Sent To Scammers By Western Union

A SCARS Special Report

Deadline August 31, 2022

Justice Department Announces Phase Two of Compensation Process for Western Union Fraud Victims

In 2017, Western Union entered into a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) with the Department of Justice and agreed to forfeit $586 million.

The Department of Justice previously distributed over $366 million to over 148,000 victims. Because additional forfeited funds remain available in this case, the Department of Justice has reopened the petition process to potential victims who did not previously submit a petition for remission.

Victims of fraud who sent a money transfer through Western Union between Jan. 1, 2004, and Jan. 19, 2017, can file a petition for remission and receive compensation for their fraud losses. Individuals who believe they may be victims may file a petition online or may obtain a petition form online at www.WesternUnionRemissionPhase2.com

The deadline to file a petition for remission is Aug. 31, 2022. More information regarding the remission process, including eligibility criteria, updates, and frequently asked questions is available at the remission website or by calling 1-855-786-1048.

This Is A Perfect Example Of Why You Need To Preserve The Evidence

It is vital to never throw away the evidence of a crime. You never know when new opportunities may come up for refunds or tax deductions.

As we have seen over the years, surprise refund programs do happen and if you did not keep your evidence you could miss out.

It is also important to have the information about the crime well organized. This helps in reporting the crime but also going back – sometimes after years – to apply for refunds like this program might turn into. We recommend our SCARS RED BOOK crime organizer from shop.AgainstScams.org

Also read: A Scam Victim’s Checklist

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Western Union Remission Phase 2

Per the official website: https://www.westernunionremissionphase2.com/

UPDATE June 17, 2022: The original submission deadline for Petitions for Remission was July 1, 2022. The deadline to submit a Petition for Remission has now been extended to August 31, 2022. Petitions for Remission must be postmarked or submitted online on or before August 31, 2022. The acceptance of mailed Petitions for Remission postmarked after this date will be subject to the Justice Department’s discretion.

UPDATE March 18, 2022: Phase Two of the remission process for the Western Union case has started. Over 300,000 petitions have been mailed to identified victims who did not file a petition in the initial phase. The petition can be filed electronically using the Claim ID and Pin included on the letter or mailed to the address listed on the petition.

IF YOU PREVIOUSLY FILED A PETITION IN THE INITIAL WESTERN UNION REMISSION PLEASE DO NOT FILE ANOTHER PETITION IN THE WESTERN UNION REMISSION PHASE TWO. 

Summary:

On January 19, 2017, the Western Union Company (Western Union) entered into a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) with the United States. Pursuant to the DPA, Western Union acknowledged responsibility for its criminal conduct, which included violations of the Bank Secrecy Act and aiding and abetting wire fraud, and agreed to forfeit $586 million, which has been made available to compensate victims of the international consumer fraud scheme through the remission process. Western Union simultaneously resolved a parallel civil investigation with the Federal Trade Commission.

The scheme, investigated by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, involved the targeting of consumers by fraudsters through multiple scams. These scams included the grandparent scam, where the fraudster would pose as the victim’s relative in need of immediate money to avoid personal harm, the lottery or sweepstakes scams, where the fraudster would tell the victim that they had won a large cash prize but had to pay fees such as taxes to claim the prize, and the romance scams, where the fraudster would pose as an online love interest and request funds for a visit or for another purpose. In each of these scams the fraudsters convinced their victims to send money through Western Union, and no victims received the promised cash, prize, or promoted item.

The U.S. Department of Justice is overseeing the remission process and hired Gilardi & Co., LLC (Gilardi) to serve as the remission administrator in this matter. To date, the Department of Justice has distributed over $366 million in funds forfeited to the U.S. government from Western Union to over 148,000 victims, all of whom received full compensation for their losses.  Due to the continued availability of forfeited funds to compensate additional victims, the Department of Justice has opened the petition process to potential victims who have not previously submitted petitions for remission.

If you believe you were a victim of the fraud described above and you made a wire transfer through Western Union between January 1, 2004 and January 19, 2017, you may be eligible for remission.

In order to be considered for a remission payment, you will be required to submit a Petition for Remission Form along with any available supporting documentation. Your petition must be postmarked on or before August 31, 2022, and completed online or mailed to:

United States v. The Western Union Company
PO Box 43532
Providence RI 02940-3532

Initial Western Union Remission:

In 2018, the remission process for the Western Union case started and over 500,000 petitions were mailed to identified victims. Over 180,000 petitions were received in the initial Western Union remission process. Since then, three distributions have been completed.

If you previously filed a claim or received a distribution, please visit the Western Union Remission website here or send an email to info@westernunionremission.com. 

IF YOU PREVIOUSLY FILED A PETITION IN THE INITIAL WESTERN UNION REMISSION PLEASE DO NOT FILE ANOTHER PETITION IN THE WESTERN UNION REMISSION PHASE TWO. 

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