Over $5 million is reported lost each year to Western Union scams!

The ACCC’s Scamwatch is urging all Australians who lost money to a scammer through Western Union from 2004 to 2017 to take action by 31 May* to try to get it back.

Business, Finance, Money, Western Union Money Transfer sign on a shop. (Photo by: Eye Ubiquitous/UIG via Getty Images)

. Source: Universal Images Group Editorial


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By Stephanie Andary
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