my freind got scammed!

b1g5m0k3 · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 07 Oct 2007 Karma :

hey, my freind was buying a camera through western union. The guy lived in america or something and we live in the UK.

basicly im sure you know how it works.. my freind sent the guy in america the cash and never got the camera.

should he go to the police or what? can he get his money back? im guessing no. Surprised

Stoo · PoshBoy Joined: 11 May 2006 Karma :

Might as well have posted cash. It's gone. Police not likely be able to do anything.

I've got a camera for sale.

SlimRick · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Karma :

I need help transferring a large sum of money from my dead uncle's estate in Nigeria - any chance you could send me your friends details?

iooi · Super Spammer Joined: 14 Jan 2007 Karma :

You could try the police. If its the Met then unless it something htat they are getting a lot of, then don't expect any action.

Where did you buy it via ???
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Bikeless · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Jun 2008 Karma :

Friend!

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Goooooooood afternoon sir ! Very Happy

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tutton · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Jan 2008 Karma :

I lied about living in the US as well.
gullible cunt Laughing

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The Disapproving Brit · World Chat Champion Joined: 10 Sep 2008 Karma :

It's gone, and it's people like your friend who are responsible for all the spam I keep getting.
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The Artist · Super Spammer Joined: 06 Jan 2008 Karma :

western union has no refund policy.

don't ever use them except for family or something

Robby · Dirty Old Man Joined: 16 May 2002 Karma :

Ah, western union.

For about 3 years I genuinely believed that Western Union was just a made up money transfer service the people used when they wrote joke 419s for forums.

Then I found out that Western Union is real, and the 419s were real too.

so yeah, paying for something through Western Union = fail. Use ebay and paypal, they generally work.

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s44678 · Guest

There's nothing inherently wrong with Western Union. So you can't say 'don't trust them'. It's designed for people who know each other to send money overseas. It's cheap and relatively effective for that purpose, plus you don't need internets or a bank account and it's difficult to trace, so it suits (ahem) migrant workers sending money home etc. The problem is that is has become the scam artists payment method of choice for the above reasons. You should never pay anyone you don't know via Western Union, and NEVER ever pay for goods. Pretty sure there are notices everywhere on Western Union to that effect, but I guess it's a bit late for that now.

Your friend has almost 0% chance of getting their money back. So take it as lesson learned and move on. Just hope it wasn't too much. Be more careful next time.