i ordered a new phone online over a week ago and have paid for it by western union money transfer,but first i was going to buy 3 phones but decided 2 only get 1 and i emailed them 2 tell them this but now they wont send me the phone but keep saying they want me to send the rest of the money then they will send de 3 phones.but i told them i only wanted 1.(preferably ways of reporting from ireland)thanks.
2007-09-19 08:48:31 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
Unfortunately you aren't going to have much luck im afraid.
People use Western Union for scams as its not easily traceable.
You can bet that they aren't going to be in the same country as you and this make it really difficult as different countries have different laws and different standards of policing.
You can report it to the police, but they aren't going to be able to help you much unfortunately.
Best you can do is try and find the sites hosting company, tell them that the site is a scam and see if they can shut it down.
Sorry I can't give you a more positive answer, but there is literally very little you can do. The scammers know this which is why there are so many going on, as they know they are very unlikely to ever get caught. Most of the scammers come from africa / nigeria etc, and they rarely get caught unless they are ripping people off for massive amounts of money. If they do get investigated as their systems are so corrupt, bribing the authorities usually gets them off the hook.
In general, never ever send a money transfer to someone unless you know them personally. A legitimate company would never ask you to do this.
Always buy by credit card if you can, as it gives you some protection against this sort of thing, and the scammers can be traced much more easily.
I would cut your losses now, and definately don't send them any more money as you won't get anything for it.
2007-09-19 11:01:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
anytime a business ask to send them money by western union, the flashing red lights should go off, IT'S A SCAM. always pay by credit card on web purchases
2007-09-19 08:57:12 · answer #2 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Western Union ??
Honestly, where have you been for the last 5 years ?
Go read eBays warnings about scammers asking people to pay using W.U.
2007-09-19 09:02:31 · answer #3 · answered by Steve B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have Trading Standards in Eire give them a call, they'll advise you and maybe even sort it for you.
2007-09-19 09:01:11 · answer #4 · answered by Dooberrywoo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋