please help me the police cant do anything without her home addressand i made the payment through western union so i really need your help
2007-12-18 09:05:33 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Personal Finance
i have a severly burned 11yr old son who requires phyical therapy 3days aweek and tutors 2days aweek.i was in desparate need of a car so that my daughter could get a part time job to help with the bills until i can get back to work.i should have been more careful. but i thought it was a blessing.all i have is a email address.and now no money
2007-12-19 02:51:40 · update #1
accept the fact that you might NEVER see that money again and learn from your mistake....... you are lucky its only 3000$, some fools gets taken for WAY more than that!!!! in today's world, its been reported everywhere that online scams and ebay scams etc are rampant...sending money by western union to a total stranger is the worst possible thing you can do, and you will learn that when you realize that you will never see that money again.
2007-12-18 09:14:45 · answer #1 · answered by mr b 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, but no one can help you if you pay someone through Western Union. The money is gone. There are warnings everywhere, on Ebay, PayPal, and other sites warning about sending money by Western Union to a person you don't know.
You can let the FBI know at https://tips.fbi.gov/, but there is probably no hope of recovering your money. About the best than can happen is that the scammer is stopped from fleecing more victims. And even that is doubtful.
2007-12-18 09:11:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you checked if your bank account or credit card is insured against fraud? Many people are covered, but are completely unaware of this fact (at least in the uk) Banks and credit card companies are very determined and much more successful than cops & internet companies in tracking down the culprits - believe me! Much more! They have access to all sorts of info ;) and they don't like being ripped off. Give your bank a call and see if they can help. Best of luck anyway.
2016-05-24 22:43:09 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey ya, sorry for that & be careful next time, could you pls explain how you got scam so that we can all learn from your mistake, is it through eBay , a fake check or you thought you've meet the woman of your life on a dating site.
2007-12-18 22:41:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anchor 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The police can definitely do something with an address. They can subpoena Yahoo to get her personal information. If you truly were scammed, and a law was broken, go to the police.
2007-12-18 09:08:20 · answer #5 · answered by czekoskwigel 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you sent the money out of country, you are pretty much out of luck.
Western Union payments are virtually untraceable and unreverseable. That is why the scammers use it.
2007-12-18 09:11:15 · answer #6 · answered by Wayne Z 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Send me $1500 to clear things up for you.
2007-12-18 10:11:24 · answer #7 · answered by Kyle B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you will never see it again. Also if someone emails you saying the can get your money back, its a scam too.
2007-12-18 17:57:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
And if your AGI is $30,000 or more you won't be able to claim a theft loss on your taxes. (The government assumes you are self insured for that 10%....)
2007-12-18 09:12:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
plz send me $3000 next
2007-12-18 09:08:10 · answer #10 · answered by negaduck 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋