States get Western Union to Help With Money Sleazoids

Nov 14, 2005 0 Replies

" (NYS) Attorney General Eliot Spitzer today announced that Western Union Financial Services has entered into an agreement with New York and 46 other states to address the prevalent use of the company's wire transfer services by fraudulent telemarketers.



" Under the agreement, Western Union will include very prominent consumer warnings on the forms used to wire money. These disclosures are aimed at warning consumers of the dangers of fraud-induced wire transfers....



( Spitzer's press release at:



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