How long does it take to refund my money with Western Union?

Question

I made an online money transfer and was notified that the receiving bank rejected it. It said a refund was due, and I want to know how long before the money is back in my account.

Answer 1

Who knows with western union?  They have the worst policies because of their paranoia of getting ripped off.  A quick example:

I wanted to send money over the phone thru W.U. using my credit card. I tried to send my mother $400 in the same state as me by the way, same last name, etc...  And because I did not have a "home telephone" (I use my Cell as my home phone) they could not complete the transaction.  The lady stated that they must be able to call me back to verify the transaction on my home phone.  I explained that it was the year 2005 and a lot of people are turning off their home phones and using cell phones full time and that I was sending money to my mother and she is at western union waiting for it!!  The lady REFUSED to do the transaction.  The more I thought about it, the more pissed off I got.  I called the supervisor the next day and he explained to me that his employee should have used common since on this one, you know with the same last name and that there was nothing that pointed toward fraud there other than the fact that I didn't have a home phone. Well, he ended up doing the transaction for me free of charge.  That's just one of many incidents I've had with those people over the years!  Others being that if you are one letter off on someones name, they can't pick up the money and so forth... many incidents!

As for your question, It will probably be there in a matter of minutes.  Just call them and explain your situation.  WU number is 1-800-325-6000.  The catch here is that you don't get the sending fees back.  You only get the amount sent, which is another way they s***w you!  I had that happen to me once when I was online gambling.  I sent money, they were not able to pick up the money and the money had to be picked up by me minus the fees.  Good luck with everything.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Just call Western Union. It should by available immediately.