Western Union is dedicated to fighting fraud and helping consumers protect themselves from falling victim to fraud. We work with authorities, consumer protection agencies and other organisations around the globe to educate consumers. We hope that together with you, we can make it much harder for criminals to commit fraud.

Fighting fraud

How do we fight fraud and help consumers protect themselves? Read more to learn about general warning signs, emails and phishing, and our global teamwork.

Q&A with our Consumer Protection team

Have questions? Learn more about how Western Union fights fraud and helps you protect yourself from fraud.

Think you've been scammed?

Report it. You can help us and, in the process, help others from getting scammed in the future.

Call our Fraud Hotline at
0800 026 0309

Forward suspicious emails to spoof@westernunion.com

Report to Authorities

Stay Informed

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