Scammers in a foreign country used Western Union to steal from my grandfather. Glad to see a penalty that will hopefully encourage W.U. to put better controls i

Scammers in a foreign country used Western Union to steal from my grandfather. Glad to see a penalty that will hopefully encourage W.U. to put better controls in place going forward. Chose to post this comment because I see a lot of people in the thread effectively asking "does this really happen" or "who are these stupid people that get scammed" and I figured letting the HN community know that at least one or our members has been personally affected might bring a different level of consideration to the topic. Edit: Seeing this headline feels great. I can't describe the feeling of frustration at not being able to help my family solve the case when the fraud happened or the extreme anger I felt that the scammers pretended to be a grandchild calling my grandfather for help, using one of our names to legitimize the scam. Ever since, I introduce my self by name when I call my remaining grandmother and I worry when she tries to recognize me before I have a chance to introduce myself. I hope no one else has to experience this.