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Um, isn't this describing their regular activity, worded in a way to make ot seem more sinister? Their agents take a cut for processing payments regardless of w

• wheelerwj 10y ago
  It's very possible, but the wording said something like, "allowing many agents to take a cut.." so I would read that like it was an additional payment or kickback of some kind. If it was just part of business, it would have been every agent right?
  • Sacho 10y ago
    > Fraudsters offering fake prizes and job opportunities swindled tens of thousands of U.S. consumers, giving Western Union agents a cut in return for processing the payments, authorities said. I don't see it. I'm reading the actual court documents now, which I found by googling and going to the FTC's website: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/blogs/business-blog/2017/01/586-million-western-union-settlement-be-careful-about https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/blogs/business-blog/2017/01/... https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/western_union_complaint-jan2017.pdf https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/western_uni... - complaint https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/western_union_consent_order_final_jan2017.pdf https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/western_uni... - final judgement, which includes way more than just the monetary fine.