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Re:Western Union admits to aiding wire fraud, to pay $586M by jandrese on Monday January 23, 2017 @04:49PM (#13466397)
Even something as simple as:

Have you physically met and personally know the person you are sending money to? Are they a family member?

If you answered no to both of these questions STOP NOW IT IS PROBABLY A SCAM. If you wish to continue please consult with the teller.

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Re:Western Union admits to aiding wire fraud, to pay $586M by partycoder on Monday January 23, 2017 @05:19PM (#13466653)
Under that criteria, 100% of eBay transactions would be scams.
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Re:Western Union admits to aiding wire fraud, to pay $586M by jandrese on Tuesday January 24, 2017 @11:42AM (#13472905)
If you are buying a laptop off of eBay from Nigeria and they demand that you use Western Union to pay for it there is very close to a 100% chance that you are being scammed.
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