Can you use western union online?

Do you know why scammers can use western union without any problem?

• In many cases in Russia and Africa male scammers use female's names and pictures and even use Western union with a female name. How can they get the money this way and is there any way to find the receiver?

• Answer:

  They can use Western Union because all you need to pick up the money is the tracking number. Although people are supposed to show identification, most of the time it's not even required, or in corrupt countries they just bribe someone at Western Union to release the funds without showing identification. Also the people running these scams are sophisticated criminal gangs, not just lone scammers. They can easily create a false passport or other ID card if it's required to show ID There is no way to find the receiver. All you can do is ask Western Union for the address of the office where the money was picked up, but these scammers never use their real names so it's impossible to track them.