Can you use western union online?

Can I use fake name with Western union?

  • First of all, I know that there are alot of scams and stuff on western union...but I try and let someone send me money, but I'm not sure if I should use my real name? I mean I don't like using my real name to some people i never met. If i pickup the money, do I have to show my ID? and what age do you have to be to pickup money at western union? Since i am only 16. need a quick answer!! so ull get 10points for the best and fastest answer. thanks

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    All anyone needs to send money is: 1) A first and last name to use on the form as the sender's name 2) A first and last name to use on the form as the receiver's name 3) Money All anyone needs to pick up the cash is: 1) The first and last name used on the form as the sender's name. 2) The first and last name used on the form as the receiver's name 3) The eight or ten digit money transfer control number (MTCN#) 4) The test question and answer And, all too frequently, only one or 2 of above listed requirements are actually needed to pick up the cash and disappear. That is it, no ID required. If you are: 1) sending money as part of a work-at-home job 2) buying from a website 3) buying a pet or car/truck/trailer/motorhome/caravan 4) helping an online boy/girlfriend 5) paying taxes/fees on a lottery/draw/government grant 6) paying visa/bank/airline/travel fees 7) paying deposit/rent for an apartment/house 8) paying banker/barrister/lawyer/court fees 9) paying a transportation/courier/shipping company 10) receiving/forwarding money onto someone or some company Then you are being scammed. Just keep in mind that Western Union and moneygram are unsafe and unsecure ways to send money. Western Union and moneygram do not verify anything on the form the sender fills out, not the name, not the street address, not the country, not even the gender of the receiver, it all means absolutely nothing. The clerk will not bother to check ID and will simply hand off the cash to whomever walks in the door with the MTCN# and question/answer. Neither company will tell the sender who picked up the cash, at what store location or even in what country the money walked out the door. Neither company has any kind of refund policy, money sent is money gone forever. If you google "Western Union scam", "fraud moneygram scammer" or something similar you will find hundreds of posts from victims and near-victims who lost money via Western Union and moneygram.

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Can't pick up at 16 Need legal ID. Bad idea all the way around here homie You better talk to your parents before you end up in a bath tub full of ice, no kidneys and a phone to call home with..............................

wizjp

You need a government issued photo ID to pick up any money - passport or driver's license - and you need to be 18 or older. If you give a fake name you won't be able to pick up the money. And why would you EVER accept money from a person you have never met? This is how people get used in money laundering scams and get arrested

Kittysue

You need ID to pick up the money.

Pascal the Gambler

You will need ID to pick up the money. Use your real name.

BungalowMo

Yes,you will need an ID to pick up the $

JackShit

What is ur real name?

Alan Connor

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