Sending fake checks through the mail is a crime so contact the US Postal Service Inspectors:
https://postalinspectors.uspis.gov/forms/MailFraudComplaint.aspx
https://www.usps.com/

http://www.nw3c.org/
http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx
http://www.fbi.gov/

Sending fake checks through the mail is a crime so contact the US Postal Service Inspectors:
 https://postalinspectors.uspis.gov/forms/MailFraudComplaint.aspx
https://www.usps.com/

http://www.nw3c.org/
http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx
http://www.fbi.gov/

These are people who does transaction with western union, who send off money to relatives or pays bills...my dad just get a letter too and called me to go on line for him to claim since he usually send money to my brother every month...that's what lead me to this..I told my dad it's a scam but he don't believe, he was there when it happened to my niece years ago, probably 5-6 yrs ago...so I told my dad that I'll check it out for him, but in my mind I already knew its a scam...

Exactly!!...it's always $500

I so agree with you.. It's a scam...I have had friends and one of my teenager niece fall for it...I felt so bad for her....when she deposited the check and then withdrawn whatever the letter said to do and mail it to them.... Then after a few weeks she get a letter from bank with money she had to pay up...it's sad...

AND DID I MENTIONED, HOW MY BROTHER RECEIVED ONE LETTER TOO AND DECIDED TO CALLED THE NUMBER ON IT, ONE PERSON ANSWERED WITH A WEIRD ACCENT, BARELY SPEAK ENGLISH WHO TELL HIS NAME AND TOLD MY BROTHER WHAT TO DO ITH THE CHECK. LATER ON MY BROTHER CALLED BACK THE SAME NUMBER AND ASK FOR THAT SAME NAME AND THERE WAS NO ONE BY THAT NAME, MY BROTHER HANG UP THEN CALLED BACK DISGUISING HIS VOICE AND PERSONATING AS A COP THE PERSON WITH THE AFRICAN ACCENT WHO ANSWERED ALL THREE OF HIS CALLED HANG UP ON HIM WHEN HE SAY IM DETECTIVE HANES......WE HAD A GOOD LAUGH....

YES ITS FRAUD, AND ITS A SHAME THAT PEOPLE HAVE TO GET SCAM BY A BUNCH OF MONEY HUNGRY AFRICANS FROM NIGERIA..WHO THINKS THEY ARE SMARTER THAN ANYONE ELSE. ALSO THEY ARE PEOPLE WORKING FOR THESE WESTERN UNION WHO IS INVOLVED, HOW ELSE ITS ALWAYS WESTERN UNION THESE LETTERS SEND YOU TO GET THESE CHECKS CASHED OR THEY WILL TELL YOU TO DEPOSIT THE MONEY IN YOUR ACCOUNT AND THEN WITHDRAW  SOME OF IT TO SEND OFF TO A CERTAIN ADDRESS...BUT FOR THE MOST ITS WESTERN UNION...THE BANKS ARE CATCHING UP ON THEM....SO ITS MUCH EASY FOR THEM TO HAVE PEOPLE GO TO WESTERN UNION...

THATS RIGHT!....it's a scam..

THERE YOU GO...AFRICA, NIGERIA, THATS WHO THESE LETTERS ARE COMING FROM...MY FRIEND RECEIVED ONE TOO A CHECK OF $800.00. THIS LETTER TOLD HER TO DEPOSIT THE CHECK IN HER ACCOUNT AND WITHDRAW $400.00 AND SEND IT THROUGH WESTERN UNION TO THE ADDRESS AND NAME ON LETTER... AFTER SHE HAD DONE THIS A FEW DAYS LATER THE BANK WROTE HER A LETTER STATING THAT THE CHECK WAS FAKE AND THAT SHE HAD TO PAY BACK THE MONEY SHE WITHDRAWN... MY FRIEND WAS A STUDENT AND ONLY HAD $100 in her account AT THE TIME. Not only she had to pay the bank back but she also lost her $100.00 she had for school that week..when she couldn't paid the bank immediately back they close her a/c and she couldn't join that bank again...THERE ARE PEOPLE FROM AFRICA DOING THIS, SCAMMING PEOPLE OF THEIR MONEY...AMERICA DOES NOT GIVE FREE MONEY TO ANY ONE PEOPLE.. UNLESS YOU HAVE SOME KIND OF PROPERTY OR STOCK...OR SOMETHING...

Good luck--typical phrase of an Indian con artist.  You give yourself away.  What nonsense.  Do you think we are all born yesterday?

HELL YES YOU DID....OF COURSE!!!...am sure you get your cut too....

You probably working for the SCAM artist. Every one knows that a bunch of theirs working for western union who send out fake checks to people to go to their banks to cash checks....THIS IS A SCAM PEOPLE, PLEASE DONT GET MONEY HUNGRY AND GET SCAM FOR JUST A FEW DOLLARS.. WHICH YOU MIGHT HAVE TO PRODUCED YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY AND BANK # OUT TO THESE PEOPLE.. I KNOW, I HAD FRIENDS WHO BANK OF AMERICA HAD TO TAKE THEIR MONEY AND CLOSE THEIR ACCOUNT UNTIL PAID UP....

This is definite a scam!  
Incredible every one received a letter to obtain a refund for $500.00 magic number!
Beware of Fraud and scam

So you persist in scamming.  Give up already, only you believe yourself.  What kind of drug helps you lie?

It's a scam. There is no money for you.

to : correspondence desk

I am  very  upset, I have worked with you ,since 2011.
I am triying to get a confirmation letter from you, since 09/10/13, and  until now , I have not.
I need a confirmation letter, where appear all the transaction that I have done with you.
that include , all the money order that I have received from brazil in 2013.
I need that letter, because I have to prove to wells fargo , that I have got money from brazil.
I have alredy sent to everything you asked me for : request letter , drive license copy,two bills copies, notorized
so , I really need that letter until  september 30.
you can send to me by email.  [removed]
my adress : [removed]

It is not a scam; valid PO Box from Englewood CO  and the phone number right from the legit Western Union Website under the section how to verify money orders being cashed/ money order refunds etc.   I use it to verify money orders have been cashed often, if not after a certain amount of time they have to give you your money back.

This is a scam - there is no money due you.  If you sent them money, it is gone!!!!!  Did you phone the real Western Union to verify the letter?

I  received a letter from Western Union regarding a due diligence letter which shows money owed to me in the amount of 679.94 send by me on 09/04/2009 I send all the information they requested on 05/04/13 we are now 0816/13 and have yet to here anything from them ,I am thinking of maybe send a E mail to the  Attorney General and ask for help this place is in Englewood,Co,80112 are maybe you can give me some help the phone number they have is 1-877-406-1750 and 1-877-316-3151 all the paper work was mailed to them.they have a post office box of  western union Po box 6037 I would welcome your help in this matter THANK YOU   2013 Due Diligence Letter.

I received a similar letter.  The letter stated that a transaction from August 27, 2004 was not received and that the funds would be escheated to the state if not claimed.  I called the customer service number listed on the website and the fraud prevention number listed on the website.  Both times the address (box 6037) and the telephone number listed were confirmed as legitimate.  

I still didn't trust the person on the other line and asked to speak to someone who can confirm what the transaction actually was concerning, eventually, I got a call from someone at 732-694-2151.  Apparently, this woman thought I was really stupid, because she repeated the instructions on the form as though I somehow was incapable of reading.  When I pressed her for further details about the transaction, she stated that she could not provide them because the transaction was over 5 years old.  For the third time, I asked her to confirm the address PO box 6037 in Englewood, Colorado.  She couldn't confirm that that was a legitimate WU address and stated that the correspondent's desks were located at either PO Box 1870 St. Charles, MO or PO Box 6036 in Englewood, Colorado.  

She then advised me to send the due diligence letter to either of those two address that she knew to be legitimate addresses (Box 6036 or Box 1870).

If this is actually Western Union, they are hopelessly sloppy.  It is absurd that they cannot maintain any information greater than 5 years old and equally absurd that they don't know their own PO boxes.

Shill either anyone can give me the Fax number and i will fax the copy or email it to any one you like. No hard feelings buddy.

Hello Shill I am 100% with you i had the same feelings same thoughts i am a regular customer for western union from 2006 i send money to my folks back home so often it was only one transaction that didn't went to their account and i suddenly got the letter i mail it on June 26th by USPS certify mail and i did receive this Check for $482.25 instead of the full amount of $500.00 which i send it in 2006.
I am not here to defend myself or having any uneasy feelings or arguments i am just simply posting this message that it is a real letter people have forgottan their transactions I am also a California Notary Public i do see the Refund Affidavit for people from the State for UNCLAIM property.
Anyhow you can see my IP address aswell where i am communicating if you help me posting the copy of this Refund check then it will be a big help for others trust me. rest is upto you !

You can't post images here, nor should you use this site to promote your filthy scam. Shame on you.

Dear JW frankly sepaking to you this is not a SCAM give me your email address i will certainly send you a Copy of this check I 100% don't blame you as i had the same thoughts same feelings that it is a Real SCAM
but i did verify with Fraud division I wish i can post the Copy of the Refund check here i am only here to let others know that i did Got my check of $482.25 I have no Intension to be here waisting my time to reply any blogs or comments.. If you can help me how to post the Image of the check here then certainly i will do it.

Folks Any one have any idea How to Upload the Image of this Check which i got from Western union?
Frnakly speaking to you i had the same feelings that it's a SCAM but i was wrong i can post the copy of the check which i receive please don't let your hrad earn money going to the state .

It's not real.

This is a SCAM.   Yes, it is a S-C-A-M!

Do not waste your time on this.  I have been on the phone with Western Union for close to 30 minutes regarding this.  The post office box (listed on the letter) is not legitimate.  The phone number (on the letter) is not legitimate.

In addition, Western Union's serial numbers are TEN digits, not eleven digits as the letter is stated.

What a bunch of FRAUDS.  

You are a disgrace to "verify" this crap as though it's real.  You are obviously in bed with one of these scummy disgusting excuses for a human being.  Why don't you go out and get a REAL job instead of trying to scam off those that do produce in society.

ITS A LEGITIMATE LETTER

HELLO FOLKS I AM 100% AGREE WITH YOU AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT'S A SPOOF LETTER BUT I DID CONTACT THE WESTERN UNION FRAUD DIVISON THEY CONFIRM WITH ME THOSE LETTERS ARE DUE DILIGENCE LETTER AND A LEGITIMATE LETTERS. I AM REGULAR CUSTOMER SO AFTER CONFIRMING I SEND OUT THE REQUIREMENTS ON THAT LETTER
MADE COPY OF MY DRIVER LICENSE COVERING THE DATE OF BIRTH AND COVERING THE
EXPIRATION DAY AND MONTH EXCEPT THE YEAR, AND HERE I RECEIVE THE CHECK OF $482.25 INSTEAD $500.00 I DID SEND THE ORIGINAL AMOUNT IN YEAR 2006 AND MY FOLKS
DIDN'T PICK UP AND FORGOT ALL ABOUT. ANYHOW YOU MUST CONTACT THE FRAUD
DIVISION AND VERIFY FOR YOUR PEACE OF MIND, ALSO IF YOU SEND OUT THE INFO THEN
USE IT BY USPS CERTIFY MAIL. GOOD LUCK.

MAKE SURE YOU CONTACT THE FARUD DIVISION AS FROM MY SIDE I GOT THE LETTER AND CONTACTED THEM WITH THOSE BARCODE NUMBERS END OF THE LETTER , THIS CAME OUT TO  BE
A LEGITIMATE LETTER I SEND THE COPY OF MY DRIVER LICENSE COVERING MY DATE OF BIRTH AND EXPIRATION MONTH AND DAY.. I GOT MY CHECK BUT ONLY FOR $482.25 NOT THE WHOLE
AMOUNT OF $500.00 AS THEY INDICATED ON THE LETTER.