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Western Union: refund request

Cancel within 30 minutes of payment for a full refund including fees. Later, cancel for a refund only while the money is not picked up or deposited.

ACredibility A · last verified 2026-10-12 · 100% official or government sources
What does this mean?

Grade A (high: almost everything comes from official pages read directly). 100% of 34 sources are the organization's own pages or government sites.

All Western Union contactsOpen in the interactive directoryJSON

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Steps

  1. Within 30 minutes of paying, call or email Western Union to cancel. Give the amount and the location where the funds were sent.

    PhoneCustomer care (money transfers, cancellations, error resolution) +1-800-325-6000 Account holder only

  2. After 30 minutes, ask to cancel by phone, in your online profile, or at the agent location where you sent the transfer. This works only if the money is not picked up or deposited.

    PhoneCustomer care (money transfers, cancellations, error resolution) +1-800-325-6000 Account holder only

  3. If the receiver did not pick up a cash transfer, ask customer care to renew or refund it. Unpaid transfers are not returned automatically.

    PhoneCustomer care (money transfers, cancellations, error resolution) +1-800-325-6000 Account holder only

  4. If the refund does not arrive, send a written complaint to Executive Resolutions, then complain to the CFPB.

    MailCorporate complaint contact, Executive Resolutions Department Western Union, Attn Executive Resolutions Department, P.O. Box 6036, Englewood, Colorado 80155

More contacts for this issue

PhoneCustomer Care (US), as listed on the contact page and the complaint page +1-720-945-9350 Account holder only
EmailError resolution and cancellation (remittance transfers) DFErrorResolution@westernunion.com
FormCustomer care contact page (phone list and chat)
FormMoney order refund request

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Tips

If that fails, escalate

Go up one step at a time. Keep the reference numbers and dates from each contact.

  1. Customer service

    PhoneCustomer care (money transfers, cancellations, error resolution) +1-800-325-6000 Account holder only

  2. Written complaint

    MailCorporate complaint contact, Executive Resolutions Department Western Union, Attn Executive Resolutions Department, P.O. Box 6036, Englewood, Colorado 80155

    Western Union asks you to contact its customer service before you complain to a state regulator.

  3. Federal regulator

    RegulatorConsumer Financial Protection Bureau +1-855-411-2372

  4. State agency

    Your state’s financial regulator. Find it in the list of state agencies (also as JSON: states/<code>.json, for example states/ny.json).

    The complaint page lists the money transmission regulator for each state.

  5. Arbitration

    JAMS arbitration under the US terms. You can opt out within 30 days after a transaction by calling +1-800-325-6000.

Watch out

  • Most westernunion.com help and fraud pages render with JavaScript. The fraud hotline number and the fraud claim link appear as template placeholders to automated fetches.
  • The contact page chat has no direct URL. The agent must use phone, email or mail.
  • Online cancellation needs sign-in to the Western Union profile. Phone lines need the account holder.
  • Transfers can be held for identity verification. Only the customer can supply the ID documents.
  • Western Union pages list two different customer care numbers (+1-800-325-6000 and +1-720-945-9350).

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