"May I also add that Western Union is the preferred money transfer method for most online scammers. I've NEVER EVER heard of a company pay dividend through Western Union."
Man you better inform Western Union of that, because they have a whole international division based on and around the idea of it.
Richard was paid directly into his bank account. We all had the option to have it disbursed in this manner, and most of us including me, opted not to. Alexandra's first asking for our information, had this option included in it. All of us discussed giving out that kind of private information and decided we weren't comfortable with giving it out.
Richard on the other hand, did not hold the reservations that the rest of us had, so he opted for it.
The rest of us chose to have it disbursed through Western Union when we sent Alexandra the additional information she asked for.