Medium riskfirst seen 4 h ago
www.ẃesterṅunion.com.ph
www.xn--esterunion-lp2ej1a.com.ph
68of 100
Payment fraud, aimed at general public. 96% likely a scam.
Why it was flagged
How the score works- Name and certificate
- Registration and DNS
- VAKYN verdict
- IDN "xn--esterunion-lp2ej1a" (ẃesterṅunion) reads as "westernunion", brand keyword "westernunion"+48
- no mail servers, AS63949 AKAMAI-LINODE-AP Akamai Connected Cloud, same IP hosts 50 other flagged domain(s)+14
- 3 hyphens, 22-character name+5
- certificate covers only this name+1
Evidence
Registration
Hosting
- Country
- Singapore
- Network
- AKAMAI-LINODE-AP Akamai Connected Cloud
- IP
- 45.79.222.138
DNS
- A
- 45.79.222.138
- MX
- none
Certificate
- Issuer
- Let's Encrypt
- Names
- 1
- Seen
- 30 Oct 2026 06:34 UTC
VAKYN verdict
678 msEight questions about the site, each with how sure the answer is.
Likely used for phishing or a scam?
yes96% sure
- yes96%
- no4%
How dangerous for an ordinary visitor?
Probably malicious48% sure
- Clearly malicious48%
- Probably malicious48%
- Unclear3%
What is it most likely for?
payment fraud49% sure
- payment fraud49%
- credential phishing30%
- unclear8%
Which brand does it pretend to be?
Western Union86% sure
- western union86%
- none14%
Who is it aimed at?
general public66% sure
- general public66%
- bank customers27%
- shoppers6%
Would it ask visitors to sign in?
no52% sure
- yes48%
- no52%
Would it ask visitors to pay?
yes80% sure
- yes80%
- no20%
Plausible innocent explanation?
no98% sure
- yes2%
- no98%