Medium riskfirst seen 2 h ago
www.westeṟǹunion.com.ph
www.xn--westeunion-wnd3538f.com.ph
69of 100
Payment fraud, aimed at general public. 97% likely a scam.
Why it was flagged
How the score works- Name and certificate
- Registration and DNS
- VAKYN verdict
- IDN "xn--westeunion-wnd3538f" (westeṟǹunion) 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, 23-character name, digit run+6
- 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 07:54 UTC
VAKYN verdict
527 msEight questions about the site, each with how sure the answer is.
Likely used for phishing or a scam?
yes97% sure
- yes97%
- no3%
How dangerous for an ordinary visitor?
Probably malicious45% sure
- Clearly malicious52%
- Probably malicious45%
- Unclear2%
What is it most likely for?
payment fraud44% sure
- payment fraud44%
- credential phishing35%
- unclear7%
Which brand does it pretend to be?
Western Union87% sure
- western union87%
- none13%
Who is it aimed at?
general public54% sure
- general public54%
- bank customers37%
- shoppers7%
Would it ask visitors to sign in?
no52% sure
- yes48%
- no52%
Would it ask visitors to pay?
yes82% sure
- yes82%
- no18%
Plausible innocent explanation?
no98% sure
- yes2%
- no98%