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wēstērnuņion.com.ph

xn--wstrnuion-bhbc92d.com.ph

68of 100

Payment fraud, aimed at general public. 96% likely a scam.

Copies Western UnionHosted in SingaporeNew domain

Why it was flagged

How the score works
  • Name and certificate
  • Registration and DNS
  • VAKYN verdict
  1. IDN "xn--wstrnuion-bhbc92d" (wēstērnuņion) reads as "westernunion", brand keyword "westernunion"+48
  2. no mail servers, AS63949 AKAMAI-LINODE-AP Akamai Connected Cloud, same IP hosts 50 other flagged domain(s)+14
  3. 3 hyphens, 21-character name+5
  4. 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 09:11 UTC

VAKYN verdict

480 ms

Eight 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 malicious50% sure

    • Probably malicious50%
    • Clearly malicious46%
    • Unclear3%
  • What is it most likely for?

    payment fraud44% sure

    • payment fraud44%
    • credential phishing33%
    • unclear8%
  • Which brand does it pretend to be?

    Western Union85% sure

    • western union85%
    • none15%
  • Who is it aimed at?

    general public67% sure

    • general public67%
    • bank customers23%
    • shoppers9%
  • Would it ask visitors to sign in?

    no55% sure

    • yes45%
    • no55%
  • Would it ask visitors to pay?

    yes78% sure

    • yes78%
    • no22%
  • Plausible innocent explanation?

    no97% sure

    • yes3%
    • no97%