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Phishing Scam?

West Union Group

Has anyone received e-mail or telephone calls from this company offering employment?

They have a website http://www.westuniongroup.com/
Rob

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  • maninthestreet
    maninthestreet Posts: 16,127 Forumite
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    I would say it reeks of a SCAM - the UK contact details give a road/street name, with no number, and the telephone number appears to be for a mobile phone. However, the domain registrant information show the domain has been registered since 2003:


    Domain Name: WESTUNIONGROUP.COM
    Registrar: 1 & 1 INTERNET AG
    Whois Server: whois.schlund.info
    Referral URL: http://REGISTRAR.SCHLUND.INFO
    Name Server: NS23.SCHLUND.DE
    Name Server: NS24.SCHLUND.DE
    Status: ok
    Updated Date: 05-aug-2008
    Creation Date: 04-aug-2003
    Expiration Date: 04-aug-2009

    >>> Last update of whois database: Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:39:13 EST <<<

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    domain: westuniongroup.com
    created: 04-Aug-2003
    last-changed: 05-Aug-2008
    registration-expiration: 04-Aug-2009

    nserver: ns23.schlund.de
    nserver: ns24.schlund.de

    status: CLIENT-TRANSFER-PROHIBITED

    registrant-firstname: Andreas
    registrant-lastname: Vollenweider
    registrant-organization: West Union GmbH
    registrant-street1: Torstr. 177
    registrant-pcode: 10115
    registrant-city: Berlin
    registrant-ccode: DE
    registrant-phone: +49.3024724252
    registrant-email: [EMAIL="info&#64;westuniongroup.de"]info@westuniongroup.de[/EMAIL]

    admin-c-firstname: Andreas
    admin-c-lastname: Vollenweider
    admin-c-organization: West Union GmbH
    admin-c-street1: Torstr. 177
    admin-c-pcode: 10115
    admin-c-city: Berlin
    admin-c-ccode: DE
    admin-c-phone: +49.3024724252
    admin-c-email: [EMAIL="info&#64;westuniongroup.de"]info@westuniongroup.de[/EMAIL]
    "You were only supposed to blow the bl**dy doors off!!"
  • ScoobyStew
    ScoobyStew Posts: 66 Forumite
    yeah I'd say scam, the site is a basic template you could get for free, there is no branding. And there contact numbers are Mobiles. Steer Clear
    Never Say Die I've tried it and it doesn't actually make people die
  • Rob_Wills
    Rob_Wills Posts: 85 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    The phishing scam bit is at the end of the "Application Form" where they ask for bank details.

    It would be doing the public a great service if the authorities for once did something useful - set up bogus bank accounts to catch this group as it is based all over the World and must be making £billions from unsuspecting vulnerable people who are desperate for work.
    Rob
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