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Western Union Compensation Award

Western Union Office UK®


 

 
Scam Report
Date Reported: 15th March 2010 Whats this? Risk Level: MEDIUM-HIGH Whats this?
 
Details
 
Email Subject:
 Western Union Compensation Award
Apparent Sender:
 Western Union Office UK®  Whats this?
Return Address:
 news@westernunion.co.uk Whats this?
Email Format:  HTML Whats this?
 
URL of Web Content:
 http://www.westernunion.com
  Whats this?
Anchor text of URLs:
 1) www.westernunion.com Whats this?
Location:
 Location not available Whats this?
 
Scam number:
 8690-112606-341484
 
Comments:
  • Email asks you to confirm/update/verify your account data at Western Union Office UK® by visiting the given link. You will be taken to a spoof website where your details will be captured for the phishers.


  • Western Union Office UK® never send their users emails requesting personal details in this way.


  • The anchor text appears as a legitimate URL, but don't be fooled - clicking on it will take you to a phishing site!


     
Content
 
 

Western Union Retail Services GB Limited
England
registration number 2383761
7 Albemarle Street,
London W1S 4HQ,
United Kingdom.
(“WURSGBL”).

Dear Prospective Award Winner,

CONGRATULATION ON YOUR COMPENSATION OF
Ј600.000.00 Pounds FROM WESTERN UNION
OUTLET.

You have been choosen as one of the lucky
winner of the award compensation program that
was held on 12th March. 2010.
All participants were selected randomly from
World Wide Web site thro...



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