Need info please!

My friend was suppose to send me money via western union, well he is in a different county and he couldn't find a western union so he sent it through some company I've never heard I before. the website is: www.fastfundstransfer.com. Apparently you register your code with them and they send it to the nearest western union or money gram near you. Well when I registered my code it said that I had to pay 10% before they would send me the code for western union. And it had to be on a money pak card. I think it sounds iffy but he swears that he really sent the money and has a receipt to prove it. I just don't wanna get screwed in the end. I've tried googling this site and nothing. Have any of you ever heard of it?

WHOIS

fastfundstransfer.com

Registrar Info
Name NETWORK SOLUTIONS, LLC.
Whois Server whois.networksolutions.com
Referral URL http://www.networksolutions.com/en_US/
Status clientTransferProhibited
Important Dates
Expires On July 26, 2014
Registered On July 26, 2013
Updated On July 26, 2013
Name Servers
ns1.wix.com 216.139.213.90
ns2.wix.com 95.211.144.193
Site Status
IP Address 216.185.152.155
Status inactive
Traffic Info
Raw Registrar Data
Registrant:
c/o Network Solutions
P.O. Box 459
Drums, PA 18222
USA
Phone: 1-570-708-8760
Email: @domaindiscreet.com


Domain Name: fastfundstransfer.com

Administrative Contact:
c/o Network Solutions
P.O. Box 459
Drums, PA 18222
USA
Phone: 1-570-708-8760
Email: @domaindiscreet.com


Technical Contact:
c/o Network Solutions
P.O. Box 459
Drums, PA 18222
USA
Phone: 1-570-708-8760
Email: @domaindiscreet.com


Record expires on 2014-07-26
Record created on 2013-07-26
Record last updated on 2013-07-26

Domain servers in listed order:
ns1.wix.com
ns2.wix.com

How well do you know your friend ?

That website is awful even by 419 standards. In Argentina they speak Spanish and their websites would be written in Spanish.

The address they quote for contact is actually

Civil Registration Buenos Aires address:
Registro civil
Uruguay 753 C.P 1018
Buenos Aires, Argentina

So that basically means its fake. Ok thanks:)

A complete dud.

One easy ways to receive money

Enter your transfer your transfer code into our system.......

..... brand is recognized throughout the south america ........

Companies pay more attention to what they're doing, especially if they only got started a couple of weeks ago, which makes a mockery of their other claims.

Another fake, same, different name.

http://www.myfastcashwallet.com/

(You need a new friend.)

Unfortunately, I have to agree with Mumbles here. Looking at the site, there is no option to "send" money, only to "receive" it. So he clearly is not a victim of that fake site--and if he's not a victim--well, that pretty much puts your "friend" into the category of scammer.

Is this someone that you met online? If so, posting more details of the scammer and the scam may help others to avoid falling into a similar trap.

This scam is being run from Nigeria, Africa - IP Address 41.203.67.54

The websites are in the process of being reported for fraud.

Hello,

You need to pay the $400 service charge before the funds will be available
to you.
The 12 digit code is your transfer code, you need to pay the $400 service
charge which you have to pay with a Greendot MoneyPak. You can also pay the
service charge with Western union and Moneygram to our agent in the USA,
but is more cheaper for you to pay with MoneyPak. A greendot moneypak is
different from a greendot money card (prepaid card). What we need is a
greendot moneypak with a 14 digit code written on the back.

Your payment will be availablele once the Service charge has been paid.
Please pay your service charge with Greendot MoneyPak

Pick up a MoneyPak from the Prepaid Product Section or Green Dot display
and take it to the register.
The cashier will collect your cash and load the $400 onto the MoneyPak.

MoneyPak costs $4.95 or less. There are no hidden fees or charges. Just
purchase your MoneyPak, use cash to load it and you're ready to go.

Send the 14 Digit code on your moneypak (after loaded with $400) to
[email protected]
Put your preferred mode of payment as the subject. e.g. Western Union or
MoneyGram

Thank you.