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From the fake website:
Halifas Bank received its Universal Banking License in 2002 and soon commenced providing specialized retail banking services. With its highly skilled professional staff who emphasize the delivery of efficient and excellent customer services, Halifas Bank Limited continues to provide a broad range of banking and financial solutions to large corporations, small and medium-sized enterprises, public sector institutions and retail customers accross the country.
Contact details:
+17206238184
Number billable as geographic number
Country or destination United States
City or exchange location Denver, CO
Original network provider* Neutral Tandem-colorado, Llc - Co
+16572136297
Number billable as geographic number
Country or destination United States
City or exchange location Cypress, CA
Original network provider* Peerless Network Of California, Llc - Ca
Their team:
Entry in the aa419 Database of fraudulent websites: https://db.aa419.org/fakebanksview.php?key=149085.
From the domain name registration:
Domain name: halifasbank.com
Updated Date: 2020-12-03
Creation Date: 2020-12-03
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2021-12-03
Registrar: NAMECHEAP INC
Reseller: NAMECHEAP INC
Registry Registrant ID:
Registrant Name: WhoisGuard Protected
This is what the fake website looks like:
It is worth mentioning that there is no such thing as Universal Banking License; each financial institution gets a licence from an authority in the country, in which the respective financial institution operates.
The fake bank has dozens of clones all over the Internet. We will present some of these clones here. New ones will pop up online and, as long as some details are exposed, someone searching for one of these clones might find its predecessor here.
Some Registrars will remove the fraudsters from their platforms. Others will only frustrate the research while giving the fraudsters blanket protection and non-accountability.
