Same Nigerian fraudsters, another stolen bank used a brand new domain name while committing online fraud.
The real Citizens Bank an American bank founded in 1828.
The fake one was registered in May 2019.
The only part of the fake website not stolen form the real bank website is the contact email address
info@citiznsonline.com and the area where the victims are asked to provide their personal details to open accounts or log in to check bogus bank accounts the scammers opened on their behalf and showing money that are not real.
Entry in the aa419 Database of fraudulent websites:
https://db.aa419.org/fakebanksview.php?key=142461.
From the domain name registration:
Domain Name: CITIZNSONLINE.COM
Updated Date: 2019-07-23
Creation Date: 2019-05-23 Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2020-05-23
Registrar: PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com
Registry Registrant ID: Not Available From Registry
Registrant Name: Jim S. Osisi
Registrant Street: 2707 Alaskan Way 0
Registrant City: Seattle
Registrant State/Province: WA
Registrant Postal Code: 98176
Registrant Country: US
Registrant Phone: +1.2067875498
Registrant Email:
jimzizi@gmx.comThis is what the fake website looks like:
The victims are targeted online with promises of prizes won in lotteries, compensations after being scammed and / or inheritances from dead rich people having no family. They will be guided to contact this fake bank, provide their identity details and open an offshore bank account where the funds will be found. For transferring those money to their own bank account the victims will be asked to pay fees after fees.
The bank is fake, same as the bank accounts shown there. The only real money is the money the victim lose while paying fees for obtaining a prize / inheritance / compensation that never existed.
Another scam character is profiled here:
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