Al Group Bank is a privay-owned Bank and Asset Management firm that was founded in 1993 in Switzerland by a group of private bankers, lawyers, asset and fund managers. Our home is in Switzerland which is highly recognised for its financial stability and its favourable business environment.
Proud of our independence, City upholds its values of integrity and professionalism. As a consequence City is able to promote itself as a safe and stable financial institution, capable of providing a fully integrated private banking service.
Al Group Bank is registered in United Arab Emirate under number 211488. Its registered address and principal place of business is: Block 56 Ground Floor Building Amman Street EC2V 7QP Dubai.
It is licensed and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority (No 04471B) to provide Banking and Investment Services.
Contact details:
The fraudsters are not sure if they want to be Al Group Bank or Citi Bank. They are also not sure if their bogus bank operates in UAE or Switzerland, while pretending to be "licensed and regulated" in the UK. There is no bank with that name legally active in the UK. Neither in Switzerland or UAE.
Their business address is entirely made up: EC2V 7QP is a postal code in London, and not in Dubai.
Entry in the aa419 Database of fraudulent websites: https://db.aa419.org/fakebanksview.php?key=150211.
From the domain name registration:
Domain Name: ALGROUPBANK.COM
Updated Date: 2020-07-20
Creation Date: 2020-05-20
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2021-05-20
Registrar: PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com
Registry Registrant ID: Not Available From Registry
Registrant Name: Micheal Hayford
Registrant Organization: Itecq
Registrant Street: apple st 160/25
Registrant City: Tema 6
Registrant State/Province: Greater Accra
Registrant Postal Code: 00233
Registrant Country: GH
Registrant Phone: +233.59116447
Registrant Email: mhayfor@gmail.com
This is what the fake bank website looks like: