kristgeorgieva066@gmail.com

[Big Al]

Attention:

Kindly forward a plain photo passport, and state your date of birth.

Best Regards,
Aaron Grant
Foreign Operations
Western Trust Bank, Inc.
E-mail: a.grant@westerntrustbankinc.com

[Big Al]

Western Trust Bank
Congratulations
Your account was successfully opened!
Please see the details of your account below.
ACCOUNT DETAILS


ACCOUNT NUMBER
XXXX
ACCOUNT NAME
XXXX
AVAILABLE BALANCE
$0.00

Western Trust Bank is an international financial group in the banking, brokerage, mutual fund and financial services industries. Through a dedication to client service and a diverse multi-currency product offering, clients enjoy unrivaled access to the global investment markets. Our online, multi-channel access provides account holders with 24/7 access to their accounts, regardless of where they are located.



info@westerntrustbankinc.com

This is an automated Transaction Alert Service. You are getting this email because a transaction just occurred on your account that met the threshold you set. Please DO NOT reply this mail. For further enquiries, please send an email to us at info@westerntrustbankinc.com.
© 2019 Western Trust Bank. All rights reserved

[Big Al]

Attn:

With the information provided, your online account has been successfully set up today. To log in, please visit our website, click on the account login page, and carefully enter your account number as the username and password, as shown below.

Bank website; ww w.westerntrustbankinc.com
Account: 101002XXXX
Password: XXXXX

The information provided herein is confidential and should not be disclosed to third a party for security reasons.

Please login to confirm, and get back to me so that we can proceed further.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Best Regards,
Aaron Grant
Foreign Operations
Western Trust Bank, Inc.
E-mail: a.grant@westerntrustbankinc.com


This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited.

[Big Al]

Kindly confirm if you received the below forwarded email sent to you last Friday.

[Big Al]

Attn:

I received your email now.

The truth is this, we are running our yearly system upgrade/update, which ends in 2-3 weeks’ time. It’s a yearly exercise to keep our services secured, protected from the unknown, and during this process we usually experience difficulties which includes the one you complained about. The email you sent on Friday probably bounced back because I didn’t receive it, and it is part of the difficulties we experience when updating our server/system yearly. It’s simply a technical issue that will be resolved soon.

Please note that my directives are simply in your best interest and to ensure we discharge our duty efficiently, so at this point you are advised to follow my further directive so that we can move forward to the conclusion of this transaction as scheduled.

Please visit the page webpage again, when you go to the bank website as stated below, before you click on the Account Login, kindly disable your Anti-Virus for 10-15 minutes, and you will successfully access the Account Login page, fill in the details accordingly as required and with the details stated below to successful login to access your online account. When that is done, please get back to me in acknowledgement so that we can proceed further.

This is a temporary technical difficulty/challenge that will be resolved soon, and we sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this situation must have caused you, and we would like to reassure that this matter will be resolved in the shortest time possible as it is a temporary situation.

Bank website; ww w.westerntrustbankinc.com
Account: XXXXXXX
Password: XXXXXXXX

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.


Best Regards,
Aaron Grant
Foreign Operations
Western Trust Bank, Inc.
E-mail: a.grant@westerntrustbankinc.com

This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited.

[Big Al]

Attn:

I received your email, and I will keep you informed accordingly.


Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Best Regards,
Aaron Grant
Foreign Operations
Western Trust Bank, Inc.
E-mail: a.grant@westerntrustbankinc.com

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[Big Al]

Attention:

Sir,

Sorry for the longer days.

Please take note that we have ratified the issue with our online banking service. Kindly login to your online account with the details below;

Bank website; w ww.westerntrustgroup.com
Account: XXXXX
Password: XXXXX

Let me know as soon as you access your online account for further directives.

Best Regards,
Aaron Grant
Foreign Operations
Western Trust Bank Inc

[firefly]

From the fake bank website:

Western Trust Bank was established in May 2012, And was serving as Loan company to many companies ,businesses,schools E.t.c in the USA and full commenced operations in July 2015 as a commercial bank. The Bank became a public limited company on June 2016, and was listed on the US Stock Exchange on October 21, 2018 following a highly successful Initial Public Offering (IPO).
Headquartered in New York, United Kingdom, Western Trust Bank has four branches and business offices in prime, commercial centers all over the world Australia, Canada, United Kingdom and The Netherlands, And many more countries coming up.

Contact details:

Head Quarters
12 King William Broad Street London EC4R 9AT
Branches
Taiwan
No. 76, Section 6, Zhongshan N Rd, Zhongshan District, Taipei City, Taiwan 10448
Australia
8th Floor,Suite 102, 45 Clarence Street Sydney NSW 2000
Netherlands
7th verdieping - 201 James Wattstraat 77 1097 DL Amsterdam, Netherlands
Canada
12th floor,Unit 35,807 The Seymour, Seymour St, Vancouver, BC V6B 0G4, Canada
United Kingdom
3rd Floor, Suite 74, 30 Churchill Pl, London, London, E14 5HP, GB
info@westerntrustbankinc.com

Entry in the aa419 database of fraudulent websites: https://db.aa419.org/fakebanksview.php?key=154832

From the domain name registration:

Domain name: WESTERNTRUSTGROUP.COM
Updated Date: 2022-01-12
Creation Date: 2022-01-12
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2023-01-12
Registrar: Registrar of domain names REG.RU LLC

Registry Registrant ID:
Registrant Name: Peters Greg
Registrant Organization: Sumptuous Mili Meals
Registrant Street: 65 Oakdale Avenue
Registrant City: New York
Registrant State/Province: NY
Registrant Postal Code: 11738
Registrant Country: US
Registrant Phone: +1.9174450274
Registrant Email: timhenrydomains@yandex.com

This is what the fake bank website looks like:

[Big Al]

Attention:

Sir,

Your email is well received.

Firstly, I want you to know that you are the one delaying the successful conclusion of this transaction, and I have to advise you in your best interest to cast away your fears and follow my directives aimed at ensuring success in your favour. Your online account is set up, and there is no virus attached to it. The Western Trust Bank will not involve its management in any illegal dealings, and I implore you to understand this very fact.

Yes, I know we had technical issues about a month ago, but I can assure you that it's well sorted out now, and our security system is restored 100%, so, you have nothing to worry about accessing the bank's webpage from your device.

Once again, the information provided below is very correct, kindly login and confirm to me so that we can proceed.


Bank website; https:/ /westerntrustgroup.com
Account: XXXXX
Password: XXXXX

Best Regards,
Aaron Grant
Foreign Operations
Western Trust Bank Inc
E-mail: a.grant@westerntrustbankinc.com

[Big Al]

Attention:

Sir,

Your online account is credited with the total amount of; Ten Million United States Dollars ($10,000,000.00), only. Kindly login to confirm the same.

However, to meet the legal requirements of the British Government, it's necessary to declare the funds at the Anti-Money Laundering Unit (AML) before disbursement to your local bank account, and to do this we have to seek the service of our bank accredited attorney who will perform the necessary legal formalities on your behalf at the court of law and the AML office in order to secure the Anti-Money Laundering Clearance Certificate, which will empower the remittance of your funds to your local bank account without hitches or breach of the law. This process is in line with the PATRIOT Act of 2001 amends the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) by requiring all financial institutions to establish Anti-Money Laundering (AML) programs. The Act is intended to strengthen the world's measures to prevent, detect, and prosecute money laundering and the financing of terrorism.

Kindly acknowledge receipt, and you will be informed accordingly as soon as this process is completed.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.



Best Regards,
Aaron Grant
Foreign Operations
Western Trust Bank Inc
E-mail: a.grant@westerntrustbankinc.com




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