The scammers stole the old website of FirstMerit Corporation, no longer active since 2017, and repurposed the content to fit their bogus bank.
From the fake bank website:
For many years, we’ve delivered solutions that help our customers finance homes, pay for their children’s educations, build and expand businesses, grow wealth, plan for retirement, and simply get more out of life.
Contact details:
723 S Alvarado St Los Angeles, CA, 90057
+1 (213) 9801649
+12139801649
Number billable as geographic number
Country or destination United States
City or exchange location California
Entry in the aa419 database of fraudulent websites: https://db.aa419.org/fakebanksview.php?key=157234
From the domain name registration:
Domain Name: GF-TB.COM
Updated Date: 2022-03-07
Creation Date: 2022-03-07
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2023-03-07
Registrar: Center of Ukrainian Internet Names (UKRNAMES)
Reseller: HyperHost.UA Domain Status: ok
Registry Registrant ID: UANS-00001627304
Registrant Name: Maria Grace
Registrant Street: No 1-2 Ahmadu Bello Way
Registrant City: Kachia
Registrant State/Province: Kaduna
Registrant Postal Code: 800283
Registrant Country: NIGERIA
Registrant Phone: +234.13551858
Registrant Email: talk2maro87@gmail.com
This is what the fake bank website looks like:
