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Info on the number +12016880096

Telephone Number +12016880096 is a NANP Number and is in Area Code 201, Exchange Code 688 in New Jersey (NJ), USA. The Exchange is designated as being used for Landline telephones. This Exchange Code is allocated to the Town/City of Bayonne, Hudson County. The number was originally operated by the provider Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - NJ.

Number portability may mean that this number is no longer used as a Landline number, be assigned to a different provider or be being operated from a different location (even overseas in the case of VoIP numbers). If the number is being used to call you then it is also possible that the number is being spoofed and does not actually belong to the person using it.

Here is some general information about the number.

Country Code: 1
Country Name: USA
Area Name: New Jersey (NJ) (201)
Exchange Name : Bayonne, Hudson County (688)
Type: Landline
Original Provider: Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - NJ
Validity: The number is the correct length for a North American number.

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This number is recorded in our database for the following scams:

10th October 2019 - Advance Fee Fraud Scam

On 10th October 2019, telephone number +12016880096 was reported as being used by scammers to pretend to be James Gruber using email address gruberjames.llc@gmail.com as part of an Advance Fee Fraud Scam.

In Advance Fee Fraud Scams, the scammer will offer you something of high value (a large sum of money or gold for example) and all you have to do is pay a "small" fee. What the scammer is offering you does not actually exist and the scammer will come up with fee after fee that needs to be paid by the victims, until he either runs out of money or realises that he has been scammed. The scammer will often pretend to be real people or companies, use fake websites and introduce various characters, all with the aim of convincing the victim that what is being offered to him is real.

Here is the email that the scammer sent to his victims.
Dear Beneficiary,

My name is Harold Leroy and I work with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), I am writing you to let you know that finally your ATM Card worth $10,650,000.00 USD has been delivered through USPS to James Gruber who works with the IMF where it is going to be activated before final delivery to your home address.

You can use the tracking number with the tracking site below to track the ATM Card to be sure it has been delivered to Mr. David, for activation.

USPS Tracking number: 940551020088314076XXXX
USPS Tracking site: https:/ /tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction_input

Below is the contact information to James Gruber

Name: James Gruber
E-mail: gruberjames.llc@gmail.com
Phone Number: +1(201) 688-0096

You are to contact James Gruber with his email address above then he will guide you on how your Card will be activated and delivered to your home address.

Please Fill Our The Following Information.
Full name:
Occupation:
Home address:
Tel:
Country:

Note: The only fee you are to send for the activation fee is just $350 USD so make sure you don't send him more than $350 USD. Your card is already with him and you can track it with the tracking details given to you above for confirmation.

Congratulations once more.
Best Regards,
International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Further details of this report can be found on the ScamSurvivors.com forum

*NOTE* Phone numbers can be regularly re-assigned if the person using them stops paying the bill. This number was included in scammer emails or websites on the dates shown above, but may have since been reassigned. If you have evidence of more recent scam activity using the number, please use the contact page to let us know or post the details in our forum. You can also add brief comments in the comments section below.

This number could also be written in the following formats

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01012016880096 1 (201) 688-0096 1-201-688-0096 1 201 688 0096 1-201-688-0096
1 201-688-0096 +1 (201) 688-0096 +1-201-688-0096 +1 201 688 0096 + 1-201-688-0096
+1 201-688-0096 001 (201) 688-0096 001-201-688-0096 001 201 688 0096 00 1-201-688-0096
001 201-688-0096 0111 (201) 688-0096 0111-201-688-0096 0111 201 688 0096 011 1-201-688-0096
0111 201-688-0096 00111 (201) 688-0096 00111-201-688-0096 00111 201 688 0096 0011 1-201-688-0096
00111 201-688-0096 0101 (201) 688-0096 0101-201-688-0096 0101 201 688 0096 010 1-201-688-0096
0101 201-688-0096 (201) 688-0096 201-688-0096