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Telephone Number +12028520491 is a NANP Number and is in Area Code 202, Exchange Code 852 in District of Columbia (DC), USA. The Exchange is designated as being used for Landline telephones. This Exchange Code is allocated to the Town/City of Washington, District of Columbia County. The number was originally operated by the provider Neutral Tandem-Washington, DC., LLC - DC.

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: District of Columbia (DC) (202)
Exchange Name : Washington, District of Columbia County (852)
Type: Landline
Original Provider: Neutral Tandem-Washington, DC., LLC - DC
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:

7th January 2019 - Advance Fee Fraud Scam

On 7th January 2019, telephone number +12028520491 was reported as being used by scammers to pretend to be Christopher A Wray using email address christopherawray0984@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.
Federal Bureau of Investigation United States Department Of Justice Fbi New York 26 Federal Plaza 23rd Floor New. York 10278-0004

Attn:Dear ATM VISA CARD Owner.......Read Carefully

I, MR CHRISTOPHER A WRAY, is hereby announcing to you that your ATM VISA CARD worth $7.400.000.00usd received at JFK airport since last few moths 4th october (2018) from Benin Republic government authorities and Every necessary fees/charges has been paid by senders except $550.00 for CCC custom clearance certificate but a Lady Mrs. Pamela Robert came forward and claimed you sent her to claim your $7,400,000.00 because you are sick and been in the hospital ,that you are having kidney problem in a process of surgery as it's now .

Did you order her to pay for Custom Clearance Certificate (CCC) to claim your fund ATM VISA CARD ? Also be informed that we came to an agreement with the U.S Custom Authority at (JFK) John F. Kennedy Int'l Airport NYC that you will send $550.00 latest tomorrow morning.

This is to bring to your notice that we have just been informed through secrete source that the U.S Custom Authority at (JFK) John F. Kennedy International Airport New York are making arrangement to have your contract fund wired into the Bank account of Mrs. Pamela Robert, the lady that contacted them, earlier and presented some documentations evidencing your claim purported to have being signed personally by you for the release of your contract fund to her, since you have chose to ignore their messages and refuse to pay the required $550 for Custom Clearance Certificate charges as imposed, despite the advise we gave to you.

I want to personally assure you once again that you will have every course to smile and be happy upon conclusion of this project, as we will continue monitoring all your services with them at all level as well as your correspondence, until you have received your ATM VISA CARD accordingly. As a LEGAL OWNER, we are here to protect your interest and that is the reason why we are doing all we can to make sure all goes well, this is a huge amount of money which we don't wish for you to lose.

We understand that the imposed fee might be too much for you to pay so to further make things easier for you, we have discussed with the U.S Custom Authority at (JFK) John F. Kennedy International Airport New York pleaded on your behalf for them to give you the grace of sending half of the charges $275 for now after which the Diplomatic Agent makes the delivery of your ATM VISA CARD to you then once you receive your fund, you can then pay the balance of $275 ,

All we want you to do right now is to send the half of the money with the name listed below so we can forward it to Benin Republic Customs authority to help us bobtail the Custom Clearance Certificate and the diplomat will make the delivery to your home address tomorrow morning by 9:00 AM

Receiver's Data / information:
Receivers Name: joe del
Country: Benin Republic
City : Cotonou
Text Question: Urgent
Answer: Urgent
Amount: $275
Sender s Name...MTCN#...
try and make the payment through money gram via transfer

contact me (+1 202 852 0491)

Contact us right away and let me know when you send half of the charges as we discussed with them to enable them route your fund to you with immediate effect. This is a life time opportunity and we will advise you take advantage of it, before it is too late to do so.

God bless you!
Thanks.
Yours in service,

Best Regards,
Mr Christopher A Wray
BADGE ? JTT0471011111
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535

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This number could also be written in the following formats

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1 202-852-0491 +1 (202) 852-0491 +1-202-852-0491 +1 202 852 0491 + 1-202-852-0491
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00111 202-852-0491 0101 (202) 852-0491 0101-202-852-0491 0101 202 852 0491 010 1-202-852-0491
0101 202-852-0491 (202) 852-0491 202-852-0491