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Info on the number +12702622997

Telephone Number +12702622997 is a NANP Number and is in Area Code 270, Exchange Code 262 in Kentucky (KY), USA. The Exchange is designated as being used for Landline telephones. This Exchange Code is allocated to the Town/City of Arlington, Carlisle County. The number was originally operated by the provider Big River Telephone Company, LLC - KY.

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: Kentucky (KY) (270)
Exchange Name : Arlington, Carlisle County (262)
Type: Landline
Original Provider: Big River Telephone Company, LLC - KY
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 May 2019 - Advance Fee Fraud Scam

On 7th May 2019, telephone number +12702622997 was reported as being used by scammers to pretend to be Timothy P. Hoover using email address westernunionpaymentoffice917@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 Valuable Customer!

The management of Western Union Money Transfer wish to inform you that your approved compensation payment of Three Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars ($3,500.000.00 usd) was successfully deposited in our office for immediate transfer and your first payment of $5,000 usd was successfully transferred to you and below is the MTCN Number 937-710-8604

To confirm your payment online, kindly visit https://www.westernunion.com/global-ser ... cktransfer, insect the MTCN 937-710-8604

NOTE: Due to The International money transfer regulations and policies of large fund transfer through Western Union, your payment file will must be RE-NEW before our correspondent Western Union Office in your city will allow you to pick up the first payment of $5,000 USD today.

Note: the current status of the first payment of $5,000 USD was "successful/completed" but be earlier informed that our correspondent Western Union office in your city will not allow you to pick up the payment without the renewing fee of your payment file is paid direct to our office.

In accordance with the regulator of all providers of financial services here in the United States, the re-new fee of your payment file is sum of = $250.00 usd and the Western Union renewing charge for our customers can only be affected via Walmart to Walmart or Money Gram Money Transfer for immediate renewing / releasing of your first payments for your pick up.

So we therefore advised you to copy below information and send the renewing fee of $250 usd only so as to ensure the immediate release of your payment, we are here to serve and guarantee the release of your first payments of $5,000 usd for your pick up once the renewing fee is settled today.

Here is the information via Money Gram or Walmart to Walmart Money Transfer;

RECEIVER'S NAME: BRIAN ANDERSON
ADDRESS: 1825 10th ave, Huntington, WV 25701
TEXT QUESTION: URGENT
ANSWER: YES
AMOUNT: $250.00 USD

Thanks as we are waiting for your prompt respond with the payment details to enhance the immediate release of your first payments of $5,000 usd today.

Thanks for using Western Union Money Transfer.

Yours sincerely
Mr Timothy P. Hoover
Director Western Union Payment Office, WV
Tel: +1 (270) 262-2997
Email: westernunionpaymentoffice917@gmail.com

Further details of this report can be found on the ScamWarners.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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1 270-262-2997 +1 (270) 262-2997 +1-270-262-2997 +1 270 262 2997 + 1-270-262-2997
+1 270-262-2997 001 (270) 262-2997 001-270-262-2997 001 270 262 2997 00 1-270-262-2997
001 270-262-2997 0111 (270) 262-2997 0111-270-262-2997 0111 270 262 2997 011 1-270-262-2997
0111 270-262-2997 00111 (270) 262-2997 00111-270-262-2997 00111 270 262 2997 0011 1-270-262-2997
00111 270-262-2997 0101 (270) 262-2997 0101-270-262-2997 0101 270 262 2997 010 1-270-262-2997
0101 270-262-2997 (270) 262-2997 270-262-2997