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Telephone Number +13479662640 is a NANP Number and is in Area Code 347, Exchange Code 966 in New York (NY), USA. The Exchange is designated as being used for Wireless telephones. This Exchange Code is allocated to the Town/City of Brooklyn, Cattaraugus County. The number was originally operated by the provider Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - NY.

Number portability may mean that this number is no longer used as a Wireless 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 York (NY) (347)
Exchange Name : Brooklyn, Cattaraugus County (966)
Type: Wireless
Original Provider: Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - NY
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:

4th March 2021 - Advance Fee Fraud Scam

On 4th March 2021, telephone number +13479662640 was reported as being used by scammers to pretend to be Janet Yellen using email address info@unitedstatesdepartmentofthetreasury.us 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.
United States Department of the Treasury
1500 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20220
Desk of Secretary: Janet Yellen
Email: info@unitedstatesdepartmentofthetreasury.us
1 347 966 2640

Attention:

You deserve the best in life, you truly deserve the best, take this
proposal as your last effort to secure your fund which some impostors
took advantage of you in their ability to steal from you and deny you
the right to your fund. Our newly elected president; Joseph Robinette
Biden Jr, has approved all delayed payments to be released to all
beneficiaries immediately within 7 days and the United States treasury
is to take responsibility for the disbursement of all outstanding
payments that has been delayed by the past administration of Donald
Trump and Steven Mnuchin, it is time for you to peacefully receive your
funds without any stress or extortion.

You are very lucky because I discovered from my records that you have
passed through rigorous experience in your effort to get what is
rightfully yours, and they all took advantage of you and stole from you,
I want to use this medium to let you know that those impostors know that
you have a fund meant for you and for you alone from a
Contract/Inheritance funds that has been put in your name through the
power of Attorney in your favor, It's quiet unfortunate they knew about
it even before you and they tried to get information from you and also
to steal from you presenting other fake transaction to you thinking you
have already received your funds so they can steal from you, some went
as far as collecting your bank account information trying to hack your
bank account? if I am not telling you the truth confront me right now
and tell me I am a liar!.

I know you have lost faith in any transaction that I or anyone will
bring to you because of your rigorous experience from these impostors
known to be scammers/Fraudsters.

I am Janet Yellen the new Secretary of the United States Treasury, I
Assumed this office January 26 2021 and I hope you know the major
obligation of the United States Treasury? let me enlighten you, they are
as follows: Treasury's mission highlights its role as the steward of
U.S. economic and financial systems, and as an influential participant
in the world economy. The Treasury Department is the executive agency
responsible for promoting economic prosperity and ensuring the financial
security of the United States and its citizens.

I will Put it direct to you that your contract/Inheritance fund is $14.7
million United State Dollars, and that is what you are to receive by our
special delivery company that has been assigned for this project only,
the name of the delivery company is FedEx Delivery company, they will
take care of your delivery to your address and hand over your complete
fund to you and accompany you to your bank with their security agency
who will come to you with the delivery agent for you to go and deposit
your $14.7 million into your bank account for perfect safety, you are to
contact the delivery company with your full name, address and telephone
number on this email address fedexdeliveryin101@outlook.com make sure
you contact them immediately as we have already handed over your fund to
them for delivery to you together with all your paperwork of legality
that shows the legitimacy of your fund.

As soon as you contact the delivery company, they will respond back to
you with your delivery schedule, also they will educate you on the
delivery processes. I think the most important thing for you to note
here is that you are dealing with the right office and the right person
this time and it's a confirmation that you are taking a bold step in the
right way, manner and definitely you will have your fund delivered to
you as scheduled, I cannot deceive you as that will be inhumane to me, I
have family as I know that anything I do today which is not good in the
sight of God must surely come back to me .i.e.' NEMESIS, So feel free
and receive your funds in good faith. Also note that you are to take
responsibility of the delivery charges which is the total sum of $185,
the fee comprises of the delivery, security and insurance all together,
most importantly make sure you contact the delivery company immediately
and get back to me, letting me know you have contacted them.

You should know that a man is an architect of his own fortune and
therefore should not allow anybody or the past to discourage you in your
efforts to achieve your goal more especially a benefiting one like this
which will be concluded immediately you comply to my directives. I know
you can only force a horse to the river but cannot force it to drink
water, I can only give you the best advice I can as I have my integrity
to protect as good name is better than riches. A word is enough for the
wise, I know that things are really difficult, but I can sincerely tell
you that you do not have anything to lose or regret. I am a woman of my
word and I have to tell you that my word will remain my bond and I
cannot live without fulfilling it, seeing is believing, I assure you,
contact the delivery company as i directed and make sure you cooperate
and comply with the directives of the delivery company so that your
$14.7 million Dollars will be delivered to you within 48 hours after the
confirmation of your payment, I assure you. make sure you get back to me
letting me know you have contacted the FedEx Delivery Company.

I AWAIT YOUR PROMPT RESPONDS.

Yours Faithfully,
Janet Yellen

Department of the Treasury
1500 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20220
Email: info@unitedstatesdepartmentofthetreasury.us
1 347 966 2640

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