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Telephone Number +15183029896 is a NANP Number and is in Area Code 518, Exchange Code 302 in New York (NY), USA. The Exchange is designated as being used for Landline telephones. This Exchange Code is allocated to the Town/City of Lake Placid, Essex 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 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 York (NY) (518)
Exchange Name : Lake Placid, Essex County (302)
Type: Landline
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:

16th September 2018 - Advance Fee Fraud Scam

On 16th September 2018, telephone number +15183029896 was reported as being used by scammers to pretend to be Apple Bank using email address applebank@usa.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,

Your fund has been approved and endorsed by the United Nations Organization ,and have been confirmed with the instruction and approvals given from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Washington USA regarding the transfer of your total fund of USD $10,700,000.00.

Due to the incessant scam activities going around the globe, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Homeland Security Director, MG Timothy J. Weinberg, Adjutant General and Director State Military Department ,Washington Military Dept., Bldg 1 Camp Murray, WA 98430-5000 has instructed our Financial Institution to use high Performance in Banking System to convey your fund to you via Bank to bank wire transfer.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) have signed to monitor this transaction to make sure you receive your fund legally and to avoid any unnecessary delay.

Now, you are advised to provide the below listed details for verification and security checkup before your total fund will be transferred to you to avoid any mistakes or error after transferring your fund.

Full Name:
Full Address:
Direct Telephone Number:

We await your urgent response as soon as possible.

Regards,
Apple Bank
Email: Applebank@usa.com
TEL: +1 (518) 302-9896

Further details of this report can be found on our forum

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