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Telephone Number +16078217293 is a NANP Number and is in Area Code 607, Exchange Code 821 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 Binghamton, Broome County. The number was originally operated by the provider Level 3 Communications, 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) (607)
Exchange Name : Binghamton, Broome County (821)
Type: Landline
Original Provider: Level 3 Communications, 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:

20th July 2018 - Advance Fee Fraud Scam

On 20th July 2018, telephone number +16078217293 was reported as being used by scammers to pretend to be John Whicker working as Managing Director for Barclays Bank using email address johnwhicker567@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.
Barclays Bank
Address: Barclays Bank of New York new
branch at 3 Park Avenue,34th Street.
United States
Phone:(607) 821-7293

Dear Sir,

I am JOHN WHICKER, Director allocation department from the Barclays Bank of New York. My office monitors and controls the affairs of all banks and Financial institutions in New York concerned with foreign claim payments. I am the final signatory to any transfer or remittance of huge funds moving within banks both on the local and international levels in line with foreign claim settlements. I have before me list of funds, which an incoming payment slated to your account? in your name has been blocked and this transaction cannot be completed due to errors present in your account information,which was programmed on our wire transfer diskette.

Therefore, we have temporarily suspended the transfer from performing future transactions,until we verified and confirm the banking details which will enable us fix this problem immediately and wire the funds to your account without any delay or obligations required whatsoever.

My conditions:

1. The sum of USD$459,000.00 only will be transferred into your account after the processing of all relevant legal documents with your name as the beneficiary, the transfer will be made by telegraphic Transfer (T/T), conformable in 24 Hours working days.

2. This deal must be kept secret forever, and all correspondence will be strictly by email / telephone, for security purposes.

3. There should be no third parties as most problem associated with your fund release are caused by your agents or representative.

4. Note that after the successful completion of this transaction,you and I will have a fair share of the fund which i am entitled to $59,000.USD while your share shall be $400,000.00USD upon receipt of the funds in your account. If you AGREE with my conditions,then i will advise you on what to do immediately so that the transfer will commence without delay as I will proceed to program your name and your bank details on the Payment schedule instantly to meet the 24 hours mandate.

Hoping to hear from you as soon as possible.

Reply through this email address(johnwhicker567@gmail.com)

Yours sincerely,

JOHN WHICKER
Managing Director
Barclays Bank
Phone:(607) 821-7293
Barclays Bank

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This number could also be written in the following formats

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