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Info on the number +17182816740

Telephone Number +17182816740 is a NANP Number and is in Area Code 718, Exchange Code 281 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 Bayside, Queens County. The number was originally operated by the provider Neutral Tandem-New York, 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) (718)
Exchange Name : Bayside, Queens County (281)
Type: Landline
Original Provider: Neutral Tandem-New York, 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 July 2019 - Advance Fee Fraud Scam

On 16th July 2019, telephone number +17182816740 was reported as being used by scammers to pretend to be Kevin K. McAleenan using email address kevinkmcaleenan4@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.
Mr.Kevin K. McAleenan
Secretary of Homeland Security
US Department of Homeland Security
Washington DC United States 07/16/2019
Email: info.homeland@secretary.net
Email: kevinkmcaleenan4@gmail.com
Tel: +1 (718) 281-6740

Re: DHS/OS/11-0095

Good day
This is Mr.Kevin McAleenan the Secretary of U.S. Department of Homeland Security,I want to confirm from you if you have decided to lose your funds sum of $1.5Million US dollars which is in our custody here in Washington, D.C., you should be aware that we have completed the verification of your details for the claiming of your fund as the regulation requires. if we must proceed with your transaction then you must obtain the Bulk Money transfer Permit, this is United States FBI and there are certain rules to be followed before the fund will get to you without having problem. After our meeting today, it has been decided that you either claim the fund or as the fund owner, you go ahead and order the termination of the payment, because your transaction will be terminated and the funds will move to the U.S. Department of the Treasury after 48hours of this notice.

Thank you.
Mr.Kevin K. McAleenan
The Secretary US Department of Homeland Security

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This number could also be written in the following formats

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01017182816740 1 (718) 281-6740 1-718-281-6740 1 718 281 6740 1-718-281-6740
1 718-281-6740 +1 (718) 281-6740 +1-718-281-6740 +1 718 281 6740 + 1-718-281-6740
+1 718-281-6740 001 (718) 281-6740 001-718-281-6740 001 718 281 6740 00 1-718-281-6740
001 718-281-6740 0111 (718) 281-6740 0111-718-281-6740 0111 718 281 6740 011 1-718-281-6740
0111 718-281-6740 00111 (718) 281-6740 00111-718-281-6740 00111 718 281 6740 0011 1-718-281-6740
00111 718-281-6740 0101 (718) 281-6740 0101-718-281-6740 0101 718 281 6740 010 1-718-281-6740
0101 718-281-6740 (718) 281-6740 718-281-6740