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Telephone Number +19172594405 is a NANP Number and is in Area Code 917, Exchange Code 259 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 Bronx, Bronx 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 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) (917)
Exchange Name : Bronx, Bronx County (259)
Type: Wireless
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:

3rd March 2021 - Advance Fee Fraud Scam

On 3rd March 2021, telephone number +19172594405 was reported as being used by scammers to pretend to be James E. Phillips using email address ach.fundtransfer001@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.
Clearing House Interbank Payment System
Funds Certification Authority
Date: 03/02/2021

Dear Beneficiary,

My name is James E. Phillips. I am the Account Auditor at the Automated Clearing House (ACH). I am compelled to contact you today to inform you about our intention to commence on the final payment release of your blocked funds, through the Clearing House Interbank Payment System (CHIPS). Basically, this message is intended to notify you that your blocked funds, that has been in the coffers of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York under payment router number FED-NY-753-082-21 is finally unblocked and authorized for immediate wire transfer into your receiving bank account by the Automated Clearing House (ACH).

We at the Automated Clearing House (ACH) have received a certified payment instrument from the U.S. Department of the Treasury in your favor containing your personal details and a new receiving account in the name and favor of your financial representative and partner, Mr. Richard Salazar. In view of the issued payment mandate from the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Clearing House conveyed a payment message through CHIPS, which will effect the transfer of the funds via the Electronic funds transfer system (EFTS) into the account of Mr. Salazar within 24 hours after a confirmation to proceed from you as the original beneficiary.

Please do kindly confirm if the account information indicated below are correct to receive the funds:

Bank Name: U.S Bank Trust, N.A, MN;
Swift Code: USBKUS4TCOR;
Routing #: 121122676;
Account Number: 153459581457;
Account Beneficiary Name: Richard B. Salazar;
Beneficiary Address: 5021 Laguna Blvd, Elk Grove, CA 95758.

The funds will be available in the U.S. Bank Trust, N.A account as indicated above within 24 hours as soon as we get a permission to proceed from you, and a copy of the "Electronic Transfer Slip" will be sent by fax to the receiving beneficiary bank, U.S. Bank Trust, N.A in favor of Mr. Salazar.

We hope this letter is understood, if not, kindly go over the content twice or more before responding. And if you have any questions or inquiry on this matter, kindly reply back to me as quickly as possible or call me at (917) 259-4405 for more details.

Yours Sincerely,

James E. Phillips
Account Auditor,
Automated Clearing House (ACH)

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