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Info on the number +12123841000

Telephone Number +12123841000 is a NANP Number and is in Area Code 212, Exchange Code 384 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 New York, New York County. The number was originally operated by the provider Verizon New York Inc..

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) (212)
Exchange Name : New York, New York County (384)
Type: Landline
Original Provider: Verizon New York Inc.
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:

15th August 2022 - Advance Fee Fraud Scam

On 15th August 2022, telephone number +12123841000 was reported as being used by scammers to pretend to be Robert Russell using email address robrsell56@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.
Federal Bureau of Investigation Intelligence Field Unit
Washington Dulles International Airport
Washington Dc.

I am Assistant Special Agent In-charge of the Washington Dulles International Airport from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Intelligence Field Unit, we Intercepted two consignment boxes at the Washington Dulles International Airport,Washington Dc, the boxes were scanned but found out that it contained large sum of money and also some backup documents which bears your name as the Beneficiary
/Receiver of the money, Investigation carried out on the diplomat that accompanied the boxes into the United States, stated that he was to deliver the large sum of money to your residence as overdue payment owed to you from Africa.

Meanwhile, we cross check all legal documents in the boxes but we found out that your consignment was lacking some important documents and due to this,we cannot release the boxes to the diplomat until the documents are being provided, right now we have no other choice than to confiscate your consignment.

According to Internal Revenue Code (IRC) in Title 26 also contain reporting requirement on a Form 8300, Report of Cash Payment Over $10,000 Received in a Trade or Business, money laundering activity may violate 18 USC 1956, 18 USC 1957, 18 USC 1960, and provision of Title 31, and 26 USC 6050I of the United States Code (USC), this section will discuss only those money laundering and currency violation under the jurisdiction of IRS, your consignment lacks Certificate of legality of funds from the joint team of IRS and IRC, therefore you need to reply back immediately for direction on how to procure this certificate to enable us relieve the charge of evading the law on you, which is a punishable offense in the United States.

You are required to reply back within 72hours for normalization and release of your consignment boxes for onward delivery to your address, also you are instructed to desist from further contact with any bank(s) or person(s) in Nigeria or the United kingdom or any part of the world regarding your payment because your consignment has been with the Federal Bureau here in the United States.

Yours In Service,

Agent Robert Russell
Assistant Special Agent In-charge
FBI- Washington Dc Area Division
Tel: 212-384-1000

Further details of this report can be found on the ScamSurvivors.com forum

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This number could also be written in the following formats

12123841000 +12123841000 0012123841000 01112123841000 001112123841000
01012123841000 1 (212) 384-1000 1-212-384-1000 1 212 384 1000 1-212-384-1000
1 212-384-1000 +1 (212) 384-1000 +1-212-384-1000 +1 212 384 1000 + 1-212-384-1000
+1 212-384-1000 001 (212) 384-1000 001-212-384-1000 001 212 384 1000 00 1-212-384-1000
001 212-384-1000 0111 (212) 384-1000 0111-212-384-1000 0111 212 384 1000 011 1-212-384-1000
0111 212-384-1000 00111 (212) 384-1000 00111-212-384-1000 00111 212 384 1000 0011 1-212-384-1000
00111 212-384-1000 0101 (212) 384-1000 0101-212-384-1000 0101 212 384 1000 010 1-212-384-1000
0101 212-384-1000 (212) 384-1000 212-384-1000