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Info on the number +12402835991

Telephone Number +12402835991 is a NANP Number and is in Area Code 240, Exchange Code 283 in Maryland (MD), USA. The Exchange is designated as being used for Landline telephones. This Exchange Code is allocated to the Town/City of Kensington, Anne Arundel County. The number was originally operated by the provider Bandwidth.Com CLEC, LLC - MD.

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: Maryland (MD) (240)
Exchange Name : Kensington, Anne Arundel County (283)
Type: Landline
Original Provider: Bandwidth.Com CLEC, LLC - MD
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:

12th March 2019 - Advance Fee Fraud Scam

On 12th March 2019, telephone number +12402835991 was reported as being used by scammers to pretend to be Watt Townsend using email address unitednationcontrolling54@hotmail.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.
TELEGRAPHIC ONLINE TRANSFER NOTICE OF US$5.5 MILLION TRANSFER RELEASE UPDATE

DEAR CUSTOMER:

THE UNITED NATION CONTROLLING DEPARTMENT OF THE SECURITY TRANSFER CODE WHICH IS (WF/200/105/09),THE AUTHENTICATION SECTION CODE OF THIS BANK CONCLUDES THE
VERIFICATION OF YOUR FILE. AFTER GOING THROUGH ALL THE DOCUMENTS OF CLAIM RECEIVED BY THIS DEPARTMENT WITH JUSTIFICATION AND VERIFICATION FROM THE GLOBAL STRATEGY WEST

AFRICA WE ARE COMPLETELY SATISFIED AND YOU HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED.


THIS IS TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED A CODED TELEX MESSAGE OF YOUR PAYMENT FILE FROM THE LEGAL ADVISORY OF THE WORLD BANK GROUP SWITZERLAND IN

CONJUNCTION WITH THE TELEX TRANSFER INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE CREDIT CONTROL AND TREASURY BILLS DEPARTMENT OF THE WORLD BANK FOR IMMEDIATE BANK TO BANK ONLINE WIRE

TRANSFER OF YOUR TOTAL APPROVED FUND FOR FINAL ONWARD CREDITING TO ANY OF YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISION OF ELECTRONICS FUNDS TRANSFER OF SUBSECTIONS 359(6) OF THE WORLD BANK ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990, OUR BANK ACCOUNT WITHIN 48 HOURS PLEASE

EXPEDITE ACTIONS AS THE RIGHTFUL BENEFICIARY AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE OVERHEADS STATEMENT ACCOUNT VALUED ADDED BALANCE SHEET HAVE BEEN ISSUED IN YOUR FAVOR.

HOWEVER, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO RE-CONFIRM THE FOLLOWING DETAILS AS SPECIFIED BELOW TO ENABLE US CREATE AN ONLINE \ACCOUNT AND TRANSFER THE MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT

DETAILS:

FIRST NAME .......
LAST NAME:......
STATE OF ORIGIN:...
NATIONALITY:........
PHONE NUMBER:......
INDICATE YOUR ADDRESS...
RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:.....
EXISTING ACCOUNT AT PLACE OF RESIDENCE..
ACCOUNT NAME:........
ACCOUNT NUMBER:.....
BANK NAME:...........

PLEASE DON’T FAIL TO FILL THIS FORM BECAUSE IT WILL HELP US A LOT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR FUND TRANSFER IMMEDIATELY. SECONDLY WE ARE SO SORRY FOR DELAY DUE TO WE HAVE A

LOT OF CUSTOMERS TO ATTEND HERE, SO PLEASE FEEL THIS FORM FOR THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER.

ONCE AGAIN I APOLOGIZE FOR THE DELAY; I PROMISE WE WILL STRIVE TO MAKE IT UP TO YOU. THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE YOUR
BANKING NEEDS.

YOURS SINCERELY

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER,
UNITED NATION FUND CONTROLLING DEPARTMENT
MR. WATT TOWNSEND
TEL: +1[240] 283-5991

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This number could also be written in the following formats

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01012402835991 1 (240) 283-5991 1-240-283-5991 1 240 283 5991 1-240-283-5991
1 240-283-5991 +1 (240) 283-5991 +1-240-283-5991 +1 240 283 5991 + 1-240-283-5991
+1 240-283-5991 001 (240) 283-5991 001-240-283-5991 001 240 283 5991 00 1-240-283-5991
001 240-283-5991 0111 (240) 283-5991 0111-240-283-5991 0111 240 283 5991 011 1-240-283-5991
0111 240-283-5991 00111 (240) 283-5991 00111-240-283-5991 00111 240 283 5991 0011 1-240-283-5991
00111 240-283-5991 0101 (240) 283-5991 0101-240-283-5991 0101 240 283 5991 010 1-240-283-5991
0101 240-283-5991 (240) 283-5991 240-283-5991