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Info on the number +17162611837

Telephone Number +17162611837 is a NANP Number and is in Area Code 716, Exchange Code 261 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 Buffalo, Erie 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) (716)
Exchange Name : Buffalo, Erie County (261)
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:

9th July 2019 - Advance Fee Fraud Scam

On 9th July 2019, telephone number +17162611837 was reported as being used by scammers to pretend to be Brian William Jr working for Bank of America using email address bw84395@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.
Bank of America Corporate Office Headquarters
100 N.Tryon St Charlotte,NC 28255
Our Ref:BOA/IRU/SFE/15.5/WD/011
United States of America

Attention, Fund Beneficiary this is Mr.Brian William Jr Text Asap on
716-261-1837.
Notification and Guarantee From Bank Of America Stamp by the General
Manager
and sign by U.S Treasury Department IMF and Guarantee to send your Money
back if you did not received your funds into your account after paying
This
charge that stated. Agreement was made yesterday after the meeting held
at
our Cooperative Headquarter in New York that once you send the $75 today
for the Information LEO NWEKE, that your $4.7million, will definitely
Transferred to your account whiting 3hours with out any more charge, We
Give
you 100% of guarantee that this payment of $75 will be the only fee that
you will send to carry out the delivery with out any more charge, if
there
any More fee is required after sending this $75 that we the bank of
America
guarantee you we will be responsible for it and make sure that you
received
your $4.7million as I Promise.
The payment is for the certificate of ownership that will be made on
your
name before your transfer and 4working days is given to complete your
transfer into your nominated bank account or through ATM CARD delivery
and
check.
Therefore, you are advised to proceed today and send the fee and be rest
assured that there is no more charge after this payment of $75 and I
guaranteed you that if there any more charge after sending This $75 this
bank will be responsible for it and make sure that you received your
$4.7million, So proceed to western union or money gram and send the
money to
this information. And get back to us with the payment Ref no or Mtcn no,
RECEIVER'S NAME ....... LEO NWEKE
COUNTRY... BENIN REPUBLIC
CITY.............COTONOU
QUESTION...COLOR
ANSWER...BLUE
AMOUNT...$75 USD.ONLY
MTCN.....
SENDER NAME..........
EMAIL THE FOLLOWING:
SENDER'S NAME:
MTCN OR REFERENCE NUMBER
We are waiting for your reply with the payment, Detail.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
Mr.Brian William Jr
Text Asap on 716-261-1837
Email(bw84395@gmail.com)
BANK OF AMERICA(R)
CORPORATE OFFICE HEADQUARTERS,
CHARLOTTE, N.C.BANK OF
AMERICA, N.A.MEMBER FDIC.(C) 2012
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION. ALL
RIGHTSRESERVED.
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATE OFFICE HEADQUARTERS

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This number could also be written in the following formats

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01017162611837 1 (716) 261-1837 1-716-261-1837 1 716 261 1837 1-716-261-1837
1 716-261-1837 +1 (716) 261-1837 +1-716-261-1837 +1 716 261 1837 + 1-716-261-1837
+1 716-261-1837 001 (716) 261-1837 001-716-261-1837 001 716 261 1837 00 1-716-261-1837
001 716-261-1837 0111 (716) 261-1837 0111-716-261-1837 0111 716 261 1837 011 1-716-261-1837
0111 716-261-1837 00111 (716) 261-1837 00111-716-261-1837 00111 716 261 1837 0011 1-716-261-1837
00111 716-261-1837 0101 (716) 261-1837 0101-716-261-1837 0101 716 261 1837 010 1-716-261-1837
0101 716-261-1837 (716) 261-1837 716-261-1837