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Info on the number +19172685179

Telephone Number +19172685179 is a NANP Number and is in Area Code 917, Exchange Code 268 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 Bandwidth.com CLEC, 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) (917)
Exchange Name : New York, New York County (268)
Type: Landline
Original Provider: Bandwidth.com CLEC, 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:

12th March 2018 - Advance Fee Fraud Scam

On 12th March 2018, telephone number +19172685179 was reported as being used by scammers to pretend to be John Malvin using email address j.malvin3@aol.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.
This letter will definitely be astonishing to you because of its realistic value. Sorry for the inconveniences that was rendered to you in your line of your payment transaction with some impersonators some while ago. I know that this letter will hit you as a surprise. It was agreed that to retain the good image of Nigeria and the rest of African countries, all the victims who have lost their hard earn money to these faceless thieves will be compensated with some fund and also to help them to start a new life.

Note that We have received the instructions from the president of Nigeria to commence the immediate release of your fund because we know that you have been expecting to receive it long time ago. So you have 24hrs to Contact John now with your full information, also the name of the closet airport to you via email (j.malvin3@aol.com) also you can call or send him sms with your details at +1(917-268-5179) to enlighten you more on how to receive your fund.


After verification of the information with what I have on file, I shall contact you so that we can make arrangements on the exact time I will deliver your package to your residential address.

Diplomat John Malvin
Phone +1 (917-268-5179)
Email. (j.malvin3@aol.com)

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

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This number could also be written in the following formats

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01019172685179 1 (917) 268-5179 1-917-268-5179 1 917 268 5179 1-917-268-5179
1 917-268-5179 +1 (917) 268-5179 +1-917-268-5179 +1 917 268 5179 + 1-917-268-5179
+1 917-268-5179 001 (917) 268-5179 001-917-268-5179 001 917 268 5179 00 1-917-268-5179
001 917-268-5179 0111 (917) 268-5179 0111-917-268-5179 0111 917 268 5179 011 1-917-268-5179
0111 917-268-5179 00111 (917) 268-5179 00111-917-268-5179 00111 917 268 5179 0011 1-917-268-5179
00111 917-268-5179 0101 (917) 268-5179 0101-917-268-5179 0101 917 268 5179 010 1-917-268-5179
0101 917-268-5179 (917) 268-5179 917-268-5179