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Info on the number +23417594046

Telephone number +23417594046 is a number from Nigeria. The area code is 1, which covers the City/Town/Area of Lagos. The number is designated as being used for Land line telephones.

Number portability may mean that this number is no longer used as a Land line 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: 234
Country Name: Nigeria
Area Name: Lagos (1)
Type: Land line
Validity: The number is the correct length for a land line phone number in Lagos.

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This number is recorded in our database for the following scams:

15th April 2020 - Advance Fee Fraud Scam

On 15th April 2020, telephone number +23417594046 was reported as being used by scammers to pretend to be Pius Ken working for Eco Bank Nig. Plc. using email address eco1921@live.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.
INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
104 MARINA STREET,
LAGOS NIGERIA.
TEL:+2348179109992
FAX: 234-1-759-40-46

Dear :SIR.

RE: IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF US$5,500,000.00

We are pleased to inform you that the Eco Bank of Nigeria with the
Nigeria Petroleum Cooperation NNPC has approved your accrued interest
of your contract payment. Please you are advised to write a letter of
authority addressed to the Foreign Operations Department of this bank
authorizing this bank to remit the accrued interest of US$ 5.5
MILLION.

Be further informed that a processing levy of US$95 is required to
facilitate the whole process of your transaction. This payment should
be made to the Federal Board of Inland Revenue. This measure became
necessary due to the fact that you do not operate a current or
domiciliary account with our bank and as such the above processing
levy must be paid by you so as to enable us transfer your accrued
US$5,500,000.00 via key tested telex {K.T.T} It is important for you
to note that we are committed to ensuring the immediate transfer of
your accrued interest to your nominated bank account as we have put
all machinery in20place to accomplish this task Kindly comply with
this directive so as to avert any delay.

Thanks for your anticipated cooperation.

FOREIGN PAYMENT DEPT

TEL: 234-1-775-35-97

Mr. PIUS KEN

Head, Foreign Opera
tions, ECO BANK NIG. PLC.

Directors:Alhaji Sanusi Ahmed -Chairman, Umaru Kodiak-Managing Director,
Mr. V. O. Victor -(Deputy managing Director India), Dr. Mrs. Veronica
Awosika- Company Secretary (South Africa), Mr. Alfred Adams (Head of

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This number could also be written in the following formats

23417594046 +23417594046 0023417594046 01123417594046 001123417594046
01023417594046 234-1-7594046 +234-1-7594046 00234-1-7594046 011234-1-7594046
0011234-1-7594046 010234-1-7594046