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Telephone number +23417774535 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:

8th January 2023 - Advance Fee Fraud Scam

On 8th January 2023, telephone number +23417774535 was reported as being used by scammers to pretend to be Dr Mark John using email address dr.markjohn000888@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.
DR MARK JOHN
Lagos-Nigeria.
Tel : 234-1-7774535

ATTN: Sir /Madam

Reply to : dr.markjohn000888@gmail.com

I know this will come to you as a surprise but never mind, I got your
Contact in my search for a reputable and trust worthy
person/Company,Who can stand confidently with me in this successful
business Arrangement. Before I proceed, I will like to introduce my
humble self To you.

I am the Auditor General of a Government Accredited Oil Company here
in Nigeria. Certainly, the prompting of this letter to you is anchored
on my strong desire to solicit your sincere understanding and
co-operation in this Transaction that would certainly boost the
financial stand of both parties involved when completed. As a matter
of fact, we want to transfer to overseas (US$152,000.000.00 USD) One
fifty two million Unite States Dollars) from the Oil Company's
operating Bank account here in Africa, I want you to quietly Look for
a reliable and honest person who will be capable and fit to Provide

either an existing bank account or to set up a new Bank A/C
Immediately to receive this money, even an empty account can serve to
Receive this money, as long as you will remain honest to me till the
end Of this important transaction, trusting in you and believing in
God That you will Never let me down either now or in the near future.

In all honesty, during the course of our auditing I discovered a
Floating fund of the above mentioned amount in account opened with the
Bank in 1990 and since then; nobody has operated on this account
again, After going through some old files in the records I discovered
that the Money in the account was mapped out for the refurbishment of
the Oil Company's Machineries. Meanwhile, Mr. Magnus Leon, the
President of the Oil company was the Only signatory to the account,

but unfortunately he died after a brief Illness in 1993. And no other
person knows about this account or any Thing concerning it, and the
account has no other beneficiary. And my investigation proved to me
that Mr. Magnus Leon, until his death Had wanted to siphoned that
money into his personal account in New York Hence he did not disclose
the operating devises of the account to the Board of Trustees.

I am only contacting you in this regard, based on the fact that you
are A foreigner because, this money can only be approved to any
foreigner Who can present all documents that will prove that he/she is
the Next of Kin/Beneficiary to the account base on the fact that Mr.
Magnus Leon The owner of this account is a foreigner, and the money
can only be approved into a foreign bank Account. Therefore, if you
are capable of handling this transaction with me, lets Make the
necessary arrangement for the hitch-free transfer of this Money to any
safe bank account that you may nominate, on a share Percentage bases.
However, we shall sign a binding agreement, to bind us Together as
partners in this regard.

I am revealing this to you with believe in God that you will never let
Me down in this business, you are the first and the only person that I
Am contacting for this business, so please reply urgently and indicate
Your sincere interest, so that I can inform you on the modalities
Already mapped out for the hitch-free transfer of the money out of
Africa here.I will require your direct phone and fax number for easy
contacting you I need your full co-operation to make this work
adequately. Upon your Positive response and once I am convinced that
you are capable and Willing to meet up with the instructions of the
top bank official that is deeply involved with me in this business, I
shall commence actions Immediately to process the payment of the money
in your favor as the Beneficiary With my influence and the position of
the bank official we can transfer This money to any reliable foreign
bank account, which you can provide.

I am looking forward in anticipation to hearing from you soon as Possible.

Yours truly,

DR MARK JOHN

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

22nd April 2022 - Advance Fee Fraud Scam

On 22nd April 2022, telephone number +23417774535 was reported as being used by scammers to pretend to be Dr Mark John using email address dr.markjohn8800@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.
DR MARK JOHN
Lagos-Nigeria.
Tel : 234-1-7774535
ATTN: Sir /Madam
Reply to : dr.markjohn8800@gmail.com

I know this will come to you as a surprise but never mind, I got your
Contact in my search for a reputable and trust worthy
person/Company,Who can stand confidently with me in this successful
business Arrangement. Before I proceed, I will like to introduce my
humble self To you.

I am the Auditor General of a Government Accredited Oil Company here
in Nigeria. Certainly, the prompting of this letter to you is anchored
on my strong desire to solicit your sincere understanding and
co-operation in this Transaction that would certainly boost the
financial stand of both parties involved when completed. As a matter
of fact, we want to transfer to overseas (US$52,000.000.00 USD) fifty
two million Unite States Dollars) from the Oil Company's operating
Bank account here in Africa, I want you to quietly Look for a reliable
and honest person who will be capable and fit to Provide either an
existing bank account or to set up a new Bank A/C Immediately to
receive this money, even an empty account can serve to Receive this
money, as long as you will remain honest to me till the end Of this
important transaction, trusting in you and believing in God That you
will Never let me down either now or in the near future.

In all honesty, during the course of our auditing I discovered a
Floating fund of the above mentioned amount in account opened with the
Bank in 1990 and since then; nobody has operated on this account
again, After going through some old files in the records I discovered
that the Money in the account was mapped out for the refurbishment of
the Oil Company's Machineries. Meanwhile, Mr. Magnus Leon, the
President of the Oil company was the Only signatory to the account,
but unfortunately he died after a brief Illness in 1993. And no other
person knows about this account or any Thing concerning it, and the
account has no other beneficiary. And my investigation proved to me
that Mr. Magnus Leon, until his death Had wanted to siphoned that
money into his personal account in New York Hence he did not disclose
the operating devises of the account to the Board of Trustees.

I am only contacting you in this regard, based on the fact that you
are A foreigner because, this money can only be approved to any
foreigner Who can present all documents that will prove that he/she is
the Next of Kin/Beneficiary to the account base on the fact that Mr.
Magnus Leon The owner of this account is a foreigner, and the money
can only be approved into a foreign bank Account. Therefore, if you
are capable of handling this transaction with me, lets Make the
necessary arrangement for the hitch-free transfer of this Money to any
safe bank account that you may nominate, on a share Percentage bases.
However, we shall sign a binding agreement, to bind us Together as
partners in this regard.

I am revealing this to you with believe in God that you will never let
Me down in this business, you are the first and the only person that I
Am contacting for this business, so please reply urgently and indicate
Your sincere interest, so that I can inform you on the modalities
Already mapped out for the hitch-free transfer of the money out of
Africa here.I will require your direct phone and fax number for easy
contacting you I need your full co-operation to make this work
adequately. Upon your Positive response and once I am convinced that
you are capable and Willing to meet up with the instructions of the
top bank official that is deeply involved with me in this business, I
shall commence actions Immediately to process the payment of the money
in your favor as the Beneficiary With my influence and the position of
the bank official we can transfer This money to any reliable foreign
bank account, which you can provide.

I am looking forward in anticipation to hearing from you soon as Possible.
Yours truly,

DR MARK JOHN

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

2nd February 2017 - Advance Fee Fraud Scam

On 2nd February 2017, telephone number +23417774535 was reported as being used by scammers to pretend to be Dr James Edward using email address mrjamesedwardandyou@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.

Further details of this report can be found on our forum

23rd September 2014 - Advance Fee Fraud Scam

On 23rd September 2014, telephone number +23417774535 was reported as being used by scammers to pretend to be Mr James Edward using email address jamesedward33444@yahoo.co.jp 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.

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

*NOTE* Phone numbers can be regularly re-assigned if the person using them stops paying the bill. This number was included in scammer emails or websites on the dates shown above, but may have since been reassigned. If you have evidence of more recent scam activity using the number, please use the contact page to let us know or post the details in our forum. You can also add brief comments in the comments section below.

This number could also be written in the following formats

23417774535 +23417774535 0023417774535 01123417774535 001123417774535
01023417774535 234-1-7774535 +234-1-7774535 00234-1-7774535 011234-1-7774535
0011234-1-7774535 010234-1-7774535