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Info on the number +234812170257

Telephone number +234812170257 is a number from Nigeria. The area code is 812. The number is designated as being used for Mobile telephones. The number was originally operated by the provider Airtel Nigeria.

Number portability may mean that this number is no longer used as a Mobile 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
Type: Mobile
Original Provider: Airtel Nigeria
Validity: Nigerian mobile phone numbers should be 13 digits in length including the country code.The number you searched for is 12 digits long.

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

11th November 2022 - Advance Fee Fraud Scam

On 11th November 2022, telephone number +234812170257 was reported as being used by scammers to pretend to be Prof. Chukwuma C. Soludo working for Central Bank of Nigeria using email address chukwumasolud101@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.
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
FOREIGN REMITTANCE UNIT
P.M.B 550037 GARIK
ABUJA - NIGERIA
CENTRAL BANK
FAX +234-812-170-257
TEL +234-9-223-145

Attention;

In the course of our General Auditing and Account revision of the year 2022 ending within few months from now, we discovered that the Bank Accounts belonging to some Benefactors have been changed on the basis that the owners have died some time last year or have given out an authorization note of change of data.

After the investigations, however, it was revealed that there are Foreigners who are collaborating with Retired Staff to make these changes illegally without the knowledge of the Boniface Benefactors and one traced to your own change is this Mr. HOWARD GARY JR, who said you are dead, he has also forwarded to this bank account below as the new account that will receive your money.

BANK NAME: BANK OF AMERICA
ADDRESS: 3661 West OAKLAND PARK BLVD LAUNDERER LAKES, FL 33311
ACCOUNT NAME: Mr. HOWARD GARY JR,
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 229004083312
SWIFT CODE: BOANTUS33
ABA ROUTING NUMBER: 063100277

But we wanted to confirm if actually this is true and hence decided to write to your email address which after 3 days from now and there is no response, we will then know that you are dead indeed and go on with the transfer to Mr. HOWARD GARY JR, account as given above. If proved otherwise by you that you did not die, please forward to us all the related Benefactors particulars including your Telephone number, contact address. These details from you will make us reach a conclusion that you are not dead.

KINDLY RE-CONFIRM TO US THE FOLLOWING:)
YOU’RE FULL NAME................)
YOU’RE CONTACT ADDRESS ..............)
YOU’RE FULL BANKING DATA........ ......)
HAND PHONE WHICH IS MOBILE................)
AGE AND MARITAL STATUS...................)
HOW TO PAY YOUR FUNDS TO YOU IF IS REAL THAT YOU’RE ALIVE?
CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT ...................)
DIRECT WIRE TRANSFER ..................)
ATM VISA CARD....................)

Anything contrary to this claim will help us charge Mr. HOWARD GARY JR, to court and prosecute him while your fund will be paid to you immediately without further delay.

You have to get back to us on time for us to commence legal proceedings against Mr. HOWARD GARY JR;

we do await your quick and positive response.

Yours truly,

PROF. CHUKWUMA C
DIRECTOR FOREIGN REMITTANCE UNIT
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

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

10th November 2022 - Advance Fee Fraud Scam

On 10th November 2022, telephone number +234812170257 was reported as being used by scammers to pretend to be Brian Kawakami using email address briankawakami101@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.
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
FOREIGN REMITTANCE UNIT
P.M.B 550037 GARIK
ABUJA - NIGERIA
CENTRAL BANK
FAX +234-812-170-257
TEL +234-9-223-145

Attention;

In the course of our General Auditing and Account revision of the year 2022 ending within few months from now, we discovered that the Bank Accounts belonging to some Benefactors have been changed on the basis that the owners have died some time last year or have given out an authorization note of change of data.

After the investigations, however, it was revealed that there are Foreigners who are collaborating with Retired Staff to make these changes illegally without the knowledge of the Boniface Benefactors and one traced to your own change is this Mr. HOWARD GARY JR, who said you are dead, he has also forwarded to this bank account below as the new account that will receive your money.

BANK NAME: BANK OF AMERICA
ADDRESS: 3661 West OAKLAND PARK BLVD LAUNDERER LAKES, FL 33311
ACCOUNT NAME: Mr. HOWARD GARY JR,
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 229004083312
SWIFT CODE: BOANTUS33
ABA ROUTING NUMBER: 063100277

But we wanted to confirm if actually this is true and hence decided to write to your email address which after 3 days from now and there is no response, we will then know that you are dead indeed and go on with the transfer to Mr. HOWARD GARY JR, account as given above. If proved otherwise by you that you did not die, please forward to us all the related Benefactors particulars including your Telephone number, contact address. These details from you will make us reach a conclusion that you are not dead.

KINDLY RE-CONFIRM TO US THE FOLLOWING:)
YOU’RE FULL NAME................)
YOU’RE CONTACT ADDRESS ..............)
YOU’RE FULL BANKING DATA........ ......)
HAND PHONE WHICH IS MOBILE................)
AGE AND MARITAL STATUS...................)
HOW TO PAY YOUR FUNDS TO YOU IF IS REAL THAT YOU’RE ALIVE?
CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT ...................)
DIRECT WIRE TRANSFER ..................)
ATM VISA CARD....................)

Anything contrary to this claim will help us charge Mr. HOWARD GARY JR, to court and prosecute him while your fund will be paid to you immediately without further delay.

You have to get back to us on time for us to commence legal proceedings against Mr. HOWARD GARY JR;

we do await your quick and positive response.

Yours truly,

MR. BRIAN K
DIRECTOR FOREIGN REMITTANCE UNIT
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

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

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