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Info on the number +234812458740

Telephone number +234812458740 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:

17th April 2020 - Advance Fee Fraud Scam

On 17th April 2020, telephone number +234812458740 was reported as being used by scammers to pretend to be Dr. John Pedro working as Governor for Central Bank Of Nigeria using email address johnpedroo@yahoo.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
TINUBU SQUARE VICTORIA
ISLAND LAGOS NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
CONTRACT #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/019,
Swift Code: BPH KPL PK,
A/C#: 329606=101244=169=678
FOREIGN REMITTANCE
Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/04
IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION CONTRACT #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009
From: Office of the Governor,
Tel:+234812458740

SUB: TRANSFER FUND: PART PAYMENT OF US$15 MILLION ONLY.

Attn: Beneficiary

Going by the order received today by the Presidency, Please note that Your payment is now placed on hold in this office for last official file review necessary for the transfer payment to take place.

To reconfirm the originality of beneficiary claimant and information Particulars submitted to us, kindly give answers to the below questions For ‘Verification Form' and send it back to this office without Delays.

1) Your full name contact Address................
2) Your Contract Details................................
3) Your Bank Details......................................
4) Your Company's Name..............................
5) Amount to receive.....................................
6) Direct Telephone and Fax numbers..........
7) Bank Address......Tele.And Fax..................

In addition, fax us a copy of your 'Driver's license or International Passport or any other certified ID' for record purposes. As soon as we Receive the completed form; we shall vet your payment accordingly.

(NOTE: privacy of your personal information is an important part of Central Bank of Nigeria providing you with quality services.

As such we would like to inform you of our commitment for collecting,
Using, securing and sharing non-public personal information.

Our principles for protecting your personal information are based on The United Nation System Standards Association Model Code as set out in World Bank's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).

We will be looking forward to hearing from you. For more information on
Your payment.

YOURS SINCERELY,
Dr.John Pedro
GOVERNOR CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)

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This number could also be written in the following formats

234812458740 +234812458740 00234812458740 011234812458740 0011234812458740
010234812458740 04812458740