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Telephone number +2348163833216 is a number from Nigeria. The area code is 816. The number is designated as being used for Mobile telephones. The number was originally operated by the provider MTN 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: MTN Nigeria
Validity: The number is the correct length for a Nigerian mobile phone number.

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

8th July 2023 - Advance Fee Fraud Scam

On 8th July 2023, telephone number +2348163833216 was reported as being used by scammers to pretend to be Folashodun Shonubi working as Executive Governor for Central Bank of Nigeria using email address centralbnkofnigeria38@outlook.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,
OPERATIONS DIRECTORATE,
566 TO 599 VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS NIGERIA.
Phone: +234-8163833216

APPROVED LEGAL AND OFFICIAL CODE : 6730

This is very urgent, As Your Fund Is About To Be Illegally Claimed.

In our office, some time last month, One Mr. Henry M. Anderson of 1200
Fitch Way, Sacramento, Ca. 95864 filed an application contrary
to your Pending fund transfer. The above mentioned person visited
this Bank yesterday with a power of attorney given in his favor
by your good self, granting him the benefit to process and claim
your inheritance of $15,000,000.00,for personal reasons.he stated
the fund should be wired to his Bank account with Bank of America,
Routing Number: 121000358.

Our office has asked Mr. Henry M. Anderson to return back
to the Bank within 48hours to enable us have a personal confirmation
from you being the beneficiary, respectively, legally and officially.

OUR URGENT INQUIRY FROM YOU, CONCERNING MR Henry M. Anderson.
====================================================================

1. Did you instruct one Mr. Henry M. Anderson and his friend
to claim and receive the payment on your behalf?

2. Did you sign any 'Deed of Assignment'
in his favor thereby making him the current
beneficiary of your unclaimed fund?

We are sorry to have delayed your instruction in giving out this
fund since we must adhere to the procedures of this honorable bank by
making sure this request is verified and confirmed by the
beneficiary and his existing attorney.

Your confirmation to the above will be appreciated, as
We look forward to hearing from you soonest and urgently.

Yours sincerely
MR. FOLASHODUN SHONUBI.
Executive Governor
Central Bank of Nigeria
PHONE NUMBER: +234-8163833216

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

1st April 2023 - Advance Fee Fraud Scam

On 1st April 2023, telephone number +2348163833216 was reported as being used by scammers to pretend to be Godwin Emefiele working as Executive Governor for Central Bank of Nigeria using email address musaam297@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,
OPERATIONS DIRECTORATE,
566 TO 599 VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS NIGERIA.
Phone: +234-8163833216

APPROVED LEGAL AND OFFICIAL CODE : 6730

This is very urgent, As Your Fund Is About To Be Illegally Claimed.

In our office, some time last month, One Mr. Henry M. Anderson of 1200
Fitch Way, Sacramento, Ca. 95864 filed an application contrary
to your Pending fund transfer. The above mentioned person visited
this Bank yesterday with a power of attorney given in his favor
by your good self, granting him the benefit to process and claim
your inheritance of $15,000,000.00,for personal reasons.he stated
the fund should be wired to his Bank account with Bank of America,
Routing Number: 121000358.

Our office has asked Mr. Henry M. Anderson to return back
to the Bank within 48hours to enable us have a personal confirmation
from you being the beneficiary, respectively, legally and officially.

OUR URGENT INQUIRY FROM YOU, CONCERNING MR Henry M. Anderson.
====================================================================

1. Did you instruct one Mr. Henry M. Anderson and his friend
to claim and receive the payment on your behalf?

2. Did you sign any 'Deed of Assignment'
in his favor thereby making him the current
beneficiary of your unclaimed fund?

We are sorry to have delayed your instruction in giving out this
fund since we must adhere to the procedures of this honorable bank by
making sure this request is verified and confirmed by the
beneficiary and his existing attorney.

Your confirmation to the above will be appreciated, as
We look forward to hearing from you soonest and urgently.

Yours sincerely
MR. GODWIN EMEFIELE.
Executive Governor
Central Bank of Nigeria
PHONE NUMBER: +234-8163833216

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

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