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Telephone number +254740214557 is a number from Kenya.

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Country Code: 254
Country Name: Kenya

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

19th December 2018 - Advance Fee Fraud Scam

On 19th December 2018, telephone number +254740214557 was reported as being used by scammers to pretend to be Rev. John Collins using email address westernunioncustomerservices@data-hl.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.
Dear Valuable Customer!

Re: MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR IN ADVANCE.

This is to notify you about the latest development concerning all the pending payment that left in our Western Union custody which yours are inclusive, Besides you were given a bill of $250 in order to receive your payment of which we didn’t hear from you for sometime now.

Hence, Our Western Union Money Transfer is now Offering End of Year Special BONUS to help all our customer's that abandoned their payment in our custody due to high prices, in other word, we are now requested that those involved should pay only sum of $150 usd to receive/claims all their abandoned payment in our office.

NOTE: This is very good opportunity for you and you have to comply with the instruction so that your fund will be release/transfer to your destination address once the payment of $150 usd is confirmed and remember that after (7 DAYS) without hear or receiving the payment, we will divert your fund to the government treasure account to avoid problem or we will cancel the payment for this year until next year.

Once again, after (SEVEN DAYS) We will enter a new project for the year and that is the reason why we decided to help all our customer's before it will be too late for their consideration.

So you are urgently advised to send the $150 usd immediately you received this message so that we will re-register your first instalment payment and release it for your immediate PICK UP from Western Union today.

Be advise that there is no time again for us to call any person on phone unless you will call us at +254740214557, note that after the payment of $150 usd, you will start receiving your daily payment of $5,000 usd everyday through Western Union Money Transfer Service.

To confirm your first payment online, kindly visit https://www.westernunion.com/global-ser ... cktransfer, insect the MTCN.

Reference number: 785 745 4820
Amount: $5,000 usd.

So you are therefore advised to copy below information and send the re-newal fee of $150.00 usd through Western Union or Money Garm Money Transfer for immediate re-newal of your MTCN number.

PAYMENT INFORMATION:

RECEIVER'S NAME: ALEX MWANGI
COUNTRY:...KENYA
CITY:......MOMBASA
TEXT QUESTION: URGENT
ANSWER: .....YES
AMOUNT:...$150.00 USD

Do send the payment details such as MTCN or Reference number, Sender's name and address.

The moment we receive the payment of $150 usd, we will re-register your first instalment payment of $5,000.00 usd for your immediate pick up today so as to enable us send you another payment tomorrow.

Thanks as we are waiting for your prompt respond with the payment details so it will enhance the immediate release of your firs payment today.

Yours sincerely
Rev. John Collins, Director Western Union Department
Tel: +254740214557,
email.. westernunioncustomerservices@data-hl.com

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

20th September 2018 - Advance Fee Fraud Scam

On 20th September 2018, telephone number +254740214557 was reported as being used by scammers to pretend to be Richard Mark using email address officefile102@accountant.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.
This is to inform you that your funds of $12.3 Million USA Dollars which was on hold by the International Monetary Funds for the past few months ago and we did not heard from you again, so after the board executives meeting yesterday it was concluded that your fund should be release to you. So it has been forwarded to the DHL COMPANY for the immediate delivery to you. today afternoon and i will give you tracking numbers ,So the only fee you have to pay to them is $370.00 USD for them to purchase your delivery files and start delivery your consignment tomorrow and arrive date is 9:00PM your time make sure that you must be at home tomorrow at 9:00PM after sending this last fee and forward your delivery address with the MTCN# be very fast and do this transfer so your ATM MASTER will follow first flight Tomorrow,

Find below information where you send the require $370.00 for the immediate via Western Union or MONEY GRAM

Receiver------------Alex Mwangi
Country-----------------Kenya
Location City---------Nairobi
Text Question--------Best
Answer-----------------Way
Amount--------------$370.00 Only
Mtc-----------------
Sender ------------
Your receiver name ...............
And your home address..............

Be advise that the $370.00 is a compulsory as they told me that is only money you will pay until you receive your payment completely.

I will be looking forward to hear from you with the payment information's and your receiver address..

Yours faithfully.

MR.RICHARD MARK
International Monetary Funds (IMF)
Representative in Kenya Nairobi
Phone number..+254-740-214-557
email.. officefile102@accountant.com

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

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This number could also be written in the following formats

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