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This topic gives information about the telephone number +17182420144, which has been identified as being used by scammers as part of their scam. This first post gives some general information about the telephone number, such as the country/area it is from, the type of number and the provider. Additional posts give information about occurrences of the number being used as part of a scam.

About telephone number +17182420144

Telephone number +17182420144 has a country code of 1, which indicates that it is from North American Numbering Plan (NANP) area. The area code (718) indicates that the number covers the State of New York, USA and the Exchange Code (242) indicates that the number covers the town or city of Brooklyn. This Exchange code was originally designated for Landline usage and the original service provider was "VERIZON NEW YORK, INC.".

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Telephone number +17182420144 is being used as part of an Advance Fee Fraud Scam by someone claiming to be "Nelson Collen", from JP Morgan Chase and using the email address nelsonncollen@gmail.com. The telephone number is included in the following Advance Fee Fraud email that is being sent to victims:
JP Morgan Chase
Bank Address: 270 Park Avenue,
43rd floor New York,
NY 10017
Phone Number: 718-242-0144, 1-800-242-7338

FROM JP CHASE BANK LEGAL UNIT

From every indications and the level of good understanding that your person agreed with the ifc, your funds principal amount on hold at our bank namely the total amount of 17,397,000.00 $ was to be released through direct wire telex to your account on the 29th of march 2024, our bank was giving clear notice on this wire telex release, even your bank details where forward as pre notice for the release, but still very surprising to us till date you have not resolve the issue of original genuine papers documentation, these documentation will enhance the smooth issuance of telex to your bank without any abortions of telex wire or stop in the process of transmissions.

Please very importantly note that we desire immediate release of the funds in question while you should reply to this mail which demands immediate attention and sort out all areas of concern and ensure that our bank issues the telex to your bank in a couple of days.

BE GUIDED BY THIS VERY URGENT INSTRUCTIONS.

NELSON COLLEN
(LEGAL UNIT)
The email was sent from the email address "nelson collen <nelsonncollen@gmail.com>", with the subject "NELSON COLLEN".

The email is a classic example of an Advance Fee Fraud Scam with promises of a large sum of money being transferred to the victim. Anyone responding to it will be told that there is a fee/tax/insurance payment to be paid to receive the money. This will be followed by payment after payment until the victim runs out of money or realises that they are being scammed.

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