This topic gives information about the telephone number +12028861878, which has been identified as being used by scammer 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 +12028861878
Telephone number +12028861878 has a country code of 1, which indicates that it is from the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) area. The area code (202) indicates that the number covers the District of Columbia, USA and the Exchange Code (886) indicates that the number covers the town or city of Westchester. This Exchange code was originally designated for Landline usage and the original service provider was "VERIZON WASHINGTON, DC INC.".
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Re: +12028861878
Telephone number +12028861878 is being used as part of an Advance Fee Fraud Scam by someone claiming to be a diplomatic agent called "Barry Raymond" and using the email address barryraymond.agent@gmail.com. The telephone number is included in the following Advance Fee Fraud email that is being sent to victims:
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.
The email was sent from the email address "DIPLOMATIC AGENT <usallbank.funds@gmail.com>", with the Reply-to address "DIPLOMATIC AGENT <barryraymond.agent@gmail.com>" and the subject "YOUR PACKAGE HAS ARRIVED SUCCESSFULLY, CELL PHONE +1(202) 886-1878!!!".Attention: please you call or send me SMS urgent cell +1 (202) 886-1878
I'm Diplomatic Agent Barry Raymond . I have been trying to reach you on your Email about four hours now, just to inform you about my successful arrival in Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), Sterling, VA 20166, USA,with your two boxes of consignment worth $2.5 Million Dollars which I have been instructed by I.C EXPRESS COURIER DELIVERY COMPANY to be delivered to you.
The Airport Authority demanded for all the legal back up papers to prove to them that the fund is no way related with drug nor fraud money, I have presented the papers I handed to them and they are very much pleased with the papers I presented but the only thing that is still keeping me here is the airport Anti drug/terrorist clearance certificate and Police Clearance Report which is not placed on the package,One of the Airport Authority has advise that we get the delivery tag from the fund origin so that I can exit the airport immediately and make my delivery successful . I try to reason with them and they stated the delivery tag will cost us just $80 Dollars only to get the two documents placed on the packages as that documents will enable me commence to your
home today.
Please try as much as you can to reach me on Phone below as I can not afford to spend much time here . You can direct the tag fee to me here in Washington as they will get it here for me and Email me with below information to enable me know your arrangement for the $80 Dollars and your should call me or send me SMS. here is my direct cell +1 (202) 886-1878
Meanwhile you are advice to reconfirm the below information upon contacting us to avoid delivery to wrong person.
1Your Full Name
2Your Delivery Address
3Your Contact Telephone Number
4Your Occupation
5Your Identification (Passport number or ID Card number)
Below is the information where the payment of $80 will be transfer to Federal Ministry of Finance Benin Republic where the Tag Deliver will be issue in your name.Here is the receiver information?s
Receiver's Name== Ben Osita
Country== Benin Republic
MTCN:.........?
SENDER NAME.....?
Amount:$80
Email me the payment information as soon as you made the payment available to the name of Ben Osita
REGARD
Mr. Barry Raymond
DIPLOMATIC AGENT
TELEPHONE:cell+1 (202) 886-1878.
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.