+12027800838

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This topic gives information about the telephone number +12027800838, 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 +12027800838

Telephone number +12027800838 has a country code of 1, which indicates that it is from North American Numbering Plan (NANP) area. The area code (202) indicates that the number covers the District of Columbia, USA and the Exchange Code (780) indicates that the number covers the town or city of Washington DC. This Exchange code was originally designated for Landline usage and the original service provider was "LEVEL 3 TELECOM OF D.C., LLC - DC". Number Pooling is active in this exchange and this sub-allocation of numbers is allocated to "BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - DC".

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Telephone number +12027800838 is being used as part of an Advance Fee Fraud Scam by someone claiming to be "Peter F. Stanton", Chairman and CEO of Washington Trust Bank and using the email address wtbbanks2018@gmail.com. The telephone number is included in the following Advance Fee Fraud email that is being sent to victims:

Good news for your payment ,
From your approved payment of $10.5 Million
Originated from African banks ,the Government agreed to pay you Part payment of $900,000.00 due to COVID- 19.

As it will not pay me or you any good if they cancel your payment at this last stage of you receiving your payment that is why I have to contact you now to commence work on your transfer tomorrow .

You have only $299 to send urgently so I can transfer your payment of $900,000.00 approved to any of your accounts as agreed .

Thank you for banking with us .

Phone : +12027800838
Mr. Peter F. Stanton
Chairman and CEO
Washington Trust Bank.
Address: 717 West Sprague Avenue
Spokane, WA

The email was sent from the email address "WTB BANK <wtbbanks2018@gmail.com>".

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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Telephone number +12027800838 is being used as part of an Advance Fee Fraud Scam by someone claiming to be "Peter F. Stanton", Chairman and CEO of Washington Trust Bank and using the email address washingtontrustbank216@gmail.com. The telephone number is included in the following Advance Fee Fraud email that is being sent to victims:

Good news for your payment ,

From your approved payment of $10.5 Million
Originated from African banks ,the Government agreed to pay you Part payment of $900,000.00 due to COVID- 19.

As it will not pay me or you any good if they cancel your payment at this last stage of you receiving your payment that is why I have to contact you now to commence work on your transfer tomorrow .

You have only $299 to send urgently so I can transfer your payment of $900,000.00 approved to any of your accounts as agreed .

Thank you for banking with us .

Phone : +12027800838
Mr. Peter F. Stanton
Chairman and CEO
Washington Trust Bank.
Address: 717 West Sprague Avenue
Spokane, WA

The email was sent from the email address "Washington Trust Bank <washingtontrustbank216@gmail.com>", with the subject "Good news for your payment ,".

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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Telephone number +12027800838 is being used as part of an Advance Fee Fraud Scam by someone claiming to be "Peter F. Stanton", Chairman and CEO of Washington Trust Bank and using the email address washingtontrustbank216@gmail.com. The telephone number is included in the following Advance Fee Fraud email that is being sent to victims:

CONTACT THE PAYING BANK BELOW AND SEND THEM THE $499 AFTER THAT YOU MUST CONFIRM
YOUR PAYMENT THE NEXT DAY :
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Mr. Peter F. Stanton
Chairman and CEO
Washington Trust Bank.
Address: 717 West Sprague Avenue
Spokane, WA
Phone : +12027800838
Email: washingtontrustbank216@gmail.com
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See attached my Presidential ID card for your Reference .

Best Regards

President Joe Biden,

Office of the newly Elected President.

United States of America

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.