2025176589
Phone number 2025176589 area code and prefix assignment information:
| Country |  United States |
|---|---|
| Location | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
| Rate Center | WSHNGTNZN1 |
| Carrier | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - DC |
Is 202-517-6589 a scam or spam call?
I was told that I had sent money to Nigeria to a person that I never heard of by Western Union to help run guns and launder money.
I got a call saying that they were investigating transactions I had made to Kenya via western union and that the people I was sending the money to were not using it for the purpose that I thought they were
Got a call from this 2025176589
number claiming to be the Federal Trade Commission saying I was committing fraud by sending money to Nigeria via western union.
Caller stated she was calling from the US Government Accounting Office in Washington DC. She identified herself as Mary Walker. She stated that I my elderly mother won 1.2 million dollars. I told her she was resting. She stated in order for them to send the check to her a check in the amount of $1,250 for delivery, I would have to be sent to them first. I told them that I would get back to them after I spoke to her. That is when she gave me her name and return phone call number which did match my caller ID.
The FTC received 3 complaints about 202-517-6589. Roughly 33% of complaints flagged this number as a robocall. The most recent complaint was filed on February 24, 2021. Complaints were reported from North Carolina and Massachusetts. The most complaints came from Jacksonville and Gloucester.
Call Subjects
| Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends | 1 complaint 33% |
| Dropped call or no message | 1 complaint 33% |
| Other | 1 complaint 33% |
Complaints by Month
Recent FTC Complaints
| Call date | Type | Reported from |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 2021 | Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends | Gloucester, Massachusetts |
| Apr 11, 2020 | Dropped call or no message | North Carolina |
| Aug 18, 2017 | Other | Jacksonville, North Carolina |
Who called me from phone number +1 (202) 517-6589?
Based on area code 202, phone number is located in District Of Columbia, United States. The 517 prefix was originally assigned to the WSHNGTNZN1 rate center, serving Washington and its surrounding areas.
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I keep getting calls from several 202 numbers claiming that I’m sending money to Nigeria under false pretenses. Makes no sense. (202) 517-6589 Is the of the numbers as well as (202) 470-4043