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Telephone number +22962496385 is a number from Benin. The number is designated as being used for Mobile (Assumed) telephones.

Number portability may mean that this number is no longer used as a Mobile (Assumed) number, be assigned to a different provider or be being operated from a different location (even overseas in the case of VoIP numbers). If the number is being used to call you then it is also possible that the number is being spoofed and does not actually belong to the person using it.

Here is some general information about the number.

Country Code: 229
Country Name: Benin
Type: Mobile (Assumed)
Validity: The number is the correct length for a Benin phone number.

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

20th February 2018 - Advance Fee Fraud Scam

On 20th February 2018, telephone number +22962496385 was reported as being used by scammers to pretend to be John Carto using email address mrjohncarto@outlook.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.
Attn: Our Customer,

Read Carefully & make sure you Understand before replying.

The Ministry Of Finance Benin Republic has notify us with your Email as those
that has paid to wrong people in Africa since past years and your fund still
remain unclaimed and after a close meeting held on 29th of January 2018,The
Executive Governor of Ministry Of Finance Benin Republic Dr.Felix Martins has
Instructed this UBA BANK Plc ATM Payment Department to code your total sum of
US$17.5M Usd into ATM VISA CARD for Easy delivery to your destination address
for you to make use of your CARD in any ATM MACHINE around you.

The Executive Governor of Ministry Of Finance Benin Republic Dr.Felix Martins
have paid the delivery fee of your ATM VISA Card,He paid it because the ATM
VISA Card of USD$17.5 million has no less than 30-working days to expire and
when it expires,The money will go into Government purse. Because you have paid
a lot of money to wrong people which the Ministry Of Finance Benin Republic has
decided to help you pay the money so that the ATM VISA Card will not expire.

In view of that the United Bank for Africa ATM Payment Department want you to
pay only your re-activation fee of $86 usd for immediate used of your CARD and
you are advised to send urgently the re-activation fee today so that your ATM
VISA CARD will be re-activate and get it delivered to your home address through
Diplomatic System without any further delay, please bear it in mind that there
is no way the money can be deducted from the card because it is against the law
and you should be informed that the ATM card and the pin code would be enclosed
in the envelope and you can make withdrawals from the ATM CARD any moment you
receive the parcel.

The Receivers Information for the re-activation fee of $86 usd is as follows:
MONEY GRAM or WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.

Receivers name:=====Cecilia Anagor
Country: ===========Benin Republic
City:==============Cotonou
Amount:============$86 usd
Sender s name and Address=====
Reference, No;================

You are hereby advice to forward your full Address to avoid mistake on the
Delivery of your ATM VISA CARD.

1.YOUR FULL NAMES:...........
1 BENEFICIARY NAME:..........
2 ADDRESS:...................
3 TEL PHONE:.................
4 OCCUPATION:................
5 COUNTRY:...................
6 SEX:.......................

As soon as you make the payment, do send an email with the Reference numbers so
that we can proceed with dispatching of your ATM VISA CARD parcel without
wasting time. Be rest assured that the $86 usd is the only payment you will
have to make for the delivery of the ATM card and nothing more the ATM CARD re-
activate charges is only $86 usd and as soon as payment is confirmed we shall
immediately dispatch your parcel and email you with the DHL tracking numbers so
as for you to be able to track your parcel online and know when it get to your
home to receive it.

Note: There is no risk involved, as this transaction will be executed under a
legitimate procedure that will protect you from any breach of Governmental law.

If you have international access calling, I will advice you to call me as soon
as you receive this email for more information.

Yours faithful,
Mr. John Carto
Phone. +229-62 49 63 85
E-mail:mrjohncarto@outlook.com
UBA BANK Plc ATM Payment Department

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