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Info on the number +22998216752

Telephone number +22998216752 is a number from Benin. The area code is 98. The number is designated as being used for Mobile telephones.

Number portability may mean that this number is no longer used as a Mobile 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
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 August 2023 - Advance Fee Fraud Scam

On 20th August 2023, telephone number +22998216752 was reported as being used by scammers to pretend to be Chris Ben using email address waternunion@seznam.cz 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.
FROM THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR
WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER
COTONOU, REPUBLIC OF BENIN.
WEBSITE; www. westernunion.com
CUSTOMER CARE:+229-981-6752
(waternunion@seznam.cz)

DEAR VALUED CUSTOMER,

AS MATTER OF URGENT WE ARE CALLING ON YOUR URGENT
ATTENTION CONCERN YOUR FUND SUM OF ($500,000.00,) PLEASE
DO THE BEST YOU CAN TO GET US THE REQUIRED FEE OF $65.00.
THIS IS BECAUSE THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF) HAVE
INSTRUCTED TO RETURN THE PAYMENT FILE BACK IF ANY BENEFICIARY HAS
FAILED TO CLAIM HIM OR HER FUNDS WITHIN 72 HOURS. WE HAVE DONE OUR
BEST TO ASK THEM TO HAVE PATIENTS WITH YOU TILL YOUR GIVE DATE BUT
THEY DON'T SEEM TO UNDERSTAND .YOU ARE THE ONE HOLDING THEM FOR VERY
LONG TIME .THIS IS THE INSTRUCTION ALERT WE RECEIVED TODAY.
NOTE; WE ARE INSTRUCTED BY THE (IMF) TO RETURN THE
PAYMENT FILE WITHIN 72 HOURS IF THE BENEFICIARY DID NOT

COMPLY TO CLAIM HIS/HER FUNDS. WE ARE NOW CALLING ON
YOUR URGENT ATTENTION TO RESPONSE TO THIS EMAIL ONCE
YOU RECEIVE IT AND DO THE BEST YOU CAN TO SEND REPLY
TOGETHER WITH PAYMENT INFORMATION OF THE NEEDED $65USD
SO THAT YOU WILL START RECEIVING YOUR PAYMENT TO AVOID
THE (IMF) BEEN TAKEN THE FUNDS BACK IN NEXT 72 HOURS.
HOWEVER, YOU ARE ADVISED TO GO AHEAD AND SEND THE HOME
LAND SECURITY CLEARANCE FEE OF $65.00 VIA WESTERN UNION
SO THAT WE WILL ASSIST YOU AND OBTAIN THE CERTIFICATE FROM
THE CONCERNED OFFICE, BECAUSE THAT IS THE ONLY THING HOLDING YOUR FUNDS OKAY.

HERE IS THE INFORMATION YOU WILL USE TO SEND THE $65.00.

1. RECEIVER NANE :=====Ude Emeka
2. CITY/:========== COTONOU
COUNTRY :====== - BENIN REPUBLIC.
3. QUESTION :=======WHEN
4. ANSWER :=======TODAY
5. AMONUT:======US$65.00

COMPLETE THE BELOW INFORMATION AFTER SENDING THE $65.00

1. MTCN:=======
2. SENDER NAME:======
3. SENDER COUNTRY:======

DO SEND US THE MTCN NUMBERS AND ABOVE INFORMATION AS
SOON AS YOU MADE THE PAYMENT. IF YOU CAN SEND THE FEE
TODAY, YOU WILL PICK UP THE FIRST PAYMENT AND WE WILL SEND
YOU ANOTHER $5000.00 TODAY AS THE CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE
IS THE ONLY THING HOLDING THE TRANSFER. YOU WILL START RECEIVING YOUR
PAYMENT IN NEXT 2 HOURS OF RECEIVING SAID FEE FROM YOU. WE ARE
ADVISING YOU TO DO THE BEST YOU CAN AND GET US THE SAID MONEY TODAY
AND YOU WILL START RECEIVING YOUR PAYMENT IN 2 HOURS OF SENDING THE
FEE TO US. MEANWHILE, WE ADVISE TO SEND US YOUR DIRECT
PHONE NUMBER FOR FAST UPDATE ONCE WE MADE YOUR
PAYMENT.

THE INFORMATION OF THE PAYMENT WE MADE TODAY IS

ENCLOSED.

Sender first name: john
Sender last name: chika
MTCN Reference number: 7031930253
Amount send: $5,000.00USD
Test Question: THANK
Test Answer: YOU

FOR SELF-CONFIRMATION, CLICK ON THIS LINK

wumt. westernunion.com/asp/orderStatus.asp?country=global AFTER

FILLING THE INFORMATION, CLICK CHECK STATUS. NOTE THAT IF
YOU TRACK THIS INFORMATION, THE STATUS WILL TELL YOU THAT
THE FUNDS IS " Available for pick up by receiver" BUT YOU CAN NOT
PICK UP THIS MONEY UNTIL THE CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE IS
OBTAINED.THE MANAGEMENT OF WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER, BENIN
REPUBLIC HEAD OFFICE. DISPATCHED THIS DAY. FOR INQUIRY,

CALL +229-9821-6752

SINCERELY,
Mr Chris Ben,
Tele-phone: +229-981-6752
E-mail:(waternunion@seznam.cz)
Western Union® Money Transfer,

Further details of this report can be found on the ScamSurvivors.com forum

25th June 2017 - Advance Fee Fraud Scam

On 25th June 2017, telephone number +22998216752 was reported as being used by scammers to pretend to be Chris Ben using email address westernunionoffice01@web.co.zw 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.

Further details of this report can be found on the ScamWarners.com forum

*NOTE* Phone numbers can be regularly re-assigned if the person using them stops paying the bill. This number was included in scammer emails or websites on the dates shown above, but may have since been reassigned. If you have evidence of more recent scam activity using the number, please use the contact page to let us know or post the details in our forum. You can also add brief comments in the comments section below.

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