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Info on the number +22998288091

Telephone number +22998288091 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:

2nd December 2017 - Advance Fee Fraud Scam

On 2nd December 2017, telephone number +22998288091 was reported as being used by scammers to pretend to be James Robert using email address moneybonusgram@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.
From The Desk Of The Director
Of The Transfer Unit Department
Money Gram Branch Head
Office Tema Cotonou Benin Republic

ATTENTION

I have sent you several notices concerning the claim of your benefit that was paid to you as compensation from Benin Republic following my petition against the

Government as a human right activist to compensate you with the sum of $4,500,000.00 USD But I have not heard from you ever since and I hope you will reply this last

notice. You were meant to be receiving $5,000.00 usd daily until it completes the correct amount of $4,500,000.00USD you are to receive, here is your today’s daily

payments also to let you know that the payment should be in 2 transaction with the maximum of $5,000 usd dollars each that is according the law of money gram’ here in

Benin Republic which meant you can not receive the $5,000 usd dollars in one transaction for your own notice.

Here is the information to pick up your today’s transaction.

Reference Number:94575379
Sender's First Name: Mark
Sender's Last Name: Ambros
Reference #: 94575379 (Track the reference # by visiting
https://secure.moneygram.com/track

The status now shows Available for pick up by receiver because this amount has been on the system for security reasons, since I did not get any reply message from you

after sending you several notices with the transaction details to enable you pick up your Reference number now, you are strongly advised for the last time to go on to

make the payment of $55usd for the activation charges via Money Gram money transfer immediately.

Use this information to make the payment Via Money Gram only.

receiver name====PETER NWABU
country =========Benin
city=========Cotonou
question=====in god
answer====we trust


And send the payment details via our email address:( moneybonusgram@outlook.com ) as it clearly appear on the Money Gram slip because it is impossible and illegal to

em-bed the activation charges from the total funds transferred because of the lawful restriction that has been placed on your funds that restricts anyone from

tempering with your funds.

This amount will be made available again within 20 minutes at your resident local Money Gram office after you have settled the activation fee and I will avail you with

the full details of the first 2 REFERENCE CONTROL NUMBERS of $5,000,00 usd. IMPORTANT NOTICE: If your payment for the activation fee is not received after (2) days

this time around, you risk forfeiting your benefit permanently.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr. James Robert,
Phone: +229 98288091
Money Gram Transfer Unit Director/Human Right Activist.
Money Gram Branch Head Office Tema Benin

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

16th September 2017 - Advance Fee Fraud Scam

On 16th September 2017, telephone number +22998288091 was reported as being used by scammers to pretend to be John Robert using email address moneybonusgram@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.

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

29th March 2016 - Advance Fee Fraud Scam

On 29th March 2016, telephone number +22998288091 was reported as being used by scammers to pretend to be Western Union using email address westernunio657@gmail.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.

Further details of this report can be found on our forum

This number was verified as being a scammer's phone number as it was used to call a victim's phone on 29th March 2016.

*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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