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Info on the number +22999163153

Telephone number +22999163153 is a number from Benin. The area code is 99. The number is designated as being used for Mobile telephones. The number was originally operated by the provider Globacom Ltd.

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
Original Provider: Globacom Ltd
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:

19th March 2018 - Advance Fee Fraud Scam

On 19th March 2018, telephone number +22999163153 was reported as being used by scammers to pretend to be Jose Eke using email address mgbplc4@hotmail.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.
Hello My Dear:

This is to inform you that our last meeting held in Presidential office has come to conclusion that your payment of $3.500,000.00 usd has approved through Money Gram Office Benin Republic as the best and easiest way for you to receive your fund and we had this morning negotiated with the Money Gram office that they will be transferring to you $7000.00 usd in daily bases until you finally received the whole amount.

Based on our agreement with the Money Gram Director Mr.Jose Eke who stated that your payment will start immediately you contacted them, so you are advised to contact the office with the below information such as:

Your Name......
Your Home Address......
Your Country/City.....
Your Age/Sex.....
Your Direct Phone Number......
Your Id Copy.....
Your Occupation.....

Money Gram Office:
MR. JOSE EKE
TEL: +229-99163153
E-mail: mgbplc4@hotmail.com

Thanks
Best Regards,
Mrs.Sandra Kelechi

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

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