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Telephone number +22898479685 is a number from Togo.

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Here is some general information about the number.

Country Code: 228
Country Name: Togo
Validity: The number is the correct length for a Togo phone number.

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

5th April 2021 - Advance Fee Fraud Scam

On 5th April 2021, telephone number +22898479685 was reported as being used by scammers to pretend to be Dr. Francis De Souza using email address dg_general_m_f@minister.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.
DEAR XXX.

I AM DR. FRANCIS DE SOUZA GENERAL DIRECTOR OF MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE (TOGO) ; AND WE ARE CONTACTING YOU TODAY TO INFORM YOU THAT WE RECEIVED STRICT INSTRUCTIONS AND ORDERS FROM ECOWAS MINISTRY OF FINANCES AND ECONOMICS TO CANCEL AND TRANSFER YOUR UNCLAIMED PAYMENT TO THE SOCIETE GENERAL BANK OF FRANCE VIA OUR AFFILIATE BANK OF CONTROL T.B.F.G BANK (TRUST BRITISH FINANCIAL'S GROUP).

THIS IS TO LIBERATE AND ACCELERATE ALL TRANSFERS FUNDS BLOCKED DIFFERENTS BANK IN ECOWAS COMMITTEE WEST AFRICA (TOGO-GHANA) BEFORE THE NEXT - 20 APRIL 2021, DUE TO THE MULTIPLE ERRORS NOTED AND EMPHASIZED BY THE MINISTER OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE . WE RECOMMEND YOU TO STOP REPLY TO ANY OTHERS MAILS NOT FROM US OR ANYBODY ELSE THAN US ON THIS TRANSACTION , AND TAKE ACTION TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND WITHIN PRESCRIBED LEGAL TIME WITHOUT FAIL CONTRARY TO THE LAST PROCESS OF TRANSFERRING OF YOUR FUND TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY WHICH FAIL .

TO SOON ENTER IN PROCESSION OF YOUR FUNDS IN YOUR COUNTRY'S BANK WITHOUT DELAY , YOU ARE RECOMMENDED TO CONFIRM TO T.B.F.G BANK ( CONTACT@TBFGONLINE.COM ) THE BELOW NEEDED INFORMATIONS TO START AND ALLOW US FOLLOW UP YOUR PROCESS CASE :

1) YOUR FULL NAME ..........
2) MOBILE PHONE NUMBER..........
3) FAX NUMBER..........
4) EXACT AMOUNT OF YOUR FUND (DOCUMENT IF POSSIBLE AS PROOF ).
5) LIVING'S COUNTRY AND FULL HOME ADDRESS.............
6) OCCUPATION.............
7) SCANNED COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT/NATIONAL ID CARD.

PLEASE TO FOLLOW OUR INSTRUCTIONS FOR YOUR GOOD INTEREST SO THAT WE CAN FINALIZE THIS PROCEDURES THE SOONEST POSSIBLE. REST ASSURED THAT YOUR ENTIRE FUND IS NOW WITH THE SOCIETE GENERAL BANK FRANCE UNDER CONTROL OF T.B.F.G BANK (TRUST BRITISH FINANCIAL'S GROUP).

UNDERSTAND THAT ALL WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER THE AMBIT OF LAWS OF BOTH COUNTRIES. WE ALSO WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT ALL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES THAT WILL BE REQUIRED IN AFRICA HERE HAS ALREADY BEEN PAID BY THE ECOWAS HIGH COMMITTEE.
ANTICIPATING YOUR GOOD UNDERSTANDING AND FEEL FREE TO CONTACT US UPON RECEIPT OF THIS EMAIL IF YOU NEED CLARIFICATION OR HAVE ANY QUESTION.

ONCE AGAIN, WE WISH YOU AND YOUR WHOLE FAMILY A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2021. MAY THIS NEW YEAR BE A YEAR OF IRON HEALTH, PROSPERITY, PEACE AND GREAT JOYS FOR YOU, A YEAR OF THE FULFILLMENT OF ALL YOUR DEAREST DESIRES AND ALL YOUR ENDEAVORS.

REPLY ME ON MY OFFICE MAIL : DG_GENERAL_M_F@MINISTER.COM .

YOURS FAITHFULLY

DR. FRANCIS DE SOUZA.
MOBILE N° : +228 984-796-85
DATE : 03/04/2021.
LOME - TOGO.

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This number could also be written in the following formats

22898479685 +22898479685 0022898479685 01122898479685 001122898479685
01022898479685 228-984-796-85 +228-984-796-85 00228-984-796-85 011228-984-796-85
0011228-984-796-85 010228-984-796-85