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Info on the number +22921304457

Telephone number +22921304457 is a number from Benin. The area code is 21, which covers the City/Town/Area of Atlantique. The number is designated as being used for Land Line telephones.

Number portability may mean that this number is no longer used as a Land Line 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
Area Name: Atlantique (21)
Type: Land Line
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 April 2022 - Advance Fee Fraud Scam

On 19th April 2022, telephone number +22921304457 was reported as being used by scammers to pretend to be Karim Barhoumi using email address karimbarhoumi1@yahoo.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.
Head office Address
C / O Ministry of Economy and Finance
IGF building, 2nd floor
08 BP 989 Cotonou
Email: RR-BEN@imf.org
Fax: (229) 21 30 44 57

YOUR FUNDS PAYMENT RELEASE OF USD $950,000 DOLLARS

My Name is Karim Barhoumi International Monetary Fund Representative
Cotonou Benin Republic; I am writing to inform you that we have
received COVID-19 Pandemic Compensation Funds from United Nations
Compensation Commission (UNCC) and your email address and your Name
was selected to receive the sum of $950,000.00,

The selection process was carried out through the United Nations (UN)
computerized email selection system, from a database of over
79,980,000 email addresses obtained from all continents of the world,
which your email address was selected among. The United Nations
COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund is a UN inter-agency fund
mechanism established by the UN Secretary-General to help support low-
and middle-income people(s) to respond to the pandemic and its
impacts, including an unprecedented sociology-economic shock.

The Fund’s assistance targets those most vulnerable to economic
hardship and social disruption around the world. We are delighted to
inform you that due to mixed up of names and numbers, your email
attached to approved number UN6MM020/COVID-19, which consequently fall
on our International Chapter, You are thereby, instructed to e-mail
back and state how you wish to receive your funds immediately.

REMEMBER TO FORWARD YOUR FULL INFORMATION AS REQUIRED BELOW TO ENABLE
LOCATE YOUR PAYMENT FILE AND ATTEND TO YOU IMMEDIATELY.

1. Your Full Name:
2. Address:
3. Age:
4. Telephone;
5. Country:

I will wait to hear from you as soon as possible.

Thanks and Remain Blessed

Mr. Karim Barhoumi
Phone +229 99315203
Representative International Monetary Fund
Cotonou Benin Republic

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

15th June 2021 - Advance Fee Fraud Scam

On 15th June 2021, telephone number +22921304457 was reported as being used by scammers to pretend to be Karim Barhoumi using email address moj543joe@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.

Here is the email that the scammer sent to his victims.
Head office Address
C / O Ministry of Economy and Finance
IGF building, 2nd floor
08 BP 989 Cotonou
Email: RR-BEN@imf.org
Fax: (229) 21 30 44 57

Attention Beneficiary

My name is Karim Barhoumi, The IMF Director Cotonou Benin Republic, I
want to inform you that your fund's payment file was brought to my
office this morning for me to cancel your funds because the director
of the Western union Money Gram and ATM Card department office said
that I should divert your funds to the Government Treasury account, in
his words, he said that you abandon your funds for some time now
without hearing from you, my spirit did not allow me to cancel your
funds because I know the value and the importance of what you are
about to receive, I told the Director of the Western Union and ATM
Card department to wait until I heard from you today and I will know
the reason you rejected such amount of One Million Nine hundred
thousand United States dollars states dollars ($1.9Millions USD )
which I know it can be able to change your life

I want your urgent response or WhatsApp at +(229)98844950 as soon as
you receive this email and to explain to me the reason you abandon
your funds, or if you don't need it again then I will send you a power
of attorney which you will sign and I will change your name to another
person so that the Government will not claim this money that is left
for.

reconfirm your Current information below:

Your Full Name:
Your Country:
Your State:
Your City:
Your Current Home Address:
Your Current Cell Phone:
A Copy of Your ID card:

I will wait to hear from you as soon as possible.

Thanks and Remain Blessed

Mr. Karim Barhoumi
Director International Monetary Fund
Cotonou Benin Republic

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

23rd July 2020 - Advance Fee Fraud Scam

On 23rd July 2020, telephone number +22921304457 was reported as being used by scammers to pretend to be Karim Barhoumi using email address imfinfobenin@yahoo.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.
Head office Address
C / O Ministry of Economy and Finance
IGF building, 2nd floor
08 BP 989 Cotonou
Email: RR-BEN@imf.org
Fax: (229) 21 30 44 57

Attention Beneficiary

My name is Karim Barhoumi, The IMF Director Cotonou Benin Republic, I want to inform you that your funds payment file was brought to my office this morning for me to cancel your funds because the director of the Western union Money Gram and ATM Card department office here in Benin Republic said that I should divert your funds to the Government Treasury account, in his words, he said that you abandon your funds for some time now without hearing from you, my spirit did not allow me to cancel your funds because I know the value and the important of what you are about to receive, I told the Director of the Western Union and ATM Card department to wait until I heard from you today and I will know the reason you rejected such amount of One Million Nine hundred thousand United States dollars states dollars ($1.9Millions USD ) which I know it can be able to change your life for good just because of the only required fee you have to come up with Right now is approval certificate which will cost you $75

I want your urgent response or your call me at +(229)98844950 as soon as you receive this email and to explain to me the reason you abandon your funds, or if you don't need it again then I will send you a power of attorney which you will sign and I will change your name to another person so that the Government will not claim this money that is left for.

Here is information you need to send me

Your Fully Name:
Your Country:
Your State:
Your City:
Your Current Home Address:
Your Current Cell Phone:
A Copy of Your ID card:

I will wait to hear from you as soon as possible.

Thanks and Remain Blessed

Mr Karim Barhoumi
Director International Monetary Fund
Cotonou Benin Republic

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

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