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Telephone number +22960416445 is a number from Benin. The area code is 60. 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:

6th January 2023 - Advance Fee Fraud Scam

On 6th January 2023, telephone number +22960416445 was reported as being used by scammers to pretend to be Anthony Mike using email address grammoney470@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.
MONEYGRAM MONEY TRANSFER
THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN
ADD: 14/15A AWOLOWO LANE, IKOYI, COTONOU, BENIN.
DATE; 2/2/2023

ATTENTION DEAR

GOOD DAY, HAPPY NEW YEAR. WE THE MONEY-GRAM OFFICE BENIN REPUBLIC WANT
TO INFORM YOU INFORMATION REACHING US FROM OUR CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
HERE IN PORTO-NOVO, THE CAPITAL STATE OF BENIN REPUBLIC, STATES THAT
YOU ONLY HAVE 48HOURS TO EFFECT YOUR PAYMENT FOR THE REACTIVATION OF
YOUR REFERENCE NUMBER TO ENABLE YOU CASH UP YOUR FIRST PAYMENT OF
$5,000.00 FROM YOUR TOTAL FUND OF ( FOUR MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
UNITED STATE DOLLARS) SINCE YOU ARE FINDING IT DIFFICULT TO MAKE THIS
PAYMENT WE HAVE DECIDED THAT YOU ARE TO GO AHEAD AND PAY WHATEVER YOU
HAVE FROM US$75.00 UPWARD OUT OF THE THE TOTAL FEE OF $299 FOR THE
REACTIVATION FEE SINCE YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO COME UP WITH THE REQUIRED
CHARGE, TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE HERE.YOU ARE TO PAY WHAT EVER YOU HAVE
FOR THE ACTIVATION FEE AND WE WILL REACTIVATE YOUR REFERENCE NUMBER
UPON RECEIPT OF THIS PAYMENT.

BE INFORMED THAT YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY THE BALANCE FEE OF YOUR
REACTIVATION UPON CASHING UP OF YOUR FIRST $5,000. 00 ALSO I AM USING
THIS MEDIUM TO INFORM YOU THAT FAILURE TO PAY THE BALANCE CHARGE WILL
LEAVE US WITH NO OPTION BUT TO DEACTIVATE YOUR REFERENCE NUMBER OF
WHICH YOU WILL AND CAN NEVER CASH UP THE BALANCE FEE, I WANT YOU TO
SEND THE REACTIVATION FEE WITH THE INFORMATION BELLOW.

RECEIVER NAME ;MARTINS JOE
COUNTRY ; REPUBLIC OF BENIN
CITY\ COTONOU
TEXT QUESTION ;IN GOD
ANSWER ;WE TRUST
AMOUNT ......

PLEASE ANY AMOUNT YOU SEND LET US KNOW AND YOU CAN SEND US THE
REFERENCE NUMBER IMMEDIATELY YOU SEND THE MONEY AND IMMEDIATELY WE
CONFIRM THE REACTIVATION FEE WE WILL SEND YOU THE FIRST RECEIPT OF
YOUR $5,000.00 AT THE SAME DAY.SO IF YOU CANNOT SEND THROUGH W/G YOU
ARE TO SEND ANY AMOUNT YOU HAVE VIA A GIFT CARD, STEAM WALLET CARD,
AMAZON CARD MONEY GRAM INTERNATIONAL MONEY TRANSFER SERVICE OFFICE.

You are entitle to receive your payment today if you do send the money
today as well We are waiting to hear from you today with the fee to
enable this department to release your payment immediately.

Sign.
Very best regards,
Operator Manager, Mr.Anthony Mike
Operator Western union
International Benin Republic.
WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT.
WHATS APP CONTACT; +22960416445
E-MAIL; (grammoney470@gmail.com)

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

9th June 2020 - Advance Fee Fraud Scam

On 9th June 2020, telephone number +22960416445 was reported as being used by scammers to pretend to be Cristian Lucian using email address cristianlucian2020@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.
Hello Dear Beneficiary

I'm, Mr.Cristian Lucian, the Senior Supervisor Internet Monetary Team (IMF). Department of Foreign Fund controller in Port Novo Benin Republic, I received a report that you have an unclaimed fund of US$2,700,000.00 (Two Million Seven Hundred Thousand United State Dollar) placed on ATM DEBIT CARD on your name

I have instructed ECOWAS and the concerned authorities to bring the ATM DEBIT CARD and documents involve to our office, The said documents and funds will be here today.Therefore, you are expected to reconfirm your Full Name (as stated on your government issued photo ID), Home Address, Nearest Airport and your Direct Cell Phone# so that arrangement can be made for the delivery of the parcel to your home address.

Yours in service
Mr.Cristian Lucian
EMAIL ID:(cristianlucian2020@gmail.com)
Cellphone: +229 60-41-64-45

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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