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Telephone number +22962716798 is a number from Benin. The number is designated as being used for Mobile (Assumed) telephones.

Number portability may mean that this number is no longer used as a Mobile (Assumed) 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 (Assumed)
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:

29th September 2019 - Advance Fee Fraud Scam

On 29th September 2019, telephone number +22962716798 was reported as being used by scammers to pretend to be Paul Fred using email address britishhighcomission13@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.
BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION
Metro Plaza, Plot 991/992
Zakari Maimalari Street
Cadastral Zone AO,
Central Business District, Benin Republic.
TEL: +229 62716798

Attention Beneficiary,

The British High Commission in Nigeria,Benin Republic,Ghana and
Burkina Faso received a report of scam against you and other
British/US citizens and Malaysia,Etc. whom the country of
Nigeria/Benin,Burkina Faso And Ghana have recompensed you due to
meeting held with Four countries Government and the world high
commissions against fraud activities by the Four country Citizens.

Your name and the names of those victims whom emails address I have
sent along for your perusal was listed by the UK/African Financial
Intelligent Unit (AFIU). A compensation has been issued out in ATM
CARD to all the affected victims and has been already in distribution
to all the bearers. Your ATM CARD was among those that was reported
undelivered as at on Friday and we wish to advise you to see to the
instructions of the Committee to make sure you receives your ATM CARD
immediately for your own use.

AFIU further told us that the use of UK,Nigeria Couriers and the Benin
was abolished due to interception activities noticed in the above
mentioned courier services in Benin,Nigeria and Ghana and thereby have
made a concrete arrangement with the DHL Courier Company and EMS SPEED
POST courier service for a safe delivery to your door-step once the
beneficiary meets up the demand of the conveyance.

We advise that you do the needful to make sure the AFIU dispatches
your recompense. You are assured of the safety of your ATM CARD and
availability and be advised that you should stop further contacts with
all the fake lawyers and security companies who in collaboration
scammed you.

Make sure you email contact Mr.Paul Fred (
britishhighcomission13@gmail.com )or Call him at: +229 62716798
immediately to check if the delivery date suits you.

You will be required to e-mail him with the following information.

FULL NAME:
COUNTRY:
ADDRESS:
CITY:
ZIP CODE:
DIRECT CONTACT NUMBER:
OCCUPATION:

Yours in Service,

Dr.Dominic Asquith
CONSULAR,
BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION BENIN.

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

28th March 2019 - Advance Fee Fraud Scam

On 28th March 2019, telephone number +22962716798 was reported as being used by scammers to pretend to be John Abraham using email address johnabraham02017@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.
Anti-Terrorist And Monetary Crimes Division
FBI Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Federal Bureau Of Investigation
J.Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, Nw
Washington, D.C. 20535-0001

ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY,

This e-mail has been issued to you in order to Officially inform you that we have completed an investigation on an International Payment in which was issued to you by an International Lottery Company. With the help of our newly developed technology (International Monitoring Network System) we discovered that your e-mail address was automatically selected by an Online Balloting System, this has legally won you the sum of $15.2million USD from a Lottery Company outside the United States of America. During our investigation we discovered that your e-mail won the money from an Online Balloting System and we have authorized this winning to be paid to you via INTERNATIONAL CERTIFIED ATM CARD.

Normally, it will take up to 5 business days for an INTERNATIONAL CERTIFIED ATM CARD by your local bank. We have successfully notified this company on your behalf that funds are to be drawn from a registered bank within the world winded, so as to enable you cash the check instantly without any delay, henceforth the stated amount of $15.2million USD has been deposited with IMF.

We have completed this investigation and you are hereby approved to receive the winning prize as we have verified the entire transaction to be Safe and 100% risk free, due to the fact that the funds have been deposited with IMF you will be required to settle the following bills directly to the Lottery Agent in-charge of this transaction whom is located in Cotonou, Benin Republic. According to our discoveries, you were required to pay for the following,

(1) Deposit Fee's ( IMF INTERNATIONAL CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE )
(2) Shipping Fee's ( This is the charge for shipping the Cashier's Check to your home address)

The total amount for everything is $98.00 We have tried our possible best to indicate that this $98.00 should be deducted from your winning prize but we found out that the funds have already been deposited IMF and cannot be accessed by anyone apart from you the winner, therefore you will be required to pay the required fee's to the Agent in-charge of this transaction

In order to proceed with this transaction, you will be required to contact the agent in-charge ( Mr.John Abraham ) via e-mail. Kindly look below to find appropriate contact information:

CONTACT AGENT NAME:MR. John Abraham
Telephone..........+229-62716798
Email: johnabraham02017@outlook.com

You will be required to e-mail him with the following information:

FULL NAME:
CONUTRY:
ADDRESS:
CITY:
ZIP CODE:
DIRECT CONTACT NUMBER:
OCCUPATION:

You will also be required to request Western Union or Money Gram details on how to send the required $98.00 in order to immediately ship your prize of $15.2 million USD via INTERNATIONAL CERTIFIED ATM CARD from IMF, also include the following transaction code in order for him to immediately identify this transaction : EA2948-910.

This letter will serve as proof that the Federal Bureau Of Investigation is authorizing you to pay the required $98.00 ONLY to Mr. John Abraham via information in which he shall send to you,

Federal Bureau of Investigation (F.B.I)
Yours in Service

Director Christopher A. Wray

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

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