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Telephone number +229783217433 is a number from Benin.

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Country Code: 229
Country Name: Benin
Validity: Benin phone numbers should be 11 digits in length including the country code.The number you searched for is 12 digits long.

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25th November 2019 - Advance Fee Fraud Scam

On 25th November 2019, telephone number +229783217433 was reported as being used by scammers to pretend to be Jonas Gbian using email address jonas.aliou.gbian.fmf@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.
THE GOVERNMENT OF BENIN REPUBLIC
OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE OF THE FEDERATION
ADDRESS: FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE, HEADQUARTERS,
21 GOV ROD CA JACKSON 2 COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC.

DIRECT TEL: +22-9683-217-43

FROM THE DESK OF: MR.JONAS GBIAN.
Minister of Economy and Finance For Foreign Remittance Office,
Federal Ministry of Finance, Republic Of Benin.

ATTN:

XXX

YOUR COMPENSATION FUND PAYMENT NOTIFICATION LETTER OF (US$5.5M).

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This is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract/ inheritance, compensation funds payment file and found out that why you have not received your payment are because you have not fulfilled the obligations given to you in respect of your contract/inheritance, compensation funds payment.

Secondly, we have been informed that you are still dealing with the none relevant officials in the appropriate department all your attempts to secure the release of the fund to you.

We wish to advise you that such an illegal act like this have to stop, if you wish to receive your payment since we have decided to bring a solution to your problem.

Definitely, I know that this letter will be a surprising one to you.

Firstly, I will like to introduce myself formally as Minister of Economy and Finance for the Republic of Benin-Cotonuo MR.JONAS GBIAN. You are being officially contacted by me today because your Unpaid Funds were Re-deposited into the "Federal Suspense Account" of FRAC-COE last week because you did not complete your Claim as the Rightful beneficiary. Well known to all, The Federal Ministry Of Finance the Federation Of Republic Of Benin-Cotonuo is the Head Bank of all commercial Banks, Apex Bank here in Republic Of Benin-Cotonuo and the head of all African Country and its Banks.

Following the three (3) days presidential executive council meeting being held here in our presidential villa,in Republic Of Benin-Cotonuo with delegates from the United Nations, International Monitory Fund, World Bank President, Secretary General of the newly launched Africa union, Director General West Africa Central Bank (WACB), London and Paris club respectively.

The meeting was conducted because of series of petition we received from international community on inability of Republic Of Benin-Cotonuo government of (Patrice Guillaume Athanase Talon), to fulfill its obligations in payment of its foreign creditors. And how Republic Of Benin payment officials in and outside imposed of unauthorized fee to their foreign creditors which made some of these foreign creditors owed by the Republic Of Benin has failed to receive their over-due fund in which government of Republic Of Benin is highly indebted.

Based on this, consequently, the government of Republic Of Benin through the central bank of Republic Of Benin and some prime banks in Republic Of Benin have issued a press warning and statement with respect to these fraudulent acts, we has as well dispatched this press statement to about 104 countries (including your country) of the world, warning contractors and individuals. This notification has been on Internet and also published in more than 227 foreign newspapers/magazines and media in 42 different languages across the globe.

Now all efforts are being put into practice to chastise all corrupt Government officials that wrongly handled this creditor’s payment that tarnished our country the Republic Of Benin image before the international community.

This is in bid to uphold, revive and maintain our international reputation before the international community.
Based on these findings after the meeting, our President Patrice Guillaume Athanase Talon,have ordered all government offices in and outside Republic Of Benin including central bank of the Republic Of Benin, all off-shore offices, Intercontinental Bank Plc, Eco Bank of Republic Of Benin Plc ,Zenith Bank Of Republic Of Benin E.T.C, earlier handling this payment, to stop further dealings with our creditors and hand over all the creditors files to my office so as to avoid and curtail such official misconduct and deliberate delay of foreign creditors payment under a flimsy reason or the other.

I want to inform you that, I, MR.JONAS GBIAN,MINISTER OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE FOR THE REPUBLIC OF BENIN- WITH OUR PRESIDENT, COMMANDER- IN- CHIEF OF THE ARM FORCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF BENIN, President Patrice Guillaume Athanase Talon, has stepped into the payment of all, every foreign contractors, inheritance, compensation funds payment debt owed by the Government of Republic Of Benin, all Ecowas countries in which you are among the creditors enlisted for the payment.

We want to inform you now that every arrangement has been concluded by us. Your payment has been programmed and transited, now waiting for you to re-confirm your full contact details as follows for confirmation/verification.

But surprisingly, I was visited in my office today, by three foreigners, really these gentlemen were unexpected by me because their visit was impromptu. I had to ask them why they came to see me in person and they said that they came to collect your Inheritance, compensation /Contract funds bill sum of( US$5.5 Million) which rightfully belongs to you as shown in your file with us, on your behalf and by your authorization.

Note that they actually tendered some vital documents which proved that you actually sent them for the collection of these funds.

Below is the list of the documents which they tendered to me MR.JONAS GBIAN.MINISTER OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF REPUBLIC OF BENIN today:

1. Letter of Administration.
2. High court Injunction.
3. Order to release.

Due to the nature of my job, I cannot afford to make any mistake in releasing these funds to anyone except you who is the recognized true beneficiary to these funds. Finally, I told them to come back Next Week so that I can verify this from you first.

Kindly clarify us on this issue if they are from you before we make this Payment to them.

Note that for security reasons you have been assigned a code/password which is {TT78071CVZ}, please note that this code is the reference number for your transfer and it’s being disclosed to you alone, guard this with jealously and all your email response should carry this code as the subject. Contact me immediately .

I will be waiting to hear from you soon.

Furnish us with the below details:
A : Amount due for transfer to your account :

B: Your Account Details For the transfer of your funds.
1.Your Full Name:
2.Your Full Address:
3.Your Bank Name :
4.Your Bank Address:
5.Your Account Number:
6.Your Account Routing Number:
7:Your Account Swift Code:
8.Your Direct/Office Telephone Number:
9.Your Date of Birth :
10.Your Age and Current Occupation :
11.
Copy of your ID must be attached as means of identification :
12. Gender:

13.Your Martial Status:
14.Your account name:
15: Your Next Of Kin Details, such as ,name, email contact address, phone number(ETC)

Upon confirmation of this details from you today, Your fund will be directed to your account in less dawn 48 hours because your fund have already programmed.

Call me as soon as you receive this message on my direct tel: +22-9783-217-433 Or you can contact me through my universal GSM phone numbers::+234-813-120-5025

Yours Truly
MR.JONAS GBIAN.
MINISTER OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF REPUBLIC OF BENIN
Direct Tel: +22-9783-217-433
Universal GSM Phone Numbers::+234-813-120-5025

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010229783217433 09783217433