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Info on the number +22996236953

Telephone number +22996236953 is a number from Benin. The area code is 96. 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:

14th September 2018 - Advance Fee Fraud Scam

On 14th September 2018, telephone number +22996236953 was reported as being used by scammers to pretend to be Jerry Adam using email address ubagroup2.org@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.
Dear friend,
I hereby inform you that we have processed your payment and your ATM CARD is ready for disbursement. Please understand that your fund is not in liquid form but in a Universal ATM card; this advice complies with the Anti-Fraud section 2, sub section (IV) of the procedural manual of the funds disbursement agreement existing between International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Benin Government. We have concluded delivery arrangement with DHL to oversee the delivery of the ATM card to your doorstep within 48hrs, and DHL will charge our account for delivery of your ATM card. All we need from you is the ATM card activation fee of $150, to enable us activate your ATM card, so that you will start using the ATM card immediately you receive it. In order to help us serve you better and expeditiously, you are requested to send the activation fee through MONEY GRAM to the below information:

Receiver: … Chris Mathew
City:………CALAVI
Country:…BENIN REPUBLIC
Question:…COLOR?
Answer:……BLUE
Amount:…$150MTCN:…………………

Your ATM card will be dispatched within 2hrs we confirmed your payment, at the same time, we will email a new invoice to you with the tracking number, you can tracking your shipment/ATM card online in 48 hours since you received it. Please write down your real and correct name and shipping address, including the postal code and your phone number carefully and completely after the payment of $150 because we will not be responsible for those unsuccessfully delivery caused by the incorrect customer name and shipping address.
I eagerly wait your response.

Sincerely,
Mr Jerry Adam
UBA GROUP
ubagroup2.org@gmail.com
Director, African DepartmentTel + 229 96236953

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This number could also be written in the following formats

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