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Telephone number +22997892250 is a number from Benin. The area code is 97. 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:

1st January 2018 - Advance Fee Fraud Scam

On 1st January 2018, telephone number +22997892250 was reported as being used by scammers to pretend to be Dr. John Harris using email address moneygramagentbenin165@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.
BSIC, COTONOU
Address: QUARTIER SEDJRO CARR 589 SAINT MICHEL COTONOU
Phone: 05 BP 2572 21328528
Email:moneygramagentbenin165@gmail.com
TELEPHONE +229 97892250

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This is the Embassy office in Benin Republic West Africa. I am hereby inform you that your payment have located to the Embassy Office here and sent to you from the (MONEY GRAM) department this morning, all your payment transferring Papers were completed now, and your first payment has been sent to you this morning in the Amount of $5,8M. but only fee you will pay now is for Immunity Official Stamp, which cost sum $95.00, that is what you need to do and start picking up your payment without any further delay because all the necessary Papers were completed.

You should Track your first Payment with TRACKING LINK:https:/{ https://secure.moneygram.com/track} then you will see track and click it, when it open you will see the 2 widows where you will write the Refernce Number, sender first name below,

(MONEY GRAM)
The money has been sent to your receiver’s account.
Refernce Number: 95502188
Sender Harry Oti
AMOUNT::::::$5000.00 US DOLLARS

Then You will see your first $5,8M. Available to pick up by receiver which is you as it sent to your name.
You should track this (MONEY GRAM) Number: 95502188, and send the required fee of $95.00 immediately, in order to Stamp the Immunity Payment Slip, then you will go direct to the (MONEY GRAM) and pick up your payment and get back to us for further sending the rest of Fund to you and your total money your going to pick is 5.8M.

You should send the fee below this information

Receiver;::::::::::::::God Aka

City;::::::::::::::Cotonou

Country;::::::::::::::Benin Republic.

Text question;::::::::::::::when

Text answer;::::::::::::::today

Amount;::::::::::::::$95.00 us dollars

Do not delay any further to send the fee, to enable you to pick up the first payment within 5hours you send the payment to us and start sending you the rest as i said call us once you send the payment or if you have any question you can call also to ask +229 97892250 and within 2days if we do not receive this payment we will pick the transfer up until we receive the payment we fix it back to you.

MOBILE:+229 97892250

DR. JOHN HARRIS

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This number could also be written in the following formats

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