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Info on the number +22998437776

Telephone number +22998437776 is a number from Benin. The area code is 98. 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:

13th December 2017 - Advance Fee Fraud Scam

On 13th December 2017, telephone number +22998437776 was reported as being used by scammers to pretend to be Gabriel E. Talon using email address transferoficedepartments@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.
May I Have Your Attention Please?

I'm writing you regards to the new development concerns your unclaimed funds in our office since the old management of this company failed to complete your transaction and demands you will pay $350 USD then for obtaining ITP Document requires for processing your payment which you did not meet up with the fee than. Nevertheless I'm Mr. Gabriel E. Talon the new elected Manger Money Gram Legal Affairs Cotonou-Benin Republic just resumed office last week.? ??

Moreover I wish to inform you that after our Board of Directors meeting this morning with Ministry of Foreign Affairs we have reached an agreement to release your overdue payment worth $1.5 Million USD through our service Money Gram as this transaction was approved in other to release every outstanding debts owned to foreign beneficiaries.??

Hence this office is concerned we are offering a special Bonus to help our customers who their payment was abandoned in our office due to of the amount requires from the beneficiary in other words this management is now requesting that you will pay only sum of $75 USD to enable us activate your payment file and we will official start releasing your funds tomorrow.

BELOW IS THE INSTRUCTION FOR YOU TO WIRE THE FEE VIA OUR SERVICE MONEY - GRAM OR WESTERN UNION AS WELL:

RECEIVER NAME: ====== PETER EZE
COUNTRY: ====== BENIN REPUBLIC
CITY: ======= COTONOU
TEST QUESTION: ==== COLOR
ANSWER: ====== WHITE
AMOUNT: ===== $75? USD

DO NOT FORGET TO RE - CONFIRM THE BELOW DETAILS TO US ONCE YOU SEND REQUIRED RE - ACTIVATION FEE.
Ref Number
Sender Name
Your Full Address
Tel Number

Therefore baised on our? arrangement? you will be receiving $9,000.00 USD on a daily basis until your total sum of $1.5 Million USD is completely transferred and you daily payment of $9,000.00 USD will be split into two Reference number which will worth $4500 USD per transfer and we will official remit two times payments to you everyday.? Note this offer will valid for 72 hours from today 12th Dec to 15th Dec therefore treat as urgent as possible to comply up with the fee to enable us proceed and carry out your payment as scheduled.

I'ts our pleasure to be at your service.

Yours Sincerely
Mr. Gabriel E. Talon
Tel: +229 9843 7776
General Manger Money-Gram
Legal Affairs Cotonou-Benin

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This number could also be written in the following formats

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