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Telephone number +22998807561 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:

20th January 2023 - Advance Fee Fraud Scam

On 20th January 2023, telephone number +22998807561 was reported as being used by scammers to pretend to be Susan Leo using email address mrssusanleo91@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.
MY DEAR::HAPPY NEW YEAR 2023.....

I AM MRS SUSAN LEO, THE CHAIR HOLDER IN CHARGE OF TREASURY
DEPARTMENT,INTERNATIONAL WIRE TRANSFERS OF BENIN REPUBLIC FEDERAL
MINISTRY OF FINANCE. THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR FUND WAS BROUGHT
TO MY DESK BECAUSE THE DIRECTOR MANAGEMENT OF THE WESTERN UNION &
MONEYGRAM TRANSFER HAVE DECLARED TO DIVERT YOUR FUND TO THE GOVERNMENT
TREASURY ACCOUNT JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN NOT PAY THE WIRE TRANSFER FEE.IN
REASONING WISELY TO THIS COMPLAIN I TOLD THEM TO WAIT UNTIL I HEAR
FROM YOU SO THAT I WILL KNOW THE REASON WHY YOU DECIDE TO REJECT SUCH
AMOUNT OF MONEY $5.5MILLION USD WHICH IS YOUR RIGHTFUL & LEGAL
OVERDUEINHERITANCE PAYMENT JUST BECAUSE OF TRANSFER FEE.

THE REASON WHY I SENT THIS EMAIL TO YOU IS BECAUSE ITS YOUR SWEAT AND
FOR THIS REASON YOU STILL HAVE THIS LAST CHANCE TO CLAIM YOUR FUND IF
YOU CAN SEND $75.00 USD TODAY BECAUSE I HAVE ALREADY ARRANGED YOUR
WIRES READY FOR ITS DAILY WIRES TO YOU BUT FAILING TO DO THIS, I WILL
ALLOW THEM TO HAVE POWER OVER YOUR FUND AND I AM VERY SORRY IF YOU
FAILED AS THIS IS THE LAST CHANCE.

THEREFORE, SEND THE $75.00 USD IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE THIS EMAIL
TODAY AND EMAIL YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS TO ME IF YOU WANT YOUR
$4.5MILLION USD BE SEND TO YOU BY WESTERN UNION OR MONEY GRAM TRANSFER
BUT THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OFFICIALLY ALLOW FOR IT PER DAY WIRE TO YOU IS
$8,500.00 USD PER DAY UNTIL YOU RECEIVE YOUR COMPLETE $5.5MILLION USD
FROM HERE. THE SECOND OPTION IS FOR YOU TO SEND ME THE FULL DETAIL OF
YOUR BANK ACCOUNT IF YOU WANT YOUR FUND TO BE FULLY TRANSFER BY DIRECT
BANK TO BANK WIRE TRANSFER TO YOUR ACCOUNT AT ONCE. AFTER YOU HAVE
SENT THE $75.00 AND EMAIL ME THE MTCN NUMBERS, YOU ARE TO INDICATE
YOUR WISH TO RECEIVE YOUR FUNDS AS I HAVE STATED ABOVE AND THE FUNDS
WILL BE RELEASED TO YOU WITHOUT ANY HITCH.

HERE IS THE WESTERN UNION OR MONEY GRAM INFORMATION IN THE NAME OF MY
ACCOUNTANT TO AVOID DELAY IN RECEIVING YOUR FUND AND REMEMBER THAT I
HAVE DONE MY BEST FOR YOU AND I WILL MAKE SURE THAT YOUR WIRE WILL
BEGIN TO BE RELEASED TO YOU FROM THE MOMENT YOU SENT THIS $75.00. SEND
THE $75.00 NOW AND SEND ME EMAIL WITH THE WESTERN UNION MTCN OR MONEY
GRAM REFERENCE NUMBERS WHEN YOU SEND THE MONEY YOU CAN AS WELL CALL ME
ON THIS NUMBER +229-57249813 WHEN YOU HAVE SENT THE MONEY NOW OKAY,

RECEIVER NAME:..........WAD YUSUF
COUNTRY:............. BENIN REPUBLIC
CITY :............... COTONOU .
TEST QUESTION:....IN GOD
TEST ANSWER:......WE TRUST.
AMOUNT ..……$75.00USD

SEND IT AND EMAIL THE MTCN CONTROL NUMBER, AMOUNT SENT, NAME AND
ADDRESS OF SENDER TO ME FOR EASY COLLECTION AND ONCE AGAIN REMEMBER TO
ALL THROUGH THIS MY LINE +229-9880-7561 EMAIL(mrssusanleo91@gmail.com

THANKS.
MRS SUSAN LEO
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, INTERNATIONAL
WIRE TRANSFERS, FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE BENIN REPUBLIC.
TELEPHONE: +229-5724-9813
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20th December 2022 - Advance Fee Fraud Scam

On 20th December 2022, telephone number +22998807561 was reported as being used by scammers to pretend to be Ojo Johnson working for UPS Express using email address upsexpresscustomerservice599@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.

Attn Rightful Owner Email Beneficiary Funds,

This is Mrs susan Leo i registered your Inheritance Claim`s ATM CARD of
(US$10.5M) with UPS Express with registration code of (96776), please
Contact with your delivery information: UPS OFFICE:

Company name; UPS Express Customer Service
CONTACT PERSON:
Name: Mr Ojo Johnson
E-mail:upsexpresscustomerservice599@gmail.com
My number+229-9880-7561

She has paid for the Insurance & Delivery fee.The only fee you have to
pay is Security keeping fee only.Please indicate the registration Number
of (22-87457 )and you have to pay Security keep fee only. so Contact
the UPS office and ask them how much is the Security keeping fee you
can pay. Kindly reconfirm us your Full delivery information again to
avoid any mistake on the delivery of your packages, here below,

Your Full name
City
Country
Airport Name
Home Address
Your ID card
YOURS IN SERVICE

Best Regards.

Mrs susan Leo

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