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Telephone number +22998856818 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:

17th October 2018 - Advance Fee Fraud Scam

On 17th October 2018, telephone number +22998856818 was reported as being used by scammers to pretend to be Eddy Oka using email address oka.m55@yahoo.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.
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
ECONOMIC AND DEBT REFORM DEPARTMENT.
WORLD BANK READ, COTONOU ,BENIN REPUBLIC (Civil Procedure)
(F.H.C.B)
( ARANGEMET)

Why are you decided to make yourself a looser of this fund by refusing to pay the 55 dollars for the renewal of your transfer file,Be rest assure that as soon you send the $55.00usd they must start transferring of your fund through Western Union within 2hrs after confirmation of the fee without any further delay and this is the only fee you have to pay in this transaction as it was written down already by the Federal government of this country that mapped out the compensation for you ok.

be inform that the amount you will be receiving each day is $5,000.00usd once you send the $55.00usd for the renewal of your transfer file, However,You are therefore advice to Contact the General Manager of Western union Department, Benin Republic ( Mrs. Eddy Oka ) through below email address: oka.m55@yahoo.com

Kindly notify us or your nearest F.B.I office after 2hours you did not received your first payment of $5,000.00 from Mrs. Eddy Oka ok. and here is this email so that you can forward the payment to him once you send the money:(oka.m55@yahoo.com)

Send it to bellow information via western union or money gram:

Receiver name::::::::::::::::::::Joel Agbo
Address:::::::::::::::::::::::Cotonou-Benin Republic.
Text question::::::::::::::::::: How Long
Answer::::::::::::::::::::: Today
MTCN::::::::::::::::
Sender's Name::::::::::::
Sender's Adddress::::


I will be waiting on your urgent feedback with the MTCN of the $55.00 thanks.
and send him your Fund Release Pin R1209I so that he will transfer your fund to you immediately they receive the $55 from you.

Thanks and accept our congratulations.

Reply to oka.m55@yahoo.com

Mrs. Eddy Oka
Phone +229 98856818
From Minister Of Finance, Federal Republic of Benin.
FROM THE CHIEF JUDGE FEDERAL HIGH COURT OF BENIN

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28th September 2018 - Advance Fee Fraud Scam

On 28th September 2018, telephone number +22998856818 was reported as being used by scammers to pretend to be Richard Omenma, Jr using email address omenma.blobal17@yahoo.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 Beneficiary

We the board members of Money Gram Office wish to acknowledge the
receipt of your email and we are instructed to send your fund $4.5
Million usd (Four Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars)
to you from our Money Gram Office here in Republic of Benin/West
Africa by the UNITED NATION (UN), EUROPEAN UNION (EU), and you will be
receiving $5,000.00 usd per day until your total sum $4.5 million usd
is completely transferred to your name.

However, the international Remittance Form as stated in United Nation
act of (FRT209) that will help build and renew your transfer file for
record keeping as a way of checkmating the present Economics crisis
situations will be obtained/secured from High court here and it will
cost you $87.00 usd. I want you to know that we have already sent out
your first payment $5,000.00 usd and is ready for pick up now but is
been placed on hold until you obtain the International Remittance Form
which cost $87.00 usd only.

Below is the payment details of your first $5,000.00usd which is on
hold but it will be released to you once we confirm the $87.00 for the
International Remittance Form.

Reference #: 29960508
Amount: $5,000
Text question: Sent
Answer: Yes
Sender name: David Baco, Jr


You are required to send the $87 with the below information and let
us have the payment details immediately,

Receiver name ---JOEL AGBO
City/Country---------- COTONOU-BENIN REPUBLIC.
Test Question----A?
Test Answer------B
receiver's address: 455 Akpakpa Road Opposite Tunde Motors,Benin
Amount-----------$87
MTCN----------???????
Sender Name...........

Finally, try and send the fee so that we can obtain the International
Remittance Form and release your payment from on Hold and allow you
pick up your payment and another payment will be sent to you as it is
a daily payment $5,000.00 usd per day.

you can contact us with this email address omenma.blobal17@yahoo.com

Mr. Richard Omenma, Jr
CALL US: +229-98856818
DIRECTOR MONEY GRAM
INTERNATIONAL BENIN REP.

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21st April 2015 - Advance Fee Fraud Scam

On 21st April 2015, telephone number +22998856818 was reported as being used by scammers to pretend to be John Eze using email address boa.financial56@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.

Further details of this report can be found on the ScamWarners.com forum

*NOTE* Phone numbers can be regularly re-assigned if the person using them stops paying the bill. This number was included in scammer emails or websites on the dates shown above, but may have since been reassigned. If you have evidence of more recent scam activity using the number, please use the contact page to let us know or post the details in our forum. You can also add brief comments in the comments section below.

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