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Info on the number +22999384179

Telephone number +22999384179 is a number from Benin. The area code is 99. The number is designated as being used for Mobile telephones. The number was originally operated by the provider Globacom Ltd.

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
Original Provider: Globacom Ltd
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:

16th October 2020 - Advance Fee Fraud Scam

On 16th October 2020, telephone number +22999384179 was reported as being used by scammers to pretend to be James Walter using email address couriershipmentinfoimpex@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.
Impex Courie Shipment Company,
Metro plaza plot 991,
Missebo Central Business,
District, Cotonou Benin Rep.,
Tel: 229 9938 4179.

Our Ref: MF/BR/CB-XX-02/18

Dear Customer:

We write to inform you that your delivery address has been noted for
the delivery of your ATM VISA CARD Valued \$8.3 Million united states
dollars been deposited for the purpose of delivery by United Nation
(UN).

The delivery will commence tomorrow as we have received our delivery
fees but it important that a keeping fee must be secured before the
delivery can take place. This requirement was put to order by the This
office, We are sure for a successful delivery .

This delivery fee cost only \$55, and be assured that once we confirmed
this pay western union only with the information below.

Name: James Morgan
Address: Cotonou, Benin Republic
Text Question: Code?
Answer: 1100

Forward the payment information to us once you send the money, we will
get back to you once your package is dispatched. I will forward your
package tracking reference number to you in my next message. Please
try to provide your direct phone number for easier and quicker
communication.

Thanks,
Yours Sincerely,
Mr. James Walter
Customer Care Unit.
E-mail; (couriershipmentinfoimpex@gmail.com )
Tel: 229.9938 4179

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