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Telephone number +22999729843 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:

10th January 2018 - Advance Fee Fraud Scam

On 10th January 2018, telephone number +22999729843 was reported as being used by scammers to pretend to be Oscar Chris working for Western Union using email address westernunionoffbeninrep@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; beneficiary;

THE TOTAL OF FUND WILL ARE GOING TRANSFER TO YOU IS 1.5MILLION

Information reaching us from our Western Union Corporate Headquarters now, States that you only have 48hours to effect payment for the activation of your 1,500,000:00 USD to enable you cash up your total (fund) since you are finding it difficult to make the total payment, We have decided that you are to go ahead and pay whatever you have for the activation fee since you are not able to come up with the total required sum. Time is of the essence here. You are to pay what ever you have as activation fee; we will activate your fund upon receipt of this payment to enable you receive your first 5,000:00 USD from any Western Union center around you today. Be informed that you will have to pay the balance sum of your activation upon cashing up of your first payment.

Also i am using this medium to inform you that failure to pay the balance sum will leave us with no option but to deactivate your fund of which you will and can never cash up your total sum again i want you to use Western Union or Money Gram to send whatever you have for the activation fee with the information Bellow.

Receiver name: Tony Uwe
Receiver city: COTONOU.
Receiver country: BENIN.
Country code: 229.
Text question: COLOUR.
Text answer: BLUE.
Amount: YOU CAN PAY ANY AMOUNT YOU HAVE NOW.
(M.T.C.N) Money Transfer Control Number ::::::::
Sender's name ::::::::

Kindly reconfirm to him the following below information:

Your full ________________
Your address____________________
Your country________________________
Your Telephone____________________
Your I D_____________________

Send us the MTCN number, Sender Address, immediately you send the money and immediately we confirm the activation fee, we will transfer you the fund today and not tomorrow. Regards my direct phone line is +229 9972 9843 Mr.Oscar Chris. For your payment, I promise you as soon as we hear from you with the payment of ANY AMOUNT YOU HAVE NOW will told you to send today, we shall send your first payment of 5,000.00 usd for you to pick up with the information you need to receive your payment the same day you send the payment of ANY AMOUNT and I swear you will receive your payment immediately.

EMAIL ME THE MTCN NUMBER OR CALL ME OK I AM WAITING.

Mr.Oscar Chris.
Head Office Operations Manager.
Western Union Office Department
Telephone number: +229 9972 9843

Further details of this report can be found on our forum

12th November 2017 - Advance Fee Fraud Scam

On 12th November 2017, telephone number +22999729843 was reported as being used by scammers to pretend to be Oscar Chris using email address westernunionoffice@rayana.ir 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

3rd November 2017 - Advance Fee Fraud Scam

On 3rd November 2017, telephone number +22999729843 was reported as being used by scammers to pretend to be Benson Guy using email address westernunionoffbeninrep@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

20th September 2017 - Advance Fee Fraud Scam

On 20th September 2017, telephone number +22999729843 was reported as being used by scammers to pretend to be Benson Guy using email address mgrammoneytransf@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

28th May 2017 - Advance Fee Fraud Scam

On 28th May 2017, telephone number +22999729843 was reported as being used by scammers to pretend to be Oscar Chris working for Money Gram using email address mgrammoneytransf@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 our forum

5th May 2017 - Advance Fee Fraud Scam

On 5th May 2017, telephone number +22999729843 was reported as being used by scammers to pretend to be Brenda Smith using email address brendasmith951@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

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