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Telephone number +22998270349 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:

18th December 2023 - Advance Fee Fraud Scam

On 18th December 2023, telephone number +22998270349 was reported as being used by scammers to pretend to be Holly Waldon using email address wunoin40@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.
Western Union Money Transfer.
Address: no. 5 Western Avenue Cotonou,.
West Africa, republic Du' Benin

Attn please,

This is to notify you about the latest development concerning all your payments that are left in our custody which your were supposed to receive earlier last year 2022. Besides, you were given a bill of $250 in order to receive your payments of which we didn’t hear from you for some time now....

Hence, our western union is now offering a special bonus to help all our customers that are having their payments in our custody due to of prices in other words; we are now requesting that you should only pay the sum of $50 only to receive your payments.
Besides, my dear these are the opportunity for you to comply and your funds shall be transferred to your designated address.

But remember that after (3 days) you did not make the payment then we will retrieve your transfers, so try to avoid this problem because this year is not like last year.

Again after (three days) we will enter a new project for the year and that is the reason why we decided to help you before we enter into the new project.

So we advise you to send only $50 today so that we will register and update your payments for you to start receiving your $6,000 daily as from today. Be advice that there is no time again for we to call an person on phone unless you will call. Phone: + 229 98270349 After the payment of $50 you will start receiving your money every day
$6,000 through western union until your total amount of funds $920.000 is fully paid to you. Below is the mtcn numbers which you will use to pick up the first $6,000 it will be updated in few hours' time once we receive the fee from you.

MTCN: 9832228629
Sender:Holly Waldon
Question: Best Color
Answer: Yellow
Amount: $6,000

Don’t expose this numbers to anybody else. You should send the $50 through western union money transfer with the written information below and email me back with the payment information once you do that.

SEND THE REQUIRED FEE TO THIS INFO:

RECEIVER:Holly Waldon
COUNTRY: BENIN REPUBLIC
CITY COTONOU
QUESTION: TODAY?
ANSWER: YES

The moment you do that, write out the payment information written on the payment slip, forward it back to us which will enable in confirming the payment you sent such as,

MTCN#
SENDER'S NAME
SENDER'S ADDRESS
AMOUNT:

Note; this is the only payment you are required to make in this regard for every other fee has been waived by the Federal Ministry.

As soon as we confirm the fee today, we will immediately activate your mtcn# and notify you then you go and pick up your $6,000 today as stated. Please note that you need to go along with your passport ID or Driver's license when you need to pick up the transfer today okay.

Waiting on your urgent respond.

Sincerely,
Holly Waldon
Western Union Cotonou-Benin Republic
Tel: (+229) 98270349

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This number could also be written in the following formats

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010229-98270349 010229-9827-0349 010229 982 70 349 (+229) 9827 0349