+229542512560

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This topic gives information about the telephone number +229542512560, which has been identified as being used by scammer as part of their scam. This first post gives some general information about the telephone number, such as the country/area it is from, the type of number and the provider. Additional posts give information about occurrences of the number being used as part of a scam.

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Telephone number +229542512560 has a country code of 229, which indicates that it is from Benin.

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Telephone number +229542512560 is being used as part of an Advance Fee Fraud Scam by someone claiming to be "Patricia Mahoney", U.S Ambassador to Benin and using the email address am_patricia_mahoney@yahoo.com. The telephone number is included in the following Advance Fee Fraud email that is being sent to victims:
Hello Dear,

I am Patricia Mahoney, the new U.S Ambassador to Benin.

I have received today the total of $850,000.00 USD from the Benin
Government as a compensation to you for what you went through in the name
of their Country.

How do you wish to receive your money?

Kindly re-confirm the following

Name:
Address:
Phone:
Occupation:
Age:
Country:
How much you lost to the impostors:

I hope to read from you soon.

Yours in Service

Ambassador Patricia Mahoney.
U.S Ambassador to Benin.
+229 542512560
The email was sent from the email address "Ambassador Patricia Mahoney <sandra.ruda@gidalo.it>", with the Reply-to address "am_patricia_mahoney@yahoo.com" and the subject "SCAM VICTIM COMPENSATION $850,000.00".

The email is a classic example of an Advance Fee Fraud Scam with promises of a large sum of money being transferred to the victim. Anyone responding to it will be told that there is a fee/tax/insurance payment to be paid to receive the money. This will be followed by payment after payment until the victim runs out of money or realises that they are being scammed.

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