+288991151111

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This topic gives information about the telephone number +288991151111, which has been identified as being used by scammers 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.

About telephone number +288991151111

Telephone number +288991151111 has no identifiable country code, so this is an invalid telephone number.

Note: It is likely that this is an error by the dumb scammer and the telephone number should be +228991151111, which is a Atlantique Télécom Togo SA (MOOV) mobile telephone number from Togo.

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Telephone number +288991151111 is being used as part of an Advance Fee Fraud Scam by someone claiming to be "Dr. Richard D. French" and using the email address richardfrench@ecowas-wa.com. The telephone number is included in the following Advance Fee Fraud email that is being sent to victims:
Dear Beneficiary ,

I am Dr. Richard D. French, A Canadian citizen ,an expatriate/ ECOWAS Foreign Consultant hired to handle the common currency initiation within the ECOWAS region just as we have it in Europe as in 'EUROS' since 2019.

The ECOWAS common currency is called 'ECO' Currency. All te ECOWAS presidents ,central banks governors and finance Minister agreed that approved funds whose beneficiaries refuses to settle the obligation required to receive such will be declared abandoned/un-services debt and such abandoned funds will be utilized by my office to complete this project.

In view of this directives ,I wish to remind you concerning your funds which has been authorized ,approved and scheduled for receipt but is still awaiting settlement of the required clearance. You are therefore reminded that your final decision will be appreciated before action will be taken on the outgoing fund currently abandoned by you.

Your urgent response and cooperation will be appreciated immediately.

Dr. Richard D. French,
EXPATRIATE/FOREIGN CONSULTANT:- richardfrench@ecowas-wa.com
SECRETARY GENERAL/CHAIRMAN TASK-FORCE ON ABANDONED/RECOVERED CLAIM- secretary-taskforce@ecowas-wa.com
ECOWAS CHAIRMAN- chairman@ecowas-wa.com/nana_akufo_addo@ecowas-wa.com
INQUIRY -info@ecowas-wa.com
LEGAL MATTERS- legal@ecowas-wa.com
ECOWAS Supervisory email during maintenance ,upgrading and network glitch:-ecowas.consultant@yahoo.com
Expatriate /Foreign Consultant,
Ecowas Common Currency Initiative,
Ecowas Secretariat.
114 Yakubu Gowon Cres,
Asokoro,
Abuja.
Ghana:+233543844605
Nigeria:+2347013626736.
.Nigeria:+2347013626736.
Cotonuo (Republic of Benin):+299967614660.
Togo:+288991151111
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DISCLAIMER: This email and any attachments are confidential and are
intended solely for the addressee. If you are not the addressee tell
the sender immediately and destroy it. Do not open, read, copy,
disclose, use or store it in any way, or permit others to do so
Ce mail, y compris toute pièce jointe, est confidentiel. Il est
exclusivement adressé aux destinataires désignés. Si vous le recevez
par erreur, veuillez immédiatement aviser l'expéditeur et détruisez-le
sans l'ouvrir ni le lire. Toute copie, diffusion, conservation,
utilisation sous quelque forme que ce soit ou l'autorisation de toute
personne à le faire est interdite.
The email was sent from the email address "ecowas consultant <ecowas.consultant@yahoo.com>", with the subject "URGENT RECOVERY NOTICE.".

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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