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From: "Federal Reserve Bank of New York"<[email protected]>
Reply: <[email protected]>
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 07:29:15 -0800
Subject: Urgent Attention Needed From My Dear Beneficiary Of The Side Fund
Federal Reserve Bank of America
33 Liberty Street, New York, NY 10045.
Our Ref: FRB-75BFNYUS2019
Urgent Attention:
Payment Release Instruction from Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Acting on our capacity as the international correspondent bank to the
International Monetary Fund Organization, this is to officially notify
you that we have received a confirmation advice from the International
Monetary Funds External Auditors Committee, World Bank, United
Nations Organization and the Federal Reserve Bank of America
respectively via International Payment Voucher Number:
IMF/FRBWDC/BOA-93WB82UN567-G requesting our bank to direct the HSBC
BANK USA N.A, a subsidiary of the Federal Reserve Bank of America to
disburse your due wining/inheritance and contract payment valued at
Eight Million, Three Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US8.3M)
in your favor via their branch in New York.
In consideration of the above, you have been issued with this
Exclusive Reference Identification Number (IMF/FRB-NY/9USXX10751/019),
Vide Transaction No.: WHA/EUR/019 and Transfer Allocation No.:
FRB/X44/701LN/NYC/US, Password: 339331, Pin Code: 78569, Certificate
of Merit No: 104, Release Code No: 0876; Immediate HSBC Telex
Confirmation No: -222568; Secret Code: XXTN014. Having received these
vital payment numbers, you are instantly qualified to receive and
confirm your payment within the next 72hrs. As necessary clearance has
been granted from the International Monetary Funds External Auditors
to release the funds to you with immediate effect
In view of this directive received from the International Monetary
Funds (IMF), we have on our own part verified your payment file as
directed to us, and your name is next on the list of outstanding fund
beneficiaries to receive their payment at this First quarter of year
2019. With that being done, you are required to urgently contact the
HSBC USA N.A. in New York through their International Funds Release
Supervisor.
Remittance Bank: HSBC New York USA
Contact Person: Mr. Michael Robert
(Head, Funds Release Supervisor)
EMAIL: [email protected]
Telephone: +1 646 349 0770
And reconfirm your international payment voucher number and your
reference identification number respectively before that office with a
view to the final remittance approval and subsequent crediting of your
bank account to the tune of funds as stated herein.
We wish to inform you of the need for you to also re-confirm the
following information before the HSBC BANK USA N.A. in New York to
enable the officer in-charge to proceed with the preliminary
arrangements that will enhance the immediate release of your funds.
Owing to security reasons, be clearly informed that we will not
respond to any phone calls/general inquiries placed to our bank with
regards to the remittance of your funds by beneficiaries as we are
barred from doing so, you are therefore advised to communicate only
with the accredited officer for further remittance advice.
1) Full Name:
2) Full Address:
3) Your contact telephone and fax number:
4) Your Age and Profession:
5) Copy of any valid form of your Identification:
6) Your Bank name:
7) Your Bank Address:
8) Account name and Account Number:
9) ABA/Routing Number:
10) Swift or Sort Code/IBAN:
11) Occupation, Age and Marital Status:
12) Copy of Your Int'l Passport/Drivers License:
Thank you for your anticipated co-operation.
TREAT AS URGENT.FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK———————
Notice to Recipient:
This email (and any attachments) is only intended for the use of the
person or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information
that is privileged and confidential. You, the recipient, are obligated
to maintain it in a safe, secure and confidential manner. Unauthorized
re-disclosure or failure to maintain confidentiality may subject you
to federal and state penalties. If you are not the recipient, please
immediately notify Federal Reserve Bank of New York by return email,
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