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From: "Dr Marcus Ben" <[email protected]>PAYMENT SCHEDULE/CBN/FEDRESERVE SSCE 0809XX1 FOREIGN PAYMENT APPROVAL.
Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2022 16:15:21 +0100
Subject: PAYMENT SCHEDULE/CBN/FEDRESERVE SSCE 0809XX1 FOREIGN PAYMENT APPROVAL
Dear Beneficiary;
With reference to the approval of your inheritance issued to us and in
pursuant to the foreign payment act,laws/treaties(payment intact to
the beneficiary) we have been instructed to release your total sum of
[US$16.4m] by a certified Cheque to you.There is no instruction to
change the ownership of the fund to your Brother DIANA Gino.There is
no time we were instructed to transfer your money to the account of
Mrs Johnson (your sister)who you just authorize to pay your fees and
collect your money on your behalf without any formal information to
us.The bank especially this Commercial bank that deals with foreign
inheritance fund have rules of payment.
We cannot release the money to her.Tell her that I said It is
completely illegal to transfer the ownership of your fund to your
sister Diana Johnson ,change your address under 24hrs without telling
us that you don’t have the fee is not a guarantee for you to instruct
transfer of the fund to your sister. We have no problem and will
release the money to her but we need your letter of agreement made
with her or power of attorney by which you authorized her as your next
of kin to change your name,pay the fee and receive your funds for you
in her own name.
Please,call me immediately or email me on [[email protected] ) with
the accredited above to enable us complete and effect the payment to
her designated name/address nominated to us Thanks but NO thanks to
send your sister(as your Representative) without our information.We
cannot release the money to her unless we hear from you.
I remain,
Yours faithfully,
Dr Marcus Ben