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FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE.
Office of the Minister of Finance
12 LEKKI PENNINSULA, LAGOS-NIGERIA.
TEL: (01-1+234-809-165-3375. (Hot-Line)
Ref: FMF/SGH/019/08
Ref: FMF/SGH/019/08
Date: 10th August 2010.
ATTN:Beneficiary . PAYMENT FILE NUMBER: A
Dear Sir,
Release/Transfer Notice for your due Funds (US$7,500,000:00).
Payment File No: A..
24Hrs Service
It is very important that the recipient of this Letter should call this office in order to confirm
it to us that this very Letter was received by the true beneficiary .
You are advised to read this Letter very carefully because every paragraph explains what you need
to know about the Release and Transfer of your due Funds.
At this point, we wish to remind you to stop all further contact with any person or person(s) whom
is not recommended by this Ministry. Our Intelligence Monitoring Unit (I.M.U), Code of Conduct
Bureau, Legal Unit and The Nigerian Police Force (N.P.F) have already apprehended some of those
suspects whom attempted to divert your Funds.
You are advised to stop all further contact with any office(s) or person(s) because they are WANTED
criminal suspects.
As the honourable Minister of Nigeria, I work on behalf of the Paying Bank of Nigeria (Platinum
Habib Bank) under the supervision of the honourable President of The Federal Republic of Nigeria.
We have acknowledged your previous email response and to that effect we are glad to announce it to
you today that the honourable President of The Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Accountant
General of the Federation have collectively Approved and signed the Order to Release and Transfer
being the certified documentation authorizing us (The Federal Ministry of Finance) to credit your
nominated Bank Account..
A copy of the Order to Release and Transfer have been forwarded to our international remittance
department for the onward crediting of your Funds.
In other words, we put it to you that we are ready to remit your said Funds into your choiced Bank
Account because we have a 3-4working days time constrain to Pay-off each beneficiary short-listed
to be Paid by this Ministry. Our Legal Unit have already reviewed your Payment Files and they have
passed it on to my desk for me to Pay you accordingly, so be rest assured that you will receive
your due Funds as soon as possible. Officially, you will receive your due Funds via an "Electronic
Wire Transfer" which will enable your Funds reflect in your choiced Bank Account within 48hrs after
effect. This mode of Payment is defined as one of the best and safest mode to remit huge Funds
internationally as it is absolutely different from the usual swift transfer which takes longer
time. Most Banks within the United States of America, Europe and other developed countries operate
with the "Electronic Wire Transfer" for international transfers because it is a recent innovation
in the Ba!
nking industry.
Certainly we shall transfer your valued US$7,500,000:00 from the Sundry/Suspense Account of the
Federal Government of Nigeria being the official Account for international/foreign Payments/debts.
A Sundry/Suspense Account can be defined as a secret Account owned by a government and operated by
certain assigned government officials being the authorized signatories whom must sign before Funds
can be remitted from such account. For this very account no form of direct withdrawals can be made
from it except a Bank to Bank wire transfer which must be Approved by the honourable President
being the principal signatory to the account.
Consequent to the fact that I am responsible to Pay you, it is still my duty to enligthen you on
the accurate steps to take in order for you to gain full possession of this said Funds being
Approved in your name.
In the combat against fraud, Funds divertion and Funds delay, we have re-lenghtly ensured that
several foreign beneficiaries have been Paid accordingly in order to retain and rekindle our
country's reputation on the global map because this recent government dispensation is focused and
targeted to relieve all foreign debts as mandated by The Senate, The National House of Assembly,
The Federal Executive Council (F.E.C), Code of Conduct Bureau and The Federal Ministry of Finance
(F.M.F). Already, a lot of foreign beneficiaries have been Paid by this Ministry so your's will
not be an exception considering the fact that the honourable President have Approved your due Funds
today dated 10th August 2010..
In accordance to section (1) paragraph 9 of the Settlement Edict Law of The Federal Republic of
Nigeria of 1992, it is imperative that you provide us with the below listed information so that we
can Pay you.
1. Bank Name and Address.
2.. Bank Account Number.
3. Account Holder's Full Name.
4. Routing Number/Swift Code (very important).
5. Your Residential Address.
6. Your mobile or home telephone Number.
7. A form of identification (I.D Card or Driver's License) is also required for official
references.
The TRUTH is what we stand for. TEL: (01-1)+234-809-165-3375.
This Official Letter is being issued to you by "The Federal Ministry of Finance" in collaboration
with The Presidency.
Copied to:
The Accountant General of The Federation.
Platinum Habib Bank (Bank PHB).
The President's office.
Yours Sincerely,
DR. OLUSEGUN OLUWATOYIN AGANGA.
Minister Of Finance
Federal Republic Of Nigeria.
Direct Tel: (01-1))+234-809-165-3375.