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OCEANIC BANK PLC
270, OZUMBA MBADIWE AVENUE ,
P. O. BOX 75073, VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS,
NIGERIA.
Attn: Beneficiary,
NOTIFICATION FOR RELEASE OF $9.5M
This letter is written to you in order to change your life from today. I am Rev. John Aboh the new
MD/CEO, international remittance department of Oceanic Bank Plc,the former boss Mrs. Celsius Ibru,
the MD/CEO of this bank has been transferred to our Apex bank and all power has been vested on me
to make all international payment....Furthermore due to allegations of corrupt practices against
other Nigeria Banks, the Federal Government of Nigeria has appointed this bank to effect all
foreign overdue payment.
Be informed that the Federal Government have Approved the release of $9.5M which have been in this
bank for many years UNCLAIMED. Our Boss in collaboration with the Governor of Central Bank of
Nigeria have refuse to tell you the truth on how to claim your fund, this is because they has been
using the interest accumulated from your fund every year to enrich themselves without your
knowledge. I want to help you PULL OUT this fund to your Bank account today using the easiest and
quickest method which have not been known to you before.
By this method a Domiciliary Account will be opened for you. A domiciliary account is a secure
account which we will open for you in our Bank and Credit your payment of $9.5M for further credit
into your account, the essence of this Domiciliary account is to secure and protect your payment
from being diverted by fraudulent people or making payment to a foreign account which do not belong
to you, the greatest advantage is that you can instruct us to credit your nominated account bit by
bit with small amount thereby saving yourself from the embarrassment of Financial Authority in
your country who monitor large transfer due to current trend of terrorist. Another beauty of the
domiciliary account is that you can retain the balance left in your account in our Bank and can
also instruct us to pay out money to any bank of your choice in the world, or issue you an ATM Card
which you can use in any part of the world when in a business trip.
I hope you now understand the advantages of a Domiciliary account and why you need this account to
receive your payment of $9.5M now in our Bank. You are advice to forward as a matter of urgent your
direct telephone and Fax number and your contact address as we have started the process of opening
the account for you. All that is require of you is to Activate the newly opened Domiciliary Account
with a minimum of $495 USD in line with Provisions of Section 2 Sub Section (iia) of Banks and
Financial Act of 2001 which state that all Non Resident Account otherwise known as Domiciliary must
be activated to make the account operational, while Sub Section (iib) do NOT permit any Bank
official from making deduction from the payment to be deposited in the domiciliary account, which
is $9.5M in your own case.
NOTE: YOU MUST ACCEPT/ABIDE TO ALL INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN TO YOU ON THIS MESSAGE BEFORE RESPONDING BACK.
Call me on +234-7090794076 that I will issue you payment release code which must be given to you
personally on telephone strictly for security reason. This code is very important and is what you
will use to confirm your payment.
Forward your direct phone number immediately.
Yours faithfully
Rev. John Aboh
MD/CEO International Remittance.
Oceanic Bank Plc.