Dear Beneficiary
FUNDS TRANSFER IRREGULARITY ALERT / ASSISTANCE
My name is Mr. Ali Hassan in-charge of the Legal Clearance Unit of the Central Bank of Nigeria. I am contacting you with respect to irregularities detected in the processing of the transfer of funds you are expecting from Africa, particularly within the Ecowas community.
With reference to the meeting held on 7th of Feb 2014, in conjunction With the Ecowas Monitoring Unit under the supervision of the World Bank auditors, on anti-corruption and Debt reconcilation matters regarding the transfer of funds (i.e. proceed from contracts, inheritance.etc.), above USD2, 000,000(two million dollars) originating from the Africa countries within Ecowas community.
It has been resolved that such fund must meet the provision put in place by the Ecowas Monetary Policy act of 2005, for the purpose of regularizing all irregularities associated With the release of any such fund and also to help redeem the African image in the International community as a result of the on going activities of scammers.
Based on this the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), have been nominated and mandated to carry out this operation to ensure that all beneficiaries concerned are duly paid after the completion of the conditions attached to the release of their fund.
This, she will achieve by monitoring all movement of funds in and out of the Ecowas Community.
The CBN therefore,have been empowered by the Ecowas Monitoring Unit, to carry out this action, Nigeria being the giant of Africa, through her legal unit, who will in turn issue a certified clearance to any beneficiary upon completion of
conditions attached, thereby ensuring that any such fund must have due legal backing and normalized against all irregularities for subsequent release.
The CBN is therefore mandated to contact all beneficiaries involved and equip them on all the necessary steps required for the release of their fund accordingly.
As you may know, there is a new financial law stipulating that every International Transfer with value of US$2Million and above emanating from both Private Banks and Government Institutions within the Africa countries that make up the Ecowas community must pass through the Central Bank of
Nigeria, and must be personally scrutinized and endorsed by this office (Legal Clearance Unit).
This is with a view of tackling identified irregularities capable of delaying and stalling such transfer, owing to the
ineptitude and sharp practices of officials of these private banks and government institutions.
It is a fact that before now, you have an arrangement with some local contacts to assist you in facilitating your transfer, and you have been asked or made to pay certain processing fees and gratifications. But nothing has been achieved. No matter the lame explanations your local Contacts may advance to you to cover up their incompetence, the simple fact is that your transfer is over US$2Million, and has been subjected to
serious irregularities, making impossible for effect, given the clear provisions of the newly promulgated "International Transfer Clearance Edict 117(1) of 2006.
Ordinarily, I would have ordered that your transfer process be started all over again, but I am compelled to assist you because of the disappointment and set back that this will mean to you, coupled with the rough experience you may have had with your local Contacts.
I will then oblige you with the privilege of regularizing your transfer through the authentic and official process reserved only for Priority Government International Transfers by the compliment of the Presidency.
By this process, The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Presidency will respectively issue you with Fresh Original Volumes of: Funds Transfer Release Order (FTRO), and Funds Transfer Agreement Authority (FTAA).
These documents are Original Hard Covers. I will arrange for these original documents to be specially sent to you for your endorsement and return, by means of DHL Courier Posting. Otherwise, you would have been required to personally come and endorse these documents at the Presidency and CBN premises respectively. I will instruct you on how to endorse and
return the endorsed documents.
Your transfer will immediately follow after the signing protocols, as you will now have a legal basis to enforce your
contractual right if your transfer is delayed any further. Within 72banking hours upon return, your fund will be wired directly to your bank account.
In order to assist you as stated above, you must be ready to fulfill the following conditions: You must suspend all forms of communication with your local contacts and offshore contacts, and adhere strictly to my
instructions.
Finally, you must also be ready to send a Letter of Certification to the Nigerian Government and the Ecowas Monitory Unit, on the immediate
confirmation of your funds in your bank account. If you are able to guarantee these conditions, I would honestly advice you to consider your transfer completed in the next couple of days.
Thank you.
Yours truly,
Mr. Ali Hassan(CBN Legal Clearance Unit)
