CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
TELEX/REMITTANCE DEPT.
Tinubu Square, Lagos-Nigeria.
ATTN: BENEFICIARY CONTRACTOR
LETTER OF ENQUIRY ON YOUR CONTRACT PAYMENT
We write to enquiry from you if you
have sent somebody from
Switzerland Mr, Schemirlat and some Nigeria
representatives to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to make claim on
your behalf.
Today at about 10:00am Nigeria time, Mr. Schemirlat and
your Nigeria representatives came to the Bank saying that you have sent
them to make claim on your behalf on your
contract funds. I initially
instructed for the release of the fund to them as they came with all
obligatory documents, but on cross checking your contract file.
I discovered that the Bank Account Number they presented was different
from your own bank account that?s make us to suspect them, this is a
serious matter in the bank now and we have given a mandate to release
this fund to you by the Presidency, by appointed a new Manager, Mr.
Hammani Tijiani, Manager Remittance Telex Dept. Tel:
234-80-369-565-84,
Email: hammanicbn@xxxxx Now we have requested them to forward a Power
of Attorney from you, informing the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) of
the change in account number.
This they could not produce immediately.
I have asked them to come back in two days
time, this is to enable us
contact you and verify how genuine these men are to you, though they
promised to produce the Power of Attorney on their next visit to the
bank.
I have deemed is necessary to contact you and ascertain the true
position in other to avoid remitting these funds into a wrong account.
Could you please contact heappointed Manager above through his fax/
telephone number confirm matters before we start taking Legal Action,
but if they are from you, kindly give the Power of Attorney for the
payment of the contract funds into the Switzerland account UBS AG
BankingSwitzerland.
You should note that by the authorities of the
Presidency, and in line with the enabling decree of Act Section 512 &
No 8220, A No 8221, in Consultation with the relevant bodies the
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) The National Economic Intelligence
Committee (NEIC) and the Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF), we have
resolved that all overdue contract payments be released this half in
absolute obedience to the I.M.F and World Bank Mandatory Conditionaties
of service to our Foreign Capital Debts.
Based on this, this office has
been mandated by the Presidency to handle all payments due to Foreign
Contractors. You should therefore disregard any correspondence that you
may have or may come to you from any other department.
Please assist us
to expedite action and call him on 234-803695658, immediately you
receive this message now,
He will be in the office waiting for your
call anticipating your prompt response and co-operation.
OFFICE OF THE
TELEX/ REMITTANCE
DEPT. (CBN)
Yours faithfully,
DR USMAN BELLO
P A DIRECTOR, TELEX/REMITTANCE DEPT.
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
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