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James Acquah - Bank of Ghana - jacquah09@yahoo.co.uk

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from: James Acquah <kudoreen97@gmail.com>
reply-to: jacquah09@yahoo.co.uk
date: Sep 10, 2025, 6:47 AM
subject: DID YOU SEND ANYBODY ON YOUR BEHALF TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND ?
mailed-by: gmail.com

FROM: THE BANK OF GHANA (BoG)
DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL
REMMITANCY/ TELEX DEPARTMENT.

ATTN: SIR,

RE: LETTER OF ENQUIRY ON CONTRACT PAYMENT.

WE WRITE TO ENQUIRE FROM YOU IF YOU HAVE SENT SOMEBODY FROM SWITZERLAND MR SCHEMIRLT AND SOME GHANAIAN REPRESENTATIVE TO THE BANK OF GHANA (BoG) TO MAKE CLAIM ON YOUR BEHALF.

TODAY AT ABOUT 10.00 AM GHANAIAN TIME, MR SCHEMIRLAT AND YOUR GHANAIAN REPRESENTATIVE CAME TO THE BANK SAYING THAT YOU HAVE SENT THEM TO MAKE CLAIM ON YOUR BEHALF ON YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE 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 AND THE BENEFICIARY OF THE ACCOUNT THE BROUGHT IS CHANGORI AND CHANGORI 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.

NOW WE HAVE REQUESTED THEM TO FORWARD A POWER OF ATTORNEY FROM YOU, INFORMING THE BANK OF GHANA (BoG) 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 TWO PEOPLE ARE TO YOU, THOUGH THEY PROMISED TO PRODUCE THE POWER OF ATTORNEY ON THEIR NEXT VISIT TO THE BANK. I HAVE DEEMED IT NECESSARY TO CONTACT YOU AND ASCERTAIN THE TRUE POSITION IN OTHER TO AVOID REMITTING THESE FUNDS INTO A WRONG ACCOUNT. COULD YOU PLEASE CONTACT THE UNDERSIGNED THROUGH THE mail, TO CONFIRM MATTERS BEFORE WE START TAKING LEGAL ACTION, BUT IF THEY ARE FROM YOU, KINDLY GIVE THEM THE POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FUNDS INTO THE SWITZERLAND ACCOUNT UBS AG BANKING SWITZERLAND.

YOU SHOULD NOTE THAT BY THE AUTHORITIES OF THE PRESIDENCY, AND IN LINE WITH THE ENABLING DECREE OF 512 ?A? IN CONSULTATION WITH THE RELEVANT BODIES; THE BANK OF GHANA (BoG), THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE (NEIC) AND THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (MF), WE HAVE RESOLVED THAT ALL OVERDUE CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENTS BE RELEASED THIS QUARTER IN ABSOLUTE OBEDIENCE TO THE I.M.F AND WORLD BANK MANDATORY CONDITIONALITIES 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 ME IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE THIS FAX/MAIL NOW. I AM IN THE OFFICE WAITING FOR YOUR CALL, PHONE:

ANTICIPATING YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE AND CO-OPERATION.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
FOR: THE BANK OF GHANA(BoG).
MR. JAMES ACQUAH.
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