from: California Bank Trust <Californiabanking@californiamail.com>
date: Jan 6, 2026, 2:16 PM
subject: Dear
mailed-by: gmail.com
signed-by: californiamail.com
Dear
Greetings to you and thank you for your response. This is to assure you that this transaction will go smoothly and successfully as long as you follow to all my instructions carefully.
I also want to intorm you that the FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM (CENTRAL BANK OF AMERICA), have given us this notice to contact all foreign beneficiaries who have not been able to receive their funds all this while to be paid $10 million dollars as Part payment of their over due funds and you are among the beneficiaries that will be paid this $10 million dollars part payment from our Bank.
I need to inform you that the only way to receive your payment from us is through online banking. We are going to open an online account for you with our Bank and then forward you the login details to have access to your funds easily. This is the only way you can get paid from us, It is safer.
I have attached an online account form which you are to fill sign and then send back to me. You are to send me copy of any of your ID CARD so we can commence at once to open your new online account with our Bank and send you all relevant documents relating to your funds and online account, and also send me one passport photograph image of you to open your online account.
Kindly send me one passport photograph image of you, it will be needed for the opening of your online account and do fill the online form and send back to me.
Thank you for your time and understanding.
Note ! If you do not have printer to print and fill the form you can as well type your informations by email and send you me so we can proceed.
Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Eric Ellingsen
President/Ceo
California Bank Trust.
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