The Halifax Bank PLC London, United kindom
Complaint 60591 Details

On 30 September 2011, I received advice from Mrs. Ayesha Mustafa that she intended to transfer fund the sum of US$6,000,000 (six million US dollar) to me for the future of her three kids, from the Al Ejmaa Alarabi Bank as the intermediary bank through the Halifax Bank PLC London, United Kingdom. The transfer was approved and a Telegraphic Transfer was done.

On 07 October 2011, I received notification from External Fund Remittance Department from the desk of Dr. Mrs. Rowenda Toress, MD/Halifax Bank PLC London, United Kingdom. She advised that the Entire Management of Halifax Bank had concluded the process of the transfer of the fund to my personal account in Indonesia. I was requested to fill out a form containing my details which I did and sent it to her. She also advised that she was waiting for notarization from the Financial Service Authority (FSA). Once it is received, according to her, the transfer to my account will be executed.

On 08 October 2011, Mrs. Toress advised that the validity of my identification had been verified and the Investigation Department of the Bank had officially approved the payment. She further advised that I was the original beneficiary of the fund. According to her the transfer would be done within 48 hours using the mode of Bank Transfer. However, before the transfer could be done, according to her, the Bank was obliged to clear the fund with the FSA in provision to the Money Laundering Act. For this, I was required to send money to her the sum of 2,500 GBP via Western Union. I did the payment through the Western Union as requested after the GM of the Bank through his Secretary, Mrs. Rose Aqua, requested me to proceed with the payment before Thursday, 14 October 2011. I sent the money on 12 October 2011.

On 14 October 2011, Mrs. Aqua advised that the Bank had received my payment and that the Bank Attorney had left to the British High Court for the payment of the certificate. She advised that she would get back to me for the transfer update.

On 17 October 2011, Mrs. Aqua advised that she just received the FSA certificate order to put the transfer to my account. The Bank had finished the last process of the transfer, but I was requested to make another payment to the Bank the sum of 2,130 GBP which I do not do it.

Up until now I have not received the transfer of the fund despite I paid the 2,500 GBP for the FSA. I tried to contact the e-mail address previously used by the Bank to contact me, but I can't. Meanwhile, Ms Ayesha accused me that I had received the fund and intentionally ignoring her and her kids to suffer and stranded in Nigeria now.