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Our Ref. MOF / 2894 / 16From: The Desk of theHon. Minister of FinanceUnion BuildingPretoria, South AfricaAttention Sir/MsI write in respect of the fund brought to the department of National Treasury from Reserve bank in your name.From the detailed report contained in the file that accompanied the fund, the fund was supposed to be transferred to you from Reserve bank, but was not due to some reasons that were not specified in the payment file.The fund is 126,000,000 ZAR. Do you know about it?This notification stands as the first and final notice for your fund to be released to you and after 5 working days of this notification, if I do not hear from you, we shall have no other option than to sendthe fund over to government coffers as unclaimed.You are required to re-confirm the following details, so that we can commence your fund release process;, contact me here< titom@webmail.co.za1, Your full name and age.2, Your occupation.3, Your cell phone number.Yours Sincerely.Tito MboweniHonorable Minister of Finan
Our Ref. MOF / 2894 / 16
From: The Desk of the
Hon. Minister of Finance
Union Building
Pretoria, South Africa
Attention Sir/Ms
I write in respect of the fund brought to the department of National Treasury from Reserve bank in your name.
From the detailed report contained in the file that accompanied the fund, the fund was supposed to be transferred to you from Reserve bank, but was not due to some reasons that were not specified in the payment file.
The fund is 126,000,000 ZAR. Do you know about it?
This notification stands as the first and final notice for your fund to be released to you and after 5 working days of this notification, if I do not hear from you, we shall have no other option than to send
the fund over to government coffers as unclaimed.
You are required to re-confirm the following details, so that we can commence your fund release process;, contact me here< titom@webmail.co.za
1, Your full name and age.
2, Your occupation.
3, Your cell phone number.
Yours Sincerely.
Tito Mboweni
Honorable Minister of Finan
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Good day, I received today a letter who stated as follow:12th January, 2021.RE: TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.The sum of 126,000,000.00 ZAR which is in your name was received by the department of National Treasury from South African Reserve Bank at the early hours of today.Information from South African Reserve Bank revealed that the money was confiscated and sent over to us because you did not comply with the requirement for the transfer to your bank account.Is the above information correct? If it is correct, get back to me immediately you receive this email.It may interest you to know that failure to respond to this notification will leave us with no other option than to turn your fund over to South African government coffers as unclaimed.Yours faithfully,Tito MbowenI (Minister of Finance).
