Circular Regarding Banks Exposure to Forgery Attempts No. (10852/4/2/10) dated 2009/8/18

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Central Bank of Jordan

No.: 10852 / 4 / 2 / 10
Date: 7 / 8 / 1430 AH
Corresponding to: 8 / 8 / 2009 AD

Circular to Licensed Banks

Greetings,

We have been informed by one of the banks that it has recently been subjected to forgery attempts by unknown external parties who send forged instructions and messages to correspondent banks, bearing images of signatures of authorized signatories empowering them to execute transfer transactions in the event of a malfunction in the SWIFT system, using fax machines or email without any liability on their part, and then subsequently request them to carry out transfers from the bank's accounts to beneficiaries in other banks.

Please take note of such attempts, and circulate this to your correspondents abroad not to respond to messages and instructions from such parties, and to agree with your correspondents on the communication methods followed with them in executing transfer orders and other banking operations, thereby depriving those parties of the opportunity to carry out forgery operations on your accounts held with correspondents.

Accept our highest regards,

Governor
Dr. Amieh Salah Touqan

P.O. Box 37 Amman 11118 Jordan • Tel: 4630301 • Fax: 4638889, 4639730, 4639731 • E-mail: info@cbj.gov.jo • Website: www.cbj.gov.jo