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From: HSBC Bank UK <[email protected]>HSBC Bank Plc
Reply: [email protected]
Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2021 20:25:19 +0100
Subject: Re: Your US$18M Fund Transfer Via Bitcoin Payment
8 Canada Square
London E14 5HQ UK
Attn: Beneficiary,
Re: Your US$18M Fund Transfer Via Bitcoin Payment
According to the approval order to release an outstanding fund to
you from the IMF resettlement account with this institution HSBC Bank
London for transparency and accurate record.
We deem it necessary to let you know that we are to start transferring
your funds in bits into Cryptocurrency Wallet Account and you are
advised to open bitcoin wallet account if you do not have one, but if
you do have kindly send to us your wallet address with a copy of
your identification and telephone number to enable us start paying
your funds till the entire US$18,000,000.00 (Eighteen Million United
States Dollars) will be paid in bits of US$1,000,000.00 on each
transaction.
This is the only easiest way of payment to avoid any kind of stoppage.
We look forward to your compliance
Yours Sincerely
Mr. Ewen Stevenson
Chief Financial Officer
HSBC Bank PLC