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From: HSBC BANK <[email protected]>HSBC BANK USA,
Reply: [email protected]
Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2022 01:43:03 -0700
Subject: GREETINGS
Head Office Address
Buffalo, NY 14240
us.hsbc.com <Suspicious hyperlink>
GREETINGS
The US government on foreign/local payment in its last meeting with
the deputy governor of HSBC Bank gave a final approval for the
immediate payment of all the foreign contractors who for long executed
their contract in United State of America without receiving their
contract payment.
In view of this present development, we wish to inform you that your
contract fund has been stated for immediate remittances but action is
on your contract payment following a change of account application
filled in by one MS RITA RANDALL with the new account details as
follows:
BANK NAME : CHASE BANK MANHATTAN,
BANK ADDRESS New York, N.Y. 10005, USA
ACCOUNT HOLDER : MS RITA RANDALL
ACCOUNT NUMBER : 589006532465
SWIFT CODE : CHASUS33
ROUTING NUMBER : 111000614
This account information which was submitted by MS RITA RANDALL did
not come with VALID POWER OF ATTORNEY, it is this issue that compelled
me to contact you so as to receive confirmation from you on the change
of account.
If this change of account was authorized by you, it has to be written
in company letter headed paper stamped and signed by you; Reconfirming
to me the following. 1. That the application for the change of
beneficiary was done with your consent.
2. That the said fund should be transferred into the above account.
This has to be done immediately because we will not entertain any
enquiry from your so called agent who came to this office demanding
your contract payment by cashier cheque, telegraphic transfer or
certified bank draft: If in the alternative you did not permit any
body to effect such a change of account, authenticate your disapproval
to this office in your letter headed paper with all the contract and
account details clearly stated.
This is to enable us avoid errors in transferring of this fund. HSBC
Bank will not be held responsible for any wrong information given to
us. You are expected to contact this office on the above telephone
or e-mail [email protected] and reply this message as soon
as you receive it.
Yours faithfully,
Mr Vincent Megan