"Payment Notification Very important‏" US$5.5m

A fairly standard one here, but I did get confused as to who exactly sent to money and to whom




> Subject: Payment Notification Very important
> Date: Fri, 21 May 2010 15:23:22 +0100
>
> HSBC BANK PLC LONDON.(REGISTERED NO.1026167).
> ADDRESS: 8 CANADA SQUARE LONDON , E14 5HQ ,
> UNITED KINGDOM.
>
> Chairman Committee On Foreign Contract And
> Inheritance fund Payment Notification
> FROM:HSBC BANK PLC LONDON.
>
> Attn: Beneficiary,
>
> The U.S.A Government, World Bank And United Nations Organization Official Has Approved to pay you part payment of your Contract/Inheritance Fund payment Valued at USD$5.5M in conjunction with British Government and HSBC BANK PLC LONDON.
> This decision was made last week.With this development, a woman by name (MRS:JANET WHITE) came to our office with an application stating that you gave her the power of attorney to be the beneficiary of your Outstanding Contract/Inheritance/award funds.
>
> She made us to believe that you are dead and that she is your next of kin. We got your email address and decided to send an email through this address hoping to find out if you are dead or alive and also to find out if you at any time gave this woman the power of attorney to represent you.
>
> Please let us know also if you are aware that we are almost ready to transfer part payment of $5.5M USD of your outstanding funds to her nominated bank account stated below:
>
> NAME OF BANK: FIRST NATIONAL BANK
> ADDR: 120 SO. 2nd. ST.
> BLYTHEVILLE,ARKANSAS 72315 USA
> ACCOUNT NUMBER: 482986
> ROUTING NUMBER:084107343
> Swift code # : WMSBUS66
> BENEFICIARY: JANET WHITE
>
> If you are not aware of the above instruction, do respond to this email immediately by contacting the Chairman of the International remittance department (Mr.Stephen Green)
> His contact information are written below:
>
> Name:Mr.Stephen Green.
> Direct Telephone Number:+44-70-45703001
> Fax Number:+44-870-9741509
> Email: hsbcpaymentoffice@hsbclndnoffce.org
>
> For immediate transfer of your funds be informed that you are not allowed to correspond or contact any person or office with respect to this transfer other than this office, you are required to send to him an email with your full following information below:
>
> 1) YOUR FULL NAME__________________
> 2) RESIDENCE ADDRESS, CITY, STATE AND COUNTRY_______________________
> 3) PERSONAL CELL PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE PHONE
> NUMBER_________________________
>
> Yours Sincerely,
>
> Mr. Alex Hungate.
> HSBC BANK PLC LONDON.

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RE: Payment Notification Very important‏

Sent: Fri 5/21/10 3:49 PM

Hi Alex - thanks so much for checking!!! Yes I am dead, but I've no idea who this woman Janet is - can you describer her at all? I'd suggest you use the money to pay your people bigger bonuses - after all, no one deserves it more than you bankers!!