My wife ( XXXX XXXX ) and I were having e-mail communication with our lawyer XXXX XXXX, ( XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX. # XXXX, XXXX , NY XXXX. XXXX ) ). At that time we were discussing bringing to him a check for deposit into an escrow account in order to secure a house purchase contract. Seamlessly and immediately after the deposit instructions, we got an e-mail allegedly from XXXX XXXX asking us to wire the money instead to -- Bank : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Address : XXXX. XXXX XXXX XXXX. XXXX, XXXX XXXX Beneficiary : XXXX XXXX XXXX Co Address : XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX : XXXX Account no : XXXX. 

Since we had been having smooth e-mail communication with our lawyer for days throughout this real estate transaction we felt comfortable complying with that request. Fortunately, fifteen minutes later, my wife saw our lawyer, XXXX XXXX, ( who she works for part time. ) He said that the request did n't come from him!!. Learning this, she went back to the bank ( Citibank, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX, XXXX XXXX. XXXX ) as soon as she could to cancel the wire transfer. All this occurred within a half hour. 
