This is quite a common way for the 'Company Director Impersonator' scam to begin.
First email from an account with the directors' :
How much do we get charged for faster payments?
Director's Name
And if you reply that they are free, you receive:
I need a payment processed today. Can I forward the necessary details to you for you to sort out?
Regards,
Director's Name
Here, if you report that the transaction can be made, in this case we said the cut-off was 3:30 to hurry them up. You will receive a request for a one of payment:
Here are the details for you to sort right away:
Payee Name: PO Services
Sort Code: 04-06-05
Acct Number: 22135400
Amount: £9,990.18
Reference:sircles
Please kindly Send me an email once the payment is all done.
Regards,
Director's Name
And presumably sometimes this does actually work, so be careful!