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Scammers are so cute...


>From The Desk of: Mr. Stephen Hester Executive Director, NatWest Asset Management NatWest Bank (PLC) P. O. Box 159 332 High Holborn WC1V 7PS Chancery Lane & Holborn branch. Attn Friend My name is Mr. Stephen Hester. I am the Executive Director, NatWest Asset Management [PLC] Chancery Lane & Holborn branch. I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit you and I. As the Executive Director, NatWest Asset Management it is my duty to send in financial report to my head office in the capital city, here in London at the end of each business year. On the course of last year, 2011 business report, I discovered that the branch in which I am the Director made 9.550 Million British Pounds Sterling (9,550,000.00 GBP) which my head office is not aware of and will never be aware of it. I have placed this funds on what we call Escrow account with no beneficiary. As an officer of this bank I cannot be directly involved or connected to this money, so my aim of contacting you is to assist me receive this money in your bank account and get 20% of the total funds as commission. There are practically no risks involved, the transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law, it will be a simply bank to bank transfer, and all I need from you is to stand claim as the original depositor of these funds with my branch so that my head office can order the immediate transfer to your designated bank account under few working days. If you accept to work with me I will appreciate it very much as you are the first and the only person I am contacting for this transaction. Your Name in Full: Address in Full: Age/Marital Status: Occupation: Direct Telephone Number for easy communication: I will send you my direct telephone number immediately I receive your urgent responds towards this importance; I wait for your reply. Mr. Stephen Hester Email: stephenhester20@gmail.com Executive Director, NatWest Asset Management NatWest Bank (PLC), Holbom Branch.


The fact that people might and do still fall for this is a comment on the logical thought processes and venality of much of our shared species, I'm afraid to say.

In more appetizing news, having a duck breast in the fridge that needed to be cooked this week, I did indeed cook it. And I ate it. Well, I ate about 1/3 of it. Pan-baked (so I could skim off the fat), scored and seasoned with my tagine mix. Nom. And enough left over to make two more meals (duck risotto on Friday? Could be....). No wine, tho - too early in the recovery period for that.

No, I did not take pictures - I was too busy trying to defend my meal from a certain Cat-of-Size who is currently in disgrace.

And yes, as you may have guessed from this food report, I'm feeling better. Not 100% yet, but well over 60%, which is a damned nice improvement....

Date: 2012-03-15 06:13 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fakefrenchie.livejournal.com
I hope you are feeling better!

Date: 2012-03-15 11:00 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/
Good to know you';re feeling somewhat better.
The idea of NatWest offering money to anyone is just hilarious. So not a generous bank!

Date: 2012-03-15 08:40 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 6-penny.livejournal.com
Any stranger who addresses me as 'Dear friend' makes me pu;; up the drawbridge, load the cannons and count my fingers.

It is like construction company calling itself 'Quality Builders'-a warning rattle to quote Dorothy Sayers.

Date: 2012-03-16 12:48 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] shui-long.livejournal.com
At least when these scams originated from Nigeria there was some credibility to the idea that there might be money lying around and a corrupt banker ... but in NatWest in London?

A little more imagination as to the name wouldn't go amiss, either; Stephen Hester is the Chief Executive of Royal Bank of Scotland, which owns NatWest, and was recently browbeaten by the UK government into giving up his annual bonus. Ah - perhaps that's why there's a spare £9.55 million...

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