I guess I should have checked into scams before I sent money to the UK this is the last email I got from them this morning.
NOTIFICATION OF STOP-ORDER HOLD ON TRANSFERRED FUND
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From:
"inland.revenue@london.com"
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To:
H.M.R.C
Inland Revenue,
Tax Credit Office
Preston
PR1 0SB
ATTN :
Be informed that the British Inland Revenue has placed a STOP-ORDER HOLD on your transferred fund from Barclays done yesterday the 13th of October 2010. That is why your transferred fund is yet to reflect in your Bank Account Number of Tempe Schools Credit Union with Routing Number . We have already notified Barclays Bank today that your Transfer did not carry an Inland Revenue Receipt as well as an Anti Terrorist Clearance.
To remove the STOP-ORDER so that your transferred fund can reflect in your Bank Account, you are to make a fee of 475USD immediately to this Office via the following Western Union Information so that the Hold can be lifted today to enable your fund reflect in your bank account right away:
NAME OF RECEIVER : Stephen Timms
ADDRESS OF RECEIVER: UK
AMOUNT TO BE RECIVED 475USD
The breakdown of the payment you are making is as follows:
ANTI TERRORIST CLEARANCE ...200USD
INLAND REVENUE TAX ...275USD
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TOTAL 475USD
As soon as we receive your payment, we will immediately lift the HOLD on your transfer and your transferred fund will reflect in your bank account within 30 minutes.
You are to do this immediately or the fund will be seized by the Inland Revenue and labeled as Terrorist Fund
Mr. Stephen Timms
Financial Secretary To the Treasury
Tax Department,
British Inland Revenue Service
United Kingdom
@ Copyright 2010. British Inland Revenue Service Of UK
This is the first email I got from them. I feel so stupid
BARCLAYS BANK TRANSFER UPDATE
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From:
BARCLAYS BANK
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To:
Barclays Bank PLC.
1 Churchill Place,
London,
E14 5HP.
Registration No: 1026167
October 11th, 2010
BARCLAYS BANK ONLINE BANKING
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN :
Thank you very much for verifying your Bank Information as Accurate.
For your information we have a little problem with your Transfer case right now, which we are deeply sorry might inconvenience you a little financially. The problem is :
Right now, we are unable to transfer Pounds directly into all International Accounts including your Nominated Bank Account, so all outgoing funds are hereby directed to be Converted into corresponding Domestic Units before Transfers are done.
In huge funds transfer of this magnitude, there is a significant Disparity in Currency Value. This is as a result of the daily LOSS in the international market once funds are transferred from one Bank to another and in this case from one country to another country. To account for this, there needs to be in place, evidence of settlement of the Marginal Fluctuation Difference (MFD). For this MFD settlement, you are hereby required to make a Conversion Fees of 310USD ( Three Hundred And Ten United States Dollars ) immediately so that your funds can be converted and immediately transferred into your Nominated Bank Account.
Please note that the transfer process does not take time as we are surely going to inform your Bank via a Direct Call to expect a Transfer into your Domestic Account. The only issue now is for you to make this Fee available which covers the Cost Of Conversion as well as the Cost Transfer Charges. This is very necessary before your fund can be transferred.
As soon as you make the payment, a Payment Slip will be issued to you and as soon as the transfer is done, we will notify you via a Short Message Service (SMS) that your Transfer has been done as well as Email you the Transfer Slip of your Transfer Transaction. Your Receiving Bank will also be duly notified on that regard.
You are hereby directed to make this payment right away via Electronic payment on either Western Union Or Money gram as this is the only way your Payment can hit this Transfer Desk without any delay..
Here are the Receiver Details to enable you make the payment for the C.O.T / Conversion Charges before we can Transfer your fund of to you as instructed by Mrs Joan Stephens.
Name: Smith Anderson
Address: UK
Amount to be sent: $310.
As soon as you make the payment you are to email me the following Details immediately :
Sender Name :
Sender Address :
Amount Sent :
MTCN NUMBER :
TEST QUESTION AND ANSWER :
Please do send us the Payment Details immediately you make the payment so we can transfer the fund into your Beneficiary Account immediately afterward .
We are awaiting your payment confirmation.
Regards,
Mr. Smith Anderson
10/11/10
Barclays Global Offering
* Personal banking
* Commercial and business banking
* Investment banking and investment management
@Barclays Bank UK 2010
