bogus UK address?

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Not quite a Newb Joined: 06 Apr 2007 Posts: 46

Hiya master-baiters,

This address is not valid is it?
It looks like total rubbish to me,
but I dont live in the UK.

B4NK OF SC0TLAND L1MITED.
1REL4N7 St St3phens Gr33n,
Dubl1n 2 L0nd0n,
United kingd0m.

Thanks,

-B-

Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 6:53 pm

Bosoman wrote:

It looks like total rubbish to me

You're right Wink

Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 6:54 pm

A British person (which I am) would describe that as total nonsense.

Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 6:54 pm

Not a valid address at all. Where is dulin, i think your scammer means Dublin Irland.

Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 7:00 pm

Geez, where to start?

Stephens Green is definately in Dublin, However, Dublin is MOST DEFINATELY NOT in London,

Dublin, as everyone knows, is in Eire. To be more precise, its the Capital of Eire.

This guy must be well worth baiting, and remember, All the good banks have Websites, so ask for his...

Not quite a Newb Joined: 06 Apr 2007 Posts: 46

Thanks for the confirmation.
When my "overnight letter" doesnt reach its destination,
I'll need some proof that my lad is being honest with me.

Thanks,

-B-

Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 7:17 pm

Oh I don't know.
Much more fun to wait and then tell your lad that you sent $XXX.XX by post to the address he gave rather than use WU of MG (as he will undoubtedly ask you to do), much more fun to be had when several thousand dollars are missing in the post, fortunately you have put a return address on the envelope when you reach that stage...

Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 7:23 pm

Of course it's correct, as far as your lad is concerned.

A little education is a dangerous thing.

Shocked

[Edit] Nice avatar BTW.

"Is this some sort of bust?"
"Yes, very impressive." Laughing

Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 9:22 pm

I love the way that they just can't resist putting "London" at the end of any UK address...... Laughing

Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 9:35 pm

My favourite Lad address so far:

WESTERN HOOD CHAMBERS,
BLOCK 21 #15,
NEW JERSSEY,
LONDON,
UNITED KINGDOM.

Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 10:10 pm

Here's the route from Dublin to London.

Baiting Guru Joined: 07 Jan 2007 Posts: 2922

Finbarr Saunders wrote:

A British person (which I am) would describe that as total nonsense.

I'd have called it "bollocks" personally... Very Happy

Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 10:32 pm

We all live in London no matter where we are in Blairland. And we all speak native Cockerney, cor blimey Gov. We also live in drafty castles in Notting Hill and are in intimate contact with HRH Prince Charlie on a daily basis. My sister snogged him once before he married Diana. Only once mind.

Royalty is merely an accident of birth. Car crash.

Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 11:51 pm

lad geography always brings a smile. Smile

Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 4:41 pm

There is a Bank of Scotland on St Stephens Green, now Halifx I think - its their head office for Ireland
Which as others pointed out - is in Dublin, Ireland

If you wanted to you could get really annoyed with mugu - you could say you are a descendent of the country & you are disgusted & annoyed that the 800 years for freedom fighting in order to win independence from the crown has all gone to waste!!

By any chance would you share the contact details of this guy - I have a particular liking for ones that use Ireland in their scams

Cheers

Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 7:20 pm

Dublin is a suburb of London. 2 stops on the district line from Cardiff. And only 3 miles from Edinburgh.

Not quite a Newb Joined: 06 Apr 2007 Posts: 46

Well, you'll be relieved to know that in spite of the fishy address, the package
actually arrived, and I received an email from the bank manager. Only...
I dont think I included my email address in that package. How odd.

-B-

Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 9:05 am

Bank of Scotland is now actually HBOS, after its merger with the Halifax Building Society. Not to be confused with The Royal Bank of Scotland which is an entirely different rip-off banking company. Here endeth the first lesson.

Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 9:15 am

Tommo Shanter wrote:

.........The Royal Bank of Scotland which is an entirely different rip-off banking company. Here endeth the first lesson.

If you want rip off - try bank of Ireland, I went 10 cent (as in euro) over-drawn on my account & they charged me �5.50 for the pleasure, plus when I was in the UK & withdrew money from an ATM they charged me 3.50 sterling (that was 5 euro at the time) per transaction - a shower of feckers

Here endeth my rant!!!

Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 3:42 pm

Haha! I worked for RBS for 6 years and if it's any consolation, they treat their staff as badly as their customers.

Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 3:54 pm

Boso - Just be sure not to "educate" your mugu about the fact that London and Dublin are not the same thing! Complain that your overnight letter has not arrived, sure, but be totally mystified as to why it has not reached its destination.

Bruin