Does this bank really exist?

Question

BRITISH INTERNATIONAL BANK
21Cresent Street, London W12B 3HH - United Kingdom
Tel: [phone], Tel/Fax: [phone]
Email:[e-mail]
Email:[e-mail]
Web:http://britishinternationalbank.com

Attn:Thomas Williams,

Sir,

We of BRITISH INTERNATIONAL BANK (BIB), has been instructed by the Microsoft lotto lottery organisation, to credit the check of total lump sum of one million dollars to your account. After our verification we are clarified and certify with the authentification and documentation of your claim.

This bank hereby advised you to forward immediately your account details and we wish to inform you to forward by fax a copy of your identification/copy of your Microsoft approval certificate, also advised to remit the sum of Three Hundred and Fifty Pounds (£350) to this bank, this is for the issuement of your fund vat/tax clearance certificate.

Your fund is on final crediting by our bank and await you to forward your identification and to pay the following tax charges, this charges demanded from you are mandatory and has to be paid before your fund can be finally credited to your destinated account.

The valid added tax, for your fund transfer is what we have carefully calculated and pass unto you and you will be given a clearance certificate as you pay .We will inform you of the payment mode on your request.

As we receive these requested items we will process your transaction immediately and notify you of the transfer date of your fund.


Rgd

Mrs Sandra Wilson.
Tel: [phone]
Tel:[phone]
Tel:[phone]
Fax:[phone]

Answer 1

NO

Call your local FBI. They are trying to scam you.

Answer 2

No, what you have received is a Phishing Scam. It was sent for the purpose of trying to get you to send them your personal information.

I got the following information from http://www.phishtank.com/what_is_phishing.php

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Phishing is a fraudulent attempt, usually made through email, to steal your personal information. The best way to protect yourself from phishing is to learn how to recognize a phish.

Phishing emails usually appear to come from a well-known organization and ask for your personal information — such as credit card number, social security number, account number or password. Often times phishing attempts appear to come from sites, services and companies with which you do not even have an account.

In order for Internet criminals to successfully "phish" your personal information, they must get you to go from an email to a website. Phishing emails will almost always tell you to click a link that takes you to a site where your personal information is requested. Legitimate organizations would never request this information of you via email.
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DO NOT fall for it!! Whatever you do DO NOT reply to the email, DO NOT give them ANY of the information that they've asked for, and DO NOT send them ANY money. Protect yourself and DON'T BECOME A VICTIM.

You can forward the original email as an attachment to the following addresses:
uce @ ftc .gov
spam @ uce .gov
scams @ fraudwatchinternational .com

I hope this helps. Good luck!!

Answer 3

This is a very old form of scam, call your local F.B.I office and have them check or ask if they know. Or go to web site http://stop scams.com. Another way is to do a search, Type in listing of all London banks. and see what comes up. Always check this kind of thing out, don't be played for a fool.

Answer 4

This is a SCAM! Do not by any means give them any of your banking information or any money. Trash that letter!

Answer 5

this smells like a phishing scam to get your account number... Beware!

Answer 6

Microsoft doesn't do lotteries. This is a scam.

Answer 7

lol, it does not exits, and you will get no money.
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