Tips for 419 scammers

Got this in my inbox recently, but it’s so full of basic errors that it’s just not funny anymore. Hints in bold:

from London Metropolitan Police Dept.
OK – it’s a good start, but you should’ve checked that metropolice.gov.uk actually existed first…..
reply-to boc1473@gmail.com
And give a convincing reply-to address….
to undisclosed-recipients
Write to _me_ otherwise it sounds like you’re sending it to loads of people.
date Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 7:34 AM
subject Special Investigation Bureau (SIB)

At least host your fake image somewhere impressive. A url of http://onin.com/fp/fmiru/london_met_police_crest.jpg isn’t exactly convincing
Working together for a safer London

ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING UNIT
Wellington House 67-73 Buckingham Gate
London SW1E 6BE

Attention: Sir/Madam,
Dated: 05/07/08

RE: AN IN-DEPT INVESTIGATION INTO YOUR DELAYED PAYMENT

We wish to inform you that it has come to our notice through our online security service that a huge amount of United States Dollars was scheduled to be remitted into your bank account a few months ago.

According to the report we received from the paying bank here in London, it states expressly that you have been dealing with the wrong people who have used several fake documents to obtain money from you for payment of charges/fees which we consider to be obnoxious.

We have been mandated to step into your transaction and put a STOP ORDER pending until you revert to us for clarification why your money is been delayed more than is necessary. You are hereby advised to stop further communications with your partners in Africa and Europe and co-operate with us to assist you get your payment in record time.
Since when did the Police assist me in getting money?

The government of the United Kingdom will not hesitate to bring you to book if you ignore this notice as your payment is causing so much embarassment to our government and global financial Institutions who repose so much trust in the British banking sector for competence and accountability.
Hahahahahahaha

We look forward to hearing from you at your earliest convenience.

My direct telephone number is:+44 70457 17275
Direct fax:+44 8709 743597

We are glad to be of services to you.

Yours faithfully,
Inspector Donald Boldman
Metropolitan Police Department
London, England

CC: British Home Office Logistics Department
CC: United States Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
if you’re going to include CCs on the bottom, you should probably CC someone in the email….

mrBen