I used to work for a large UK bank...
based on Lombard Street in London that had the letters T, S and B in its name.
My line manager told me to try not to allow any Nigerians to open bank accounts as 'they were all dodgy'. If by some miracle one of them did get an account, their Visa card/loan application would be mysteriously turned down.
Nothing like racial stereotyping, is there....
and this was in 1989 before teh internets and 'you have been awarded $200 million dollars if you just let me have your account details'
( Sallyrsm, Sun 10 Jul 2011, 9:36, 9 replies)

And before Facejacker,

(shezam slouching towards nirvana., Sun 10 Jul 2011, 10:39, closed)

wasn't the late 80s
when the Nigerian banking scams started (or at least started going international)? Sure your boss still sounds racist, but those scams pre-date free e-mail
(cs192 is sucking on a Koala at, Sun 10 Jul 2011, 16:41, closed)

Yup. First one I saw was an actual paper letter

(moon monkey is busy making memories worth repressing, Mon 11 Jul 2011, 10:14, closed)

Paper
I received a paper one in the post last week, notifying me that my long-lost relative, a Chinese man called Henry, had died intestate and that the government wanted to steal the money but, with the help of a surprisingly corruptible Chinese official, that I could split the estimated $40,000,000 estate with him.

How did I manage to forget rich old Uncle Henry?
( Hunter Stockton was murdered by a bicycle wielding axolotl,.,.,.,., Mon 11 Jul 2011, 15:58, closed)

Hes about as racist as a car insurance company is sexist.
(tyrellsOwl, Mon 11 Jul 2011, 12:22, closed)

Which bank?
Surely not the ... royal bANK OF sCOtLAND?

I can't highlight the T, S and B any other way. Feck.

Edit: I know they're based in Edinburgh.
( Awk Industries is actually a helic- NO, STAY BACK SHARK!, Sun 10 Jul 2011, 18:26, closed)

Royal Bank Of ScoTland
(moon monkey is busy making memories worth repressing, Mon 11 Jul 2011, 10:15, closed)

Methinks
that the highlighted TS & B might actually have been referring to the TSB (Trustees Savings Bank), latterly the TSB part of Lloyds TSB....

Maybe - just maybe...
( Hunter Stockton was murdered by a bicycle wielding axolotl,.,.,.,., Mon 11 Jul 2011, 16:10, closed)

Indeed.
A rational conclusion. Methinks that was my extremely poor attempt at a joke.
( Awk Industries is actually a helic- NO, STAY BACK SHARK!, Tue 12 Jul 2011, 0:07, closed)