BANK of England boss Mark Carney was tricked by an email prankster into suggesting a predecessor drank too much.
The Canadian was duped by a fraudster pretending to be Anthony Habgood, chairman of the Court of the Bank of England.
In a series of emails published on Twitter, Mr Carney suggested former governor Eddie George would down several martinis before lunch.
He stopped the conversation when the person claiming to be Mr Habgood made sexist remarks about “dashing bar ladies”.
The prankster used a fake hotmail address, which appeared to be Mr Habgood’s private account.
He opened their chat by referring to writer Jane Austen on the new £10 note as “looking like someone who’s had a ‘bracing martini’”.
Mr Carney responded, saying he would have one martini “and order another two”, adding “apparently that was Eddie George’s daily intake . . . before lunch”.
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The governor also said he would consider an invitation to a Summer Nights-themed party. He wrote: “Sounds ideal. Will check at home and at work.”
But when the hoaxer said he would keep the crystal glasses low down so he could admire the bar ladies’ enchanting dexterity, Mr Carney told him: “Sorry Anthony. Not appropriate at all.”
It is thought the hoaxer also duped Barclays boss Jes Staley earlier by pretending to be his bank’s chairman.
The Bank of England declined to comment. Mr George, governor from 1993 to 2003, died in 2009.
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