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Communication Details

From
A prankster (impersonating John McFarlane) Linked to A prankster (impersonating John McFarlane)
To
Jes Staley Jes Staley
Date
November 19, 2025
Subject
The fool doth think he is wise
Message Content

The email, sent from john.mcfarlane.barclays@gmail.com, described shareholder Michael Mason-Mahon as “brusque as he is ill informed” and reassured Jes Staley that they had successfully prevented any attempt to force him out.

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Document Summary

This document describes an incident where Jes Staley, the CEO of Barclays, received a prank email on a Wednesday evening after a contentious shareholders' meeting. The email, which Staley believed was from his chairman John McFarlane, had the subject line “The fool doth think he is wise” and was actually sent by a prankster using a Gmail account to impersonate McFarlane.

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