There was also a list of officials who could be called to confirm such requests. The signatures of the officials appeared to match those in Citibank's records and were accepted by Citibank, the complaint says.
In October, Citibank received two dozen faxed requests for money to be wired, and it transferred $27 million to accounts controlled by the conspirators in Japan, South Korea, Australia, China, Cyprus and the United States, the complaint says.
Citibank called the officials whose names and numbers it had been given to verify the transactions, prosecutors said. The numbers turned out to be for cellphones in Nigeria, South Africa and Britain used by the conspirators.
Citibank, in its investigation, later determined the package of documents had come via courier from Lagos, Nigeria, rather than from the offices of the National Bank of Ethiopia, in Addis Ababa.
The FBI arrested Amos when he tried to visit Los Angeles. Citibank sent the $27 million back to Ethopia and may soon form a support group with this guy.
Nigerian Accused in Scheme to Swindle Citibank [The New York Times]
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I need a job....
]]>@Cyberxion101: You're right-- it's completely elitist to expect people to be able to compose two sentences they're submitting at their leisure. Only native speakers make such lazy efforts at communication. Fail.
]]>I like that one.
]]>oh man this is so LOL...even the GENIUS bank people are falling for this...is there an end to this shenannigans?!?!
]]>And there would have been at least 10 to 15 consumerist commenters who would have completely agreed with that policy.
]]>@INsano: And you should learn that you might have come off like less of a douche if you had suggested that he proof-read his posts, rather than assuming that he doesn't know the difference just because you don't agree with what he's saying. If can tell me with a straight-face that you've never mistyped, then you're a fantastic liar.
Also up for consideration is the possibility that maybe, just maybe, English isn't his first language. So basically, acting like an anal-retentive, know-it-all prick isn't always the smart thing to do, even if it does make you feel all tingly in the parts of your anatomy that you can't even pay a woman to touch.
]]>@RedwoodFlyer: This, ladies and gentlemen, is how you take a joke too far. Luckily for RedwoodFlyer, it went from funny to unfunny and back again, though your mileage may vary.
]]>Basically this Nigerian scammer finally asked the question: "Why are we messing around with these middlemen - a bunch of stupid rich US citizens- for $100 to $10,000 at a pop? Why not go right to the money source?"
]]>Catch Me If You Can 2: Nigerian Scams.
'-'
]]>@redkamel: Won't someone think of the CHILDREN!
Not to mention that smoking marijuana JUST ONCE can cause you to panic and hallucinate and believe you can fly and jump off a 10-story building and kill yourself because weed is just THAT DANGEROUS.
Pbbblt.
]]>Like SJActress said below, it's from:
419eater.com
Awesome site to read if you have some spare time, or need scammer documents.
]]>@Erasmo Velez: We can't protect stupid people from every possible scam. On that note, you should learn the difference between the English homonyms "There, their and they're".
]]>OMFG! You are not a 20-year-old acne-ridden ignoramous...you are *were* one of the most powerful banks in the world!!!
]]>this is only money! it can be easily replaced by the government or, thousands of clients overcharged by miniscule amouts. Kind of like in Superman III, except since the bank does it, no one will know.
]]>It's from 419eater.com, I think.
]]>He's here for a business...only if I could tell u rightnow that these fucking scammers and retards work on computers 24/7 in cybercafes.....crafting their scamming tools all over the tubes....
]]>I wish they could send this guy to life imprisonment for this....u know kind of a scapegoat.
]]>I'm sure he'll get released for the gr8 job he managed to pull off... with an applaud...if u ask me.
U buy ur way out with merit and not by Benjamins..
]]>Good thing he didn't fly to LAX via US Airways #1549...as the plane crashed down into the Hudson, he would have thought "well isn't this nice?" since he waited his whole damn life to take that flight...
On the plus side, their lack of food/drinks would mean that there's a 0-percent chance of getting a black fly in Chardonnay...and no need to worry about how to use one of your 10,000 spoons as a knife!
]]>And remember, they only picked off one guy. The other guys are still out there, living it up!
]]>This wasn't a Nigerian scam. This is how American bank CEOs plan on getting around the TARP salary cap. It's really Vikram Pandit's own account they moved the money into.
]]>Stuffing money in your mattress or a coffee can in the back yard seems safer than one of the US major banks.
I am sure they will be asking for another $27 million from the taxpayers Monday morning.
]]>Okay, I made up that last part,but that is what the PR department should have said. Stupid bastards.
]]>Thank you for an afternoon laugh.
How long did it take you to write that? Was smoke coming out of your spellchecker?
]]>Is this the Western Union Security Form Citibank received?
The staggering amount of butthurt caused by this fuckup is so overwhelming that I need some Preparation H and a padded seat with a hole in the middle.
]]>Oh, wait, no it doesn't.
]]>@mac-phisto: Dear sir/madam, no more piking on our speeling. We only want for yuo to recieve rigtful funds.
Thank you,
Foreign scamers
I wonder what level the employees were who authorized all this.
]]>Dear Citybancs,We are to requesting wire of our funds in the amount of USD$27 millon to the attatched listing of acounts. The enclosed check for US$50000,00 is meaning to cover any cost you would have to be incur to complete thsi transfer. Please send funds emmeidately as we are to needing them now.
Thank you,
Ethipoia
seems perfectly legit to me.
]]>Attention Internet: We need a phrase stronger than "Epic Fail". Send submissions to Citibank.
]]>Wow. Just....wow.
]]>we're impressed
]]>Nigerians FTW!
(Now give the money back. I don't need an excuse for any US banks to ask for more bailouts!)
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