Monday, February 23, 2009

Citibank Gives $27 Million To Nigerian Scam

Maybe some of these banks wouldn't need bailout money if they had halfway intelligent people working for them.  Citibank tried to wire the $27 million to various banks in several countries after falling for a Nigerian scam.  Several of the banks refused the transactions, which ultimately led to one of the criminals being caught.

Source:  http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/21/nyregion/21scam.html

 

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