A former bank teller has shared how a woman narrowly avoided losing large sums of money after believing she had won ₦30 million in an online promotion.
According to the teller, the incident occurred while she was working at a bank when a woman arrived with her daughter to deposit ₦100,000, describing the transaction as “very urgent.”
The teller processed the deposit immediately and issued a receipt.
About 30 minutes later, the woman returned with another ₦100,000 and insisted it be posted quickly due to the same urgency. An hour later, she came back again with yet another ₦100,000, attempting to jump the queue to complete the deposit.
The repeated deposits raised suspicion.
The teller said she decided to stop the woman and demanded to know the purpose of the transactions before agreeing to process any further payment.
“At first she tried to avoid the question,” the teller recalled. “But her daughter eventually told me the truth.”
According to the daughter, the woman had received a message claiming she had won ₦30 million. The message instructed her to pay certain fees to “clear” the money before it could be released.
Believing the message was genuine, the woman had reportedly begun borrowing money from different people in order to continue sending the requested payments.
The teller explained the situation to the woman and warned her that it was a classic online scam designed to trick victims into sending repeated payments.
The intervention reportedly prevented the woman from making additional transfers.
The story has since been shared as a cautionary example, highlighting the importance of verifying unsolicited prize notifications and being wary of requests for advance payments to claim winnings.
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