Couple Run After Wrong Amount Paid By Bank.

[Synomenon]

Not sure if it's a repost, but:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/...illionaires/index.html


A couple applied for a $6,000 loan and the bank accidentally deposited $6,000,000.

The next day, they just suddenly shut down their service station and the day after, they disappeared.


Would you have run with the money too?

 

[ShotgunSteven]

If they're caught, they can just say that they thought it was a bailout, or an economic stimulus package.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Typical dishonest Kiwis :|

...wait... bah!

Honestly it's really hard to say without being in that position, but I don't think I could bring myself to take that money. One time I stole a road cone from a construction site while drunk. The next day there was an article on the news about how much money construction companies lose from shenanigans like that, and so I returned the cone out of guilt. I'm too honest for my own good.

Edit - OMG hahaha they call Rotorua a "resort" in that article :laugh: I was born in Rotorua and spent much of my youth there. The place is a run-down shit-hole! Wow, resort? Man I'm LOL'ing IRL about that.

Edit 2 - also, I'm a Westpac customer. Hopefully they'll "screw up" with my account at some point 🙂

 

[nublikescake]

Well, you're partly to blame as an institution when your motto is "Making the most of life" and one of your customers takes you up on it!

 

[Siddhartha]

Originally posted by: IsLNdbOi
Not sure if it's a repost, but:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/...illionaires/index.html


A couple applied for a $6,000 loan and the bank accidentally deposited $6,000,000.

The next day, they just suddenly shut down their service station and the day after, they disappeared.


Would you have run with the money too?

No, I would not had tried to run with the money. Something to do with being honest and not stupid. They are going to get caught.

 

[guyver01]

Originally posted by: Siddhartha

Originally posted by: IsLNdbOi
Not sure if it's a repost, but:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/...illionaires/index.html


A couple applied for a $6,000 loan and the bank accidentally deposited $6,000,000.

The next day, they just suddenly shut down their service station and the day after, they disappeared.


Would you have run with the money too?

No, I would not had tried to run with the money. Something to do with being honest and not stupid. They are going to get caught.

agreed... eventually they will get caught with the money.. then its major jailtime... or whatever they do to new zealanders.... maybe send 'em to austrailia?

 

[geno]

Heh someone's getting fired for that mistype.

 

[guyver01]

Originally posted by: geno
Heh someone's getting fired for that mistype.

that's a little more than a mistype 😉

6,000.00 to 6,000,000.00

that's someone falling asleep on the zero key

 

[sandorski]

Would be tempting, but how does one "run" with that without it being Cash?(didn't read article)

 

[shocksyde]

Bank error in your favor. Collect $6 million.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: guyver01

Originally posted by: geno
Heh someone's getting fired for that mistype.

that's a little more than a mistype 😉

6,000.00 to 6,000,000.00

that's someone falling asleep on the zero key

Maybe it's the same person who couldn't tell the difference between $0.01 and 0.01¢.😉

Originally posted by: shocksyde
Bank error in your favor. Collect $6 million.

Do not pass Go. Do not go to jail. Get the hell out of the country.

 

[Udgnim]

how easy is it to track them down?

it's not like they could just withdraw 6 million dollars

 

[Colt45]

I can't see them withdrawing more than a few k without getting looked at sideways..

um hi, i'd like to withdraw $10M please
BALANCE:
10'001'087,45
1087,45
1564,45
2456,67
1034,45
23,34

hmmm....

 

[nublikescake]

Originally posted by: Colt45
I can't see them withdrawing more than a few k without getting looked at sideways..

um hi, i'd like to withdraw $10M please
BALANCE:
10'001'087,45
1087,45
1564,45
2456,67
1034,45
23,34

hmmm....

Apparently...there is more than one stupid teller at that bank. 😉

 

[Elganja]

Originally posted by: sandorski
Would be tempting, but how does one "run" with that without it being Cash?(didn't read article)

maybe they wired the money to an offshore account?

 

[rh71]

umm who wrote the software that doesn't use a confirmation prompt for money matters?

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: Elganja

Originally posted by: sandorski
Would be tempting, but how does one "run" with that without it being Cash?(didn't read article)

maybe they wired the money to an offshore account?

That would be the only way I could think of, but most regular Po Man Bank Accounts would not allow such Transfers.

 

[JTsyo]

Originally posted by: guyver01

Originally posted by: geno
Heh someone's getting fired for that mistype.

that's a little more than a mistype 😉

6,000.00 to 6,000,000.00

that's someone falling asleep on the zero key

Not if it was in scientific notation.

6e3 vs 6e6, they are right next to each other on the number pad.

 

[keird]

Maybe they bought some GM stocks.

 

[ViviTheMage]

kaching

 

[LordMorpheus]

Well if China doesn't extradite them, they are totally set for life. You have any idea how far 6 mil would go in China?

 

[silverpig]

Originally posted by: JTsyo

Originally posted by: guyver01

Originally posted by: geno
Heh someone's getting fired for that mistype.

that's a little more than a mistype 😉

6,000.00 to 6,000,000.00

that's someone falling asleep on the zero key

Not if it was in scientific notation.

6e3 vs 6e6, they are right next to each other on the number pad.

Yeah, cause banks use scientific notation.

Deposit:

2e3 + 1e2 + 5e1 + 9e0 + 3e-1 + 4e-2

 

[TallBill]

Would be hard to move that much money out and not have it tracked down.

 

[AstroManLuca]

Originally posted by: guyver01

Originally posted by: Siddhartha

Originally posted by: IsLNdbOi
Not sure if it's a repost, but:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/...illionaires/index.html


A couple applied for a $6,000 loan and the bank accidentally deposited $6,000,000.

The next day, they just suddenly shut down their service station and the day after, they disappeared.


Would you have run with the money too?

No, I would not had tried to run with the money. Something to do with being honest and not stupid. They are going to get caught.

agreed... eventually they will get caught with the money.. then its major jailtime... or whatever they do to new zealanders.... maybe send 'em to austrailia?

Who knows what they'd do... they can't send them to New Zealand because they'd be there already!

 

[MrMatt]

Originally posted by: guyver01

Originally posted by: Siddhartha

Originally posted by: IsLNdbOi
Not sure if it's a repost, but:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/...illionaires/index.html


A couple applied for a $6,000 loan and the bank accidentally deposited $6,000,000.

The next day, they just suddenly shut down their service station and the day after, they disappeared.


Would you have run with the money too?

No, I would not had tried to run with the money. Something to do with being honest and not stupid. They are going to get caught.

agreed... eventually they will get caught with the money.. then its major jailtime... or whatever they do to new zealanders.... maybe send 'em to austrailia?

Jailtime for what? THe bank gave them a present. They didn't plan or plot to have that money deposited.