Bank clerk he made a very expensive mistake when he took a nap while working. By complete accident he fell asleep on his keyboard, due to which he almost managed to send a transaction of hundreds of millions to an unknown account. , luckily you’re wrong noticed by another worker who eventually corrected the error.
He almost sent a huge amount of money
Bizarre incident took place in 2012 in one of the German banks. The worker was tasked with sending a transaction worth 64.20 euros, but an unusual accident happened to him. He accidentally fell asleep with his finger pressed on the number two key. As a result, the bank officer mistakenly entered a sum of money in the amount of 222,222,222.22 euros into the system, which he then immediately sent to his superior.
His superior, who had worked at the bank since 1986, she stated that she did not notice the large amount of money in the transaction at all. The reason was that she had to approve more than 800 documents, checking them for errors. This misstep unfortunately led to her the bank dismissed because, according to it, it did not fulfill its obligations in verifying transactions before sending them.
Fortunately for the official and his superior, however the incredible transaction was later spotted by a third employee who alerted management to the error and corrected it before it was sent. After this incident, a later court hearing decided that the dismissed employee did not act with bad intentions, and therefore the judge ordered that the bank rehire her.
One of the bank’s customers almost received more than 200 million euros.
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Although such an incident may seem unimaginable, it is not the first time that a similar mistake has happened to banks. One of them made a richer woman named Sibongile Mani, a student at Walter Sisulu University in South Africa, who discovered that nearly $1 million had been improperly transferred to her bank account.
She did not enjoy her newly acquired wealth for long, though she immediately spent part of the money on expensive alcohol, a phone and designer clothes. In 2017, she was arrested by the police, who accused her of fraud and theft. Judge her eventually awarded a 5-year non-conditional prison sentence. Therefore, if you ever receive financing from your bank that you do not recognize, report this bug and don’t waste your money. Although it can be tempting, it can get you into serious trouble.
