Now, for this excercise giving the money back to the bank is not an option, nor is alerting them of their error. You have a week to do what you can with as much of the money as possible before the bank finds out and tries to recover it all and there will be charges laid against you so make it good.
This thread was inspired by this news story:
"A gas station owner here in New Zealand applied to a bank for a $10,000.00 loan. The loan was approved but a human error at the bank saw the man receive $10,000,000.00 in his account. When the error was discovered by the bank $6.9mil of the money was recovered but the rest is still outstanding. The man and his wife have skipped the country and are reported to be in Hong Kong enquiries are continuing."
Arealguy69: Now, for this excercise giving the money back to the bank is not an option, nor is alerting them of their error. You have a week to do what you can with as much of the money as possible before the bank finds out and tries to recover it all and there will be charges laid against you so make it good.
This thread was inspired by this news story:
"A gas station owner here in New Zealand applied to a bank for a $10,000.00 loan. The loan was approved but a human error at the bank saw the man receive $10,000,000.00 in his account. When the error was discovered by the bank $6.9mil of the money was recovered but the rest is still outstanding. The man and his wife have skipped the country and are reported to be in Hong Kong enquiries are continuing."
Wasn't the owner of the gas station the director of the bank? or his cousin?
With all the scandals going on, all over the world with banks, I can think about any thing...
In response to: Now, for this excercise giving the money back to the bank is not an option, nor is alerting them of their error. You have a week to do what you can with as much of the money as possible before the bank finds out and tries to recover it all and there will be charges laid against you so make it good.
This thread was inspired by this news story:
"A gas station owner here in New Zealand applied to a bank for a $10,000.00 loan. The loan was approved but a human error at the bank saw the man receive $10,000,000.00 in his account. When the error was discovered by the bank $6.9mil of the money was recovered but the rest is still outstanding. The man and his wife have skipped the country and are reported to be in Hong Kong enquiries are continuing."
I can see the FBI being interested in this thread...
CaptainBeirutIIILondon, Greater London, England UK1,186 posts
Arealguy69: Now, for this excercise giving the money back to the bank is not an option, nor is alerting them of their error. You have a week to do what you can with as much of the money as possible before the bank finds out and tries to recover it all and there will be charges laid against you so make it good.
This thread was inspired by this news story:
"A gas station owner here in New Zealand applied to a bank for a $10,000.00 loan. The loan was approved but a human error at the bank saw the man receive $10,000,000.00 in his account. When the error was discovered by the bank $6.9mil of the money was recovered but the rest is still outstanding. The man and his wife have skipped the country and are reported to be in Hong Kong enquiries are continuing."
Great!
First of all. How do we get hold of the money without alerting attention?
It's not like we can go to an ATM and withdraw. And going into the bank to transfer to a Cayman Island bank account, I'm sure that over a certain limit, they double and triple check.
The key is to get the money out of the bank somehow, in cash (which would most likely be impossible, and an insane attempt), or a transfer.
A transfer to another bank seems less likely than a purchase of sort. Bonds, or gold.
Arealguy69: Now, for this excercise giving the money back to the bank is not an option, nor is alerting them of their error. You have a week to do what you can with as much of the money as possible before the bank finds out and tries to recover it all and there will be charges laid against you so make it good.
This thread was inspired by this news story:
"A gas station owner here in New Zealand applied to a bank for a $10,000.00 loan. The loan was approved but a human error at the bank saw the man receive $10,000,000.00 in his account. When the error was discovered by the bank $6.9mil of the money was recovered but the rest is still outstanding. The man and his wife have skipped the country and are reported to be in Hong Kong enquiries are continuing."
Captain.......I correct you. He said "You have a week to do what you can with as much of the money as possible
First, there's the interesting question about whether the person who is mistakenly given a sum of money actually owes the money back. I think that's highly debatable. I see no a priori reason that the person or institution making that mistake isn't responsible for it.
CaptainBeirutIIILondon, Greater London, England UK1,186 posts
Snuggs09: Captain.......I correct you. He said "You have a week to do what you can with as much of the money as possible
Well, then there was a misunderstanding between us, because my idea was to set up a plan as to get away with as much as possible. Not to spend as much as possible within a week. I could spend all of it at once in one night at a Casino, but where's the point with that? And you could buy every one in your family five houses each in a luxury resort, but what's the point when after a week they're taken away from them.
No, my idea was how to get away with it. How do you run away with as much as possible of $10mil, without getting caught.
CaptainBeirutIIILondon, Greater London, England UK1,186 posts
Ambrose2007: First, there's the interesting question about whether the person who is mistakenly given a sum of money actually owes the money back. I think that's highly debatable. I see no a priori reason that the person or institution making that mistake isn't responsible for it.
Of course. I've found wallets during the years, once with a LOT of money in it. I've always returned them. Without hesitation.
It has happened many times that someone working a cash register mistakenly has given me change back on a lot more than I handed to her/him, I have always pointed it out.
This, however, to me is different. It's stealing no doubt, but it's stealing from a thief. Like from an insurance agency, among the worst thieves in the world. Or finding a suitcase full of Colombian drug money, what would you do with that, hand it in to the cops?
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You have a week to do what you can with as much of the money as possible before the bank finds out and tries to recover it all and there will be charges laid against you so make it good.
This thread was inspired by this news story:
"A gas station owner here in New Zealand applied to a bank for a $10,000.00 loan.
The loan was approved but a human error at the bank saw the man receive $10,000,000.00 in his account.
When the error was discovered by the bank $6.9mil of the money was recovered but the rest is still outstanding.
The man and his wife have skipped the country and are reported to be in Hong Kong enquiries are continuing."