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If a bank's automatic teller machine was malfunctioning and spitting out extra cash, what would you do? Call the bank and let them know of the error, or just hurry up and get in line? According to the Daily Mail, dozens of Brits chose the latter, queuing up outside a local convenience store when it was discovered that the ATM machine on the curb was paying out twice what people had requested.
Usually £300 (about $600) is the limit a British ATM machine will pay out, but this one was happy to pay out up to £600 all the while only debiting half that against the users' accounts. As word of the generous ATM spread, the line lengthened until the machine, at last completely spent, stopped giving up the goods.
You might think that these users will surely see an extra withdrawal applied to their accounts later to make up for the discrepancy, but there's actually a chance these folks may get off without paying extra, all because the banks may just decide that it's not worth the hassle to track down the offenders.
Here's to corporate efficiency!
From The Daily Mail
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Comments
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Subscribe to commentsRoxieMar 21st 2008 2:01PM
How the hell is it stealing if the flipping ATM machine made the mistake.
DAWMar 21st 2008 3:40PM
It is amazing to see the dimwits who write "there" instead of "their" and "your" instead of "you're". They are going to need malfuntioning ATM machines to make any money at all, because they are too much of lamebrains to go out and earn any!
DAW
MerrileeMar 21st 2008 2:14PM
gard says:
IS THAT OBAMA IN THE FRONT OF THE LINE WITH THE HOOD ON?
03/21/08 9:19 AM
I am lmao on that comment!
"My friends, we live in the GREATEST nation in the history of the world. I hope you'll join with me as we try to CHANGE it."
Barack Hussein Obama
Jackie ButlerMar 21st 2008 2:17PM
I hope they catch up to every one of these thieves and charge them with mass robbery! Just because they aren't wearing dark clothes and ski masks they are robbing the bank of that money! And the ones who brought along their kids to see them do it? May each kid pinch the parents wallets while the crooks sleep!
rbrock4067Mar 21st 2008 2:23PM
The human individual is inherently evil...as this story proves, once again. Given the opportunity to choose between right and wrong, the majority will choose the dark side.
bgpng04Mar 21st 2008 2:48PM
Well whether you agree with the ethics of those folks it would not be very hard to track any of them down. when ever you do a transaction with an ATM machine you are given a Transaction number. In it is your Name, Account, what bank, what Branch etc. Not to mention most ATMs snap a photo of the person doing during the transaction. I dont know what the law are over there but knowingly taking money from a bank is a Federal crime in the U.S..
dalepropesMar 21st 2008 3:08PM
Since you must inner your pin your next statement will show the true balance..
juanitaMar 21st 2008 3:18PM
To clear up any misunderstanding from my previous comment,I do not believe taking $$ from an ATM is right.But when I tried to tell the manager about the machine giving out $10 instead of $1,he ignored me.And he did it in a demeaning way like I was nothing.I went back through the self checkout register because I was mad as hell.He only listen to me when the male customer got his attention for me.Also I didn't hide the fact that I had got a bunch of $10 bills instead of $1 bills,the $$ was still in my hand.He didn't ask for them back and I didn't volunteer to give them back.
cyberma777Mar 22nd 2008 10:51AM
Believe me. The bank will find these people. I have brought an error like this to the attention of the bank. What goes around, comes around.
Tom SaltsmanMar 21st 2008 9:03PM
Why would "Joe" say liberals are thieves when all the evidence points to right-wingers like Bush, Cheney, Hitler and all the other famous fascist murderers and torturers? Hasn't he heard of Iraq? The fact that Joe accuses liberals shows what a liar and a thief he is! It even says in the Bible that men of high degree are a lie!
RobMar 21st 2008 9:34PM
Didn't someone recently say, that if you think people are basically good...try doing without cops for a few days!
KayMar 23rd 2008 3:37PM
if it was me i think that i would do the same thing by keeping the money.
MarMar 25th 2008 10:34AM
Maybe some of those people could have used the extra money to feed their kids. What makes you think this wasn't a small miracle for one person? Maybe, maybe not. But don't get all high and fucking mighty and say "Oh I would never do something like that".. What may seem like a "sin" to you in some situations, may in fact be a blessing from God to others. So what I'm saying is unless you are standing up in that line, you have no f'n business opening your ignorant imbecilic pie hole.
rustyMar 27th 2008 8:24AM
from all your comments do i see envy that was not you at the head of the queue