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When will people learn to slow down and read over the things they type? This unwillingness to edit has cost even the city of New York and Japanese traders millions. GPS typos have even sent tourists hundreds of miles in the wrong direction. Our high-school English teachers had it right all along. [From: DutchNews]
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Comments
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Subscribe to commentsChristineSep 26th 2009 11:15AM
LOL you have a great imagination. Thanks for making me smile and smirk!
nyrsq911Sep 26th 2009 11:44AM
Yes he made a mistake by transfering the money to the wrong bank account but she stoled the money. She knew that money wasnt hers, she should have contacted the bank and tell them about the error. Im sorry but she should be made to pay the money back and serve time.
allykirSep 26th 2009 11:55AM
Quoting --
banker said 11:24AM on 9-26-2009
same thing happened to me....somebody deposited $122,454 into my account. I guess it was for a home. It was cool because I withdrew the money right away and went on a gambling binge in vegas where I made ANOTHER $300,000 + so I was on a roll. After taking a much needed vacation I ordered 2 mail order brides and had each set up in seperate houses! Life is good and sometimes one persons misfortune is anothers fortune! I now run an online gambling business from the bahamas and trust me I make a ton of money and mostly tax free! What is real cool is I bought another identity so I can still be in the states whenever I want just under another name! And... I get government assistence now also.
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Really... Either you are a load of bull, or just incredibly idiotic. I would go with the first rather than the second, because if you were smart enough to pull something this morally and illegally wrong, you wouldn't post it on the internet. Don't waste our time with fake stories like that. Please and thank you.
sammySep 26th 2009 12:05PM
well morally she's wrong she has a conscience and her conscience testifys against her so if she's not held accountable here she will be held accountable in God's court
sqweekySep 26th 2009 12:11PM
Its not her money its called theft
rmltan1Sep 26th 2009 12:48PM
Women knew that money was not hers and if Bank had made the error she would have to repay or go to jail. So why is the individual that made the error treated differently then the institution?
xxcurvykitty83xxSep 26th 2009 12:56PM
lmgdao !!
valleeSep 26th 2009 2:43PM
thank you Paul-so so sick of spam pushers on articles for comments. get a life people
CarySep 26th 2009 3:06PM
To allykir: What banker wrote is called a joke. Why don't you get a sense of humor?
LauraSep 26th 2009 3:10PM
I don't know what the banking laws are in the Netherlands, but here in the USA if you are not an authorized signer on the account you can not make an electronic transfer into an account without obtaining the written authorization of the account owner beforehand. If this transaction had taken place here, the man would have gotten his money back and the woman would have been arrested for grand theft and bank robbery.
SandySep 26th 2009 3:11PM
I wish everyone that reads these would take time and report the ones that are strying to sell things.
That said, The money was not hers and she shoudl not have said it.
SandySep 26th 2009 3:13PM
Sorry for the typos..Have great day.