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Originally Posted by MTK

A $1.2 Million Bank Error Buys a House, and an Arrest, Officials Say

I had a little back and forth with some people on Twitter this morning about this article. Apparently plenty of people see nothing wrong with this woman going out and spending this money. I say plenty of people don't understand how the real world works. It's not finders/keepers, the bank clearly made an error and it wasn't her money to spend. What do you guys think?

My Aunt worked for a Bank in NYC and the Money machine in the lobby went nuts and was giving out way too much money . Most returned it but a few took it and when notified argued that it was a gift and they didn't steal it. Evidently the law and I paraphrase it says once you're notified it's not your money by the Institution you must give it back or be held responsible.