“Mom, Dad, we are rich.” This is the first sentence of a 18 years old which was immediately apparent millionaire after a transaction received on your card. This story comes from Belfastin the’Northern Irelanda mirage that lasted a few hours. Dane Gillespiethat is the name of the very young man, he found a sum of 10 million euros.
18-year-old millionaire accidentally in Belfast: what happened?
As the Daily Mirror reports, Dane Gillespie was waiting for one Bank Transfer from his grandmother for an amount of approximately 8900 poundsan amount with which he was supposed to finance his studies at Belfast Metropolitan College.
However, the loan was increased by four zeros For a total of 89 million poundsaround 10 million euros.
An 18-year-old accidentally turned out to be a millionaire due to a bank transfer problem: 10 million euros appeared in his account
One can imagine the astonishment of the 18-year-old who immediately told his parents that he had become a millionaire.
“He couldn’t believe it,” his mother Caroline told the Daily Mirror.
The reason for the error
In reality, Lady Luck could see very well.
Crediting the staggering amount to the 18-year-old’s account was a Transcription errors from that Nationwide building society.
His mother Caroline tells the story again to the Daily Mirror. The woman also talks about itThe son’s naivetywho, having been credited with 10 million euros, having overcome his initial astonishment, already planned to spend large sums on gifts and the purchase of a money Luxury car.
The refund of the amount
At this point, the mother curbed her son’s instincts: “Do not be stupid. It’s not our money. We have to find a way return them immediately“.
So the family went to the Nationwide Building Society Bank branch and presented the problem.
The employees immediately corrected the number and after just a few hours the 18-year-old’s dream of becoming a millionaire was shattered.
One word, “millionaire,” brings to mind the story of the 38-year-old who found a check with startling numbers made out to the company in Frankfurt Haribo.
The man had given it back to those directly involved, who had rewarded him for it six packets of sweets.
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