DALLAS A clerical error by her bank made a North Texas woman a millionaire for a day.
DALLAS — A clerical error by her bank made a North Texas woman a millionaire for a day.
KTVT-TV reports that when Dallas resident Ruth Balloon checked her bank account earlier this week, it had some extra money in it: an extra $37 million to be exact.
Balloon had wanted to believe “someone really gifted us with that $37 million” but she knew it was too good to be true.
Her husband called their bank, LegacyTexas, which informed the couple the extra money wasn’t a Christmas miracle but a mistake. The bank apologized and took the money back.
The bank told the television in a statement that even if Balloon had not caught the error, it would have been spotted and corrected. The bank said the manual entry error that resulted in the mistake has been addressed.
Makes you wonder if banks are capable of depositing huge amounts of money just with a click of the computer button, what should it not also do the same to its executive officials who are the only ones that have access to these accounts?
That’s one of the primary reasons I don’t put my money in large banks who rip you off with fees and make 15-30 profit from your money while giving you a measy 1.5% interest that is taxable.