I found around $1400 once in the middle of the street outside my apartment. The next day, I heard my neighbors talking about how a guy lost his rent money and was crying on his porch because he was probably going to be evicted. I asked him how much he lost, and he had it down to the dollar, so I gave it back to him. Biggest hug I have ever received.

If I accidentally send the wrong person 20 dollars, banks will say “sorry pal, you should’ve double checked”

"She's a terrible person". Hey I'll be a terrible person for a million.

1.2 million to a bank is nothing. Probs one days worth of bank charges they robbed from all their clients..

So how is she going to pay property taxes and upkeep on a home, not thinking ahead.

I had $2,000 put in my account that I knew wasn't mine. I called the bank right away. It had to sit there for a week or two while they investigated it. Had I spent it, I'd have owed any of the funds used.

i don’t think you realize how fast i would be in Camobodia

You talking about the same banks we have to bail out constantly every couple years ? Clearly that’s her money can’t wait to get mine 😂

I’d give it back just to avoid all the hassle that would come with it, but you can bet I would take a picture and print up statements so I can say I was rich before I blew it 😂

Even though it was not the smartest move, a lot of Americans are barely getting by! God bless her and her 😃temporary wealth.

After digging around. Not only was she fired, but she was later found guilty of bank fraud and illegal monterary trasnmission of funds. She also has closed all her social media accounts due to harrasment. She still currently had not been able to find a job lol. Karma at least.

This is a case of theft and she can go to jail for up to 10 years if she keeps it. It is a federal offense, so it will be federal prison she is headed to. I guarantee you that the bank has already placed a negative charge on her account for the missing funds. It might be tempting, but she should have left the country gone somewhere without extradition and moved the funds to one of those Cayman Islands banks the criminals use.there are some beautiful places you can live that the US cannot get to you.

You are correct. You don't legally have to return a wallet full of money. You are also not legally entitled to keep it. Catch 22. This is where morals kick in. Either way, I would demand a letter from the bank stating the transfer was a mistake, and was returned, because we all know the IRS will only see the transfer in, and there will be a huge battle over taxes later.

WHAT IF ORIGINALLY WAS HER MONEY AND SOMEONE ELSE GOT IT..SHE WOULD BE SCREAMING..THEIF BY NOT GIVING IT BACK..HUMANS MAKE MISTAKES..SHE DID NOT EARN THAT MONEY..KARMA WILL COME TO HER LIKE IT OR NOT

🤚I raise my hand standing here before you all to state clearly, "I am a terrible person."

lol thats actually a bank robbery lmfao people are stupid it doesnt matter what you think lmao when you refuse to return the cash its called robbery.

It's theft. Plain and simple. She quickly withdrew that money because she knew it wasn't hers. Sorry, but I see people who do this as thieves. I wouldn't want to be a friend with that person.

I had an unce who went to get 80k to buy a house from his account. They counted out 80k... twice. But only wrote down that they gave him 80k. When he left he realized what happened. Later that day they contacted him asking about 80k missing. He told them he had no idea what they were talking about. He finds out they took 80k from his account to cover what they said they gave him. They later had to put that 80k back after his attorney contacted them about the theft of his clients funds. He never gave them the 80k and later closed his accounts at that bank. This happened in Florida in the 1980s. You try and get 80k in cash from a bank now and they are asking you a million questions. Hell they might not even have that cash on hand. Normally he would have given it back but they had jerked him around in the past and he was basically like .. fck them. Such is life.

Since when does being moral have anything to do with being legal?

I would have high-tailed it to a country that doesn't have a law that would require me to be returned to the US! I'D BE SAYING CUBA, HERE I COME! And the cost of living there is cheap. That 1M would last past her lifetime if she didn't party it away.

If a person drops their wallet and asks for it back and you say no that's theft the bank asked for their money back therefore theft

It's not a tricky question. It was obviously an error. If she went to a Fast Food Restaurant and got the wrong order she would make noise.

wouldve kept it too

Company policy isn't law. I want to see how this plays out

I like to think I'm a pretty good person but in that circumstance I'm kerning l keeping it bro. For Sure.

Her picture say nahhh I ain't giving it back

That’s not the point, is it? Right is right, wrong is wrong. She should have returned the money because it wasn’t hers. Period. It always amazes me that so many people would sell their soul for a buck. Money is temporary. The stain on your soul lasts an eternity.

"who is this guy?!" 😂

Think about this....if we the little people.....make a mistake and send too much money thru Zelle or some other company .....we are out that money....we are asked to double check what we are sending and to who....WE would be out those funds..... It's a tragic amount to lose....but I bet they are more careful going forward!!

Everything I’ve read online about this says the money is not legally hers and it is a crime for her to keep it.

"Go on, take the money n run! Oooh lawd!" I wouldn't, but it's still fun to sing!

I worked with a guy where the IRS added some extra digits to his return, this was back in the 90s. He told me when he saw it that he knew it was an error and expected them to find out about it so he did nothing. Months went by, nothing. Eventually he built a house paid for by the IRS, and ultimately the tax payers

I could be wrong , but there's a huge difference between finding someone wallet compared to money being put into your account by someone , she didn't steal anything so idk what that guy with the stripe tie is talking about

I thought I was dreaming when I saw 1.2 million... That's why I converted it all to Stocks in the App and cant return it yet. Chill out, I'm sure the penny stocks I bought 1,753,453,234 shares of will bounce back soon.

It's wrong you know it not your money and you didn't earn it, you should have reported to bank and return it

I don’t think she’s wrong ! It’s a bank they can afford it! How many times have banks screwed ppl. Karma at its finest!

Whatever happened to this woman cuz this was years ago during COVID. This is the bank mistake not hers. However, be ready for them to prosecute you to the fullest. Lady, i would have left the country. Whomever, made this mistake make them pay that money. This woman not going to pay this money back and i know she recived a notice from IRS..😮

one time I got a credit for 2000 something dollars and I did the right thing and called the bank and it took them a few to figure out what happened. I guess someone else's payment went to me instead of the bank. I got NO REWARD NO THANK YOU NOTHING...

I feel sad for anyone that thinks that is ok. Two wrongs don’t make a right. It was never hers to begin with. That’s what’s wrong with society today. Take what’s not yours and feel entitled to it.

In Canada, you are arrested for this. It is fraud. One knows that it is not theirs so it’s considered theft.

if the bank over charged her $25 she would be calling right then wanting her money back, just like I would be, I would give it back

Yes, I’ll give it back as how it should work, but we’re in different times clearly today.

Fuck that bank when we fuck up they dont care that should be on the person who sent it from the bank but someones wallet is different

She got her reparations 😂😂😂❤❤❤

I wouldn't pay it back either. The bank wouldn't be nice to me if I miss-sent the money and the other person spent it. So sorry bank, your loss her win. *Also want to edit it to say also that she is spending the money wisely (aka buying a house and car) so she hasn't blown the money, she helped her future. I don't even consider her to be a bad person. I see someone who got a blessing from a companies mistake and she used it wisely.

Giving the money back actually admits guilt - she admits she shouldn’t have taken the money I wouldn’t have given it back - she should have used that money to get a kick ass attorney

I know someone that did serious time for an overpayment. Before he spent it he tried to return for months. The bank kept denying the mistake. Somtime after he started spending it he was arrested and charged. I think he was living in Michigan at the time , and this was probably just over thirty years ago.

I just discovered that, I am a terrible person.. Good on her !

I mean there is a law that says you have to give back the wallet. Well more so a law that says using what is inside is stealing. Assuming you get caught. Which is why I hope said criminals would ONLY use the cash and not card as cash isn't trackable. Small amounts at least.

As soon as I saw the money in my account, I would be contacting them to return it. My conscience wouldn't let me keep it!!

Who wouldn't have started to live a different life...

That's horrible !! GODLESS SOULS ...no Conscious whatsoever...That's when you know someone is Godless 😢

She thinks that shes playing Monopoly. 😆

Time to go to the casino sorry I spent it😂

Honestly, I'd pay all my debts, buy a new car and a house, hire an attorney and then apologize for the mistake and offer to pay back over time what I had spent, interest free. 😉

I'm confused, why is she not legally obligated to pay the money back? Notify the so if you notify the bank and they don't do anything it's yours? I don't get where the lawyer saying that it's not illegal but from everywhere else I'm seeing it is illegal

If I received a large amount of money accidentally by bank transfer I would put it into my highest interest earning account until the bank asked for it back so at least I earned a little bit of money before returning it.

I’m from Louisiana, Jefferson Parish is right next to Orleans Parish and everybody knows Jefferson Parish don’t play. It’s a lot tougher on crime so I’m not surprised at all.

This amount of money is not normal for a mistake. I'm reminded of the movie ghost with Patrick swayzie . When dishonest bank employees hide money in someone else's account.

I deposited 300. Checked my account later, and they put in 30,000. I gave it back. Didn't want any legal battles. Or extra taxes.

I'd make a new law keeping money from an accidental transfer can get you prison time and you would have to pay a ton of money. This would help those morally indecsive people choose the right path lol.

Her only crime is not leaving the country. 😅

The bank did that to my aunt not just once but three times she gave it back every time it happened this happens more than you might think

Morally? Whats gonna happen if someone steals 1 million dollars from her?

What do you expect? The same people say that the retail stores have insurance to cover the losses from the people stealing merchandise.

Oh I would so keep it.

Somebody's gonna get fired.

She got those "you will never find that money" eyes in the photo😂

Banks have way more power than you think. They have all these legal means to get the money back since she signed those disclosures when she opened the account.

but if i sned a venmo or cash app to the wrong person they cant do anything... hmmmmm

In florida you do actually have to return it. I lost my wallet with $400 in it and the woman who found it in the Walmart parking lot got arrested for not returning it. That was down here in florida. I have the police report and everything lol

I would try to hold onto that money for as long as I could. My reasoning is that if my bank account got drained due to an error on the bank’s behalf, I would not be getting my money returned to me instantaneously. Because of the bank’s greed, they would do everything they can to justify keeping my money away from me. In that time, I become delinquent on paying bills, etc while they are trying to find a way to keep that money and not give it back to me. So, if they screw up and I get a substantial bonus on their behalf, I’m gonna keep it for as long as I can. Although I am surprised the let that woman transfer all of that money out of the bank and no one thought that maybe something isn’t right here.

Its all in the fine print. "If The Bank Makes An Error You Must Give It Back.". EVERYONE who has a bank account accepted those terms.

stop making excuses for her - she is a thief - twist it round if the bank took her 1 million in error, by her law she would not ask for it back ?

I'm not the average person then cause if I woke up with a million in my account, I'd pay off my house, car, sons car, basically all my debt, lol. With a wallet, I have no issues giving it back to the owner with all the money in it. I've done it plenty of times. But the wallet analogy doesn't apply to this cause she didn't find the money. The bank transferred it to her. We need updates on this story fam lol.

Their mistake! That’s what they say to you if you give money to the wrong person! So they have to learn from their mistake! At least it’s insured up to $100,000. They tell us that too! She should sue!

She’ll blow thru that money quick and the SO is well within their operation guidelines. Dispatchers can be fired over charges, not convictions.

I would've kept it. Was probably going to end up being sent to Ukraine and every other Country anyway

The only back error that was ever in my favor allowed me to collect $200 but I still lost. Really if this happened to me the way my parents raised me i would give it back but I damn well would demand a 10% fee for doing so. It would cost them far more in lawyer fees and bad publicity.

Most municipalities have time periods before you can claim found money. Probably the same here.

You know, as much as we get screwed by banks, governments, taxes, I can’t say I blame her for keeping it. Why does her keeping it make her a bad person? Because it wasn’t hers to begin with yet it’s ok for our banks to charge the ever-loving-crap out of us with fees that you know they changed things around in your account so they could charge you overdraft fees. I mean if I made this type of mistake the bank would be on it so freaking fast!

Interesting as always Mr Boyd

Man, at this point in time. I'm going to be like, "Yo, just reprint that money. I already spent it. Thanks for the come up."

I would have told on myself because i would think i was being scammed somehow. But they fucked up, she gets to walk if im on that jury.

Congratulations to her.

Just because you never heard of it doesn't mean you are right.

She has no legal standing to keep the money. She will have to return it.

Finding an individual's wallet is a lot different than a corporate bank giving you 1mil. After 08' all bets are off lol. I hope she kept enough for taxes and a decent lawyer, and hope she wins.

I dont go back to the store if i get home and the idiot gives me rhe wrong change or something.... Their mistake

The banks can accidentally overdraw a million out of someone's account and do nothing about it for months pretty much hoping that the person just gave up on life. Instead of fixing their mistake. Fuck em

Bereft of moral compass. She will not be able to keep all that and ultimately for not returning it will reap what she's sewn.

She shouldnt face any charges. That's on the person who sent the amount. That's their fault. She just won big that's it period. Doesn't make her a terrible person. It makes her lucky in my eyes. Leave the country. F this country that tries to f the people over 24/7!!!!!!

How are they originally supposed to send $82 but ended up sending 1.2 million🤯

A Pennsylvania couple is facing felony theft charges after their bank accidentally put $120,000 in their account, and the couple spent most of it instead of contacting the bank, police said.

She pulled a Steve Miller song. Go On Take the Money and Run. 😂😂😂

My bet is they went to the new bank and basically confiscated the just like they can take money for child support and court liens and fees. As long as they got a court order they can do just about anything. That’s what I’ve been told at least.

If she didn't return it the IRS would just sack her later, I wouldn't want that drama!

What she said is the and u have a contract and within the contract it says u have to return the money contact law trumps all

Listen if the bank send me a million by accident ? and then try to take it back ? Nah that’s an Indian giver🤣 . Somebody’s wallet is completely different from THE BANK accidentally giving you money . The bank been stealing from people ,they don’t care if you’re broke or not you better pay or your home or whatever is gone 😂 nah I with her if I’m going to hell for that 1 million then guess what ? That bank going right with me . That was their karma 😂 they can go print up another million 💀 GFGM 🙏🏾

If its not income why would there be taxes?