$10 Million Bank Error In New Zealand Leads To International Manhunt

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Leo Gao, the co-owner of a BP station in Rotorua, New Zealand, applied for a $10,000 NZD ($6,142 USD) overdraft line from Westpac bank. An error by a bank staff member somehow put $10,000,000 NZD ($6,139,614 USD) in his account. He and his business partner haven't been heard from since.
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The money was in the account on or about May 5. The following day, the BP station closed its doors. But it was only on Thursday this week that police said they were investigating.

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Police would not say yesterday when Westpac alerted them to the missing money.

Inquiry head Detective Senior Sergeant David Harvey of Rotorua CIB said police had called on Interpol to help find "individuals associated with the account" who were believed to have fled the country with a large sum of money "mistakenly advanced" by Westpac.

It is understood as much as $6 million is missing. The bank has recovered $4 million.
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The real question is if the bank made the same mistake with you, would you run away with it too? I'd certainly be tempted.
 
So first this x10,000
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And then later this x10,000
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...

Billy mack is a detective down in texas
You know he knows just exactly what the facts is
He aint gonna let those two escape justice
He makes his livin off of the peoples taxes

Bobbie sue, whoa, whoa, she slipped away
Billy joe caught up to her the very next day
They got the money, hey
You know they got away
They headed down south and theyre still running today
Singin go on take the money and run
Go on take the money and run
Go on take the money and run
Go on take the money and run
Go on take the money and run
Go on take the money and run
Go on take the money and run
Go on take the money and run
 
if that happened to me i'd withdraw all of it and donate it to charity...what would the headline be, "Bank error leads to 6 million dollar charity donation, man in prison"?

I don't get this story completely, I figured he took the money and ran...how did they recover 4 million?
 
Tyguy said:
if that happened to me i'd withdraw all of it and donate it to charity...what would the headline be, "Bank error leads to 6 million dollar charity donation, man in prison"?

I don't get this story completely, I figured he took the money and ran...how did they recover 4 million?
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This would actually be brilliant. Also withdraw a million for yourself and deposit it in a Swiss bank account and claim you gave all you had to said charity. win-win here.
 
Greedy money grabbing banks that fiddle cash, take your money accidently give money to someone and that person is the criminal?
 
BHC said:
This would actually be brilliant. Also withdraw a million for yourself and deposit it in a Swiss bank account and claim you gave all you had to said charity. win-win here.
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Oh man that would **** up some people's minds so badly.
 
nurizeko said:
Greedy money grabbing banks that fiddle cash, take your money accidently give money to someone and that person is the criminal?
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No, of course he wouldn't be a criminal. But if the bank accidentally gave him money, and he didn't report it and ran away with it, then that person is a criminal.
 
Why can't something like this happen to me? That does it, I'm getting a bank account in NZ
 
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