A bank accidentally deposited $50 billion into a Louisiana family's account

[Robert59]

For four days, Darren James and his family were multibillionaires.
The real estate agent from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and his wife were doing a routine check on their finances last Saturday when they noticed $50 billion had been mistakenly deposited into their Chase Bank account.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/03/us/50-billion-mistakenly-deposited-bank-account-louisiana/index.html

 

[Devi]

Hmm. Stuff happens?

 

[Chris P Bacon]

 

[Aunt Marg]

 

[win231]

So.........they confused his account with Bill Gates'?

 

[fuzzybuddy]

James got $50 BILLION, I don't even get a crummy calendar.

 

[mrstime]

I would have charged them a couple of million for rent on my account! LOL

 

[fmdog44]

I recall a story about a young dummy that found check book then went to a Western Union outlet nd asked to cash a check for one million dollars.

 

[timoc]

If the bank put all this money into this person's account then it could be construed as a gift, and for the bank to take it back without the permission of the account holder would surely be seen as theft. Just a thought.

 

[chic]

I'd have spent it. Their mistake!

 

[Keesha]

I'd have spent it. Their mistake!

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But luckily you are going to give most of it to charity anonymously

 

[chic]

But luckily you are going to give most of it to charity anonymously

No, I never said that. I'd buy a home for myself and one for mom and a vacation place for me and bf. I'd buy rental real estate property at resort locations and begin to rent them out for profit. Then I'd begin my alternative health business. I've always wanted to be a Martha Stewart for healthy types. And I would branch into landscape architecture, interior design, fashion, music and painting. I would make as much as the bank spotted me and return the original 50 billion to them and then, I would continue with good works, not necessarily anonymously, because that's the sort of person I am.

 

[Keesha]

No, I never said that. I'd buy a home for myself and one for mom and a vacation place for me and bf. I'd buy rental real estate property at resort locations and begin to rent them out for profit. Then I'd begin my alternative health business. I've always wanted to be a Martha Stewart for healthy types. And I would branch into landscape architecture, interior design, fashion, music and painting. I would make as much as the bank spotted me and return the original 50 billion to them and then, I would continue with good works, not necessarily anonymously, because that's the sort of person I am.

Lol… surely you realize I was playfully teasing you. I like the Martha Steward idea for healthy types.