Post by CarolinaCutie on Aug 7, 2003 12:40:39 GMT -4
Oops-Bank Hands Woman $48.7 Million Check
MIAMI (Reuters) - A Florida woman thought she was getting a certified check for $85 but her bank mistakenly made it out for more than $48.7 million.
Letha Schmitt of Pensacola walked around for three days with the check, unaware of the error, until the bank called on Wednesday to tell her of the mistake, the Pensacola News Journal reported on Thursday.
"I just thought it was a hoot," Schmitt, 50, told the newspaper.
The Bank of Pensacola said the teller entered the check number in the space for the check amount. The check could not have been cashed, officials said.
Schmitt said she wouldn't have tried. "I believe in karma. What you sow, you reap."
Yahoo News
I'd hate to be that teller right about now; that is if he/she is still a teller!
MIAMI (Reuters) - A Florida woman thought she was getting a certified check for $85 but her bank mistakenly made it out for more than $48.7 million.
Letha Schmitt of Pensacola walked around for three days with the check, unaware of the error, until the bank called on Wednesday to tell her of the mistake, the Pensacola News Journal reported on Thursday.
"I just thought it was a hoot," Schmitt, 50, told the newspaper.
The Bank of Pensacola said the teller entered the check number in the space for the check amount. The check could not have been cashed, officials said.
Schmitt said she wouldn't have tried. "I believe in karma. What you sow, you reap."
Yahoo News
I'd hate to be that teller right about now; that is if he/she is still a teller!
