Bank error makes man $30,000 richer
Article published: 7:25AM Tuesday May 11, 2010
Article published: 7:25AM Tuesday May 11, 2010
An Auckland man wants to change banks after a Westpac left him more than $30,000 richer for a short time.
The banking error put $33,408.22 into health care worker Philip Senthi's bank account.
The bank says the mistake was human error and has apologised - but only after being contacted by the New Zealand Herald, the newspaper reported today.
The bank said a staff member had accidentally keyed in Senthi's account number when it should have been another customer's and the mistake had been rectified.
Senthi says he was frustrated with his dealings with Westpac since the incident.
Last year, in another Westpac mistake, Leo Gao, a Chinese national, and his Kiwi girlfriend, Cara Young, applied for a $100,000 overdraft but a bank worker added two zeros to the transaction, giving them $10 million.
The couple disappeared with nearly $4m and are still on the run.
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/bank-error-makes-man-30-000-richer-3535967
The banking error put $33,408.22 into health care worker Philip Senthi's bank account.
The bank says the mistake was human error and has apologised - but only after being contacted by the New Zealand Herald, the newspaper reported today.
The bank said a staff member had accidentally keyed in Senthi's account number when it should have been another customer's and the mistake had been rectified.
Senthi says he was frustrated with his dealings with Westpac since the incident.
Last year, in another Westpac mistake, Leo Gao, a Chinese national, and his Kiwi girlfriend, Cara Young, applied for a $100,000 overdraft but a bank worker added two zeros to the transaction, giving them $10 million.
The couple disappeared with nearly $4m and are still on the run.
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/bank-error-makes-man-30-000-richer-3535967
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