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c/hidden-money-hacksclaire872claire87220d agoProlific Poster

The day my bank accidentally gave me $50 (and then took it back 3 hours later)

It was last Tuesday and I checked my account in the morning and saw an extra $50 deposit labeled "courtesy credit." I figured maybe I won a contest I didn't enter or something, so I just left it alone. By 2pm that same day, it was gone with a note saying "error correction" attached to the transaction. I called the bank to ask what happened and the guy said it was a glitch from their system upgrade last weekend. Honestly, I should have just pulled it out as cash the second I saw it. Has anyone else had a surprise deposit vanish just as fast?
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jana881
jana88119d ago
Next time pull it out immediately.
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ward.kim
ward.kim20d ago
Spent my phantom fifty bucks in my head before they took it back.
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mianelson
mianelson20d ago
Yeah did you spend it on something super specific? I did the same thing with a surprise $50 from my grandma last month, mentally bought a new pair of boots and a fancy coffee maker before she texted saying she accidentally sent it twice and needed one back. Felt like I was returning a gift I never even held. Now I keep thinking about that stupid coffee maker every time I make my morning brew.
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