Woman Discovers Over $86 Million Mistakenly Deposited in Her Bank Account
- Maybank customer cites ‘comedy of errors’ on social media
- Bank says the problem with the account has been resolved
Maybank ATMs in Kuala Lumpur.
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A client of Malaysia’s biggest bank recently discovered that her bank balance had mysteriously increased to more than $86 million.
When Hafidzah Abdullah checked her account late last month it showed she was over 404 million ringgit ($86.3 million) in credit. It would have been a huge windfall, especially in a country where the average household takes home around $22,000 per year, but there was a catch: She couldn’t access the money.