A pharmacy worker in Chennai was surprised to discover that his account had a whopping Rs 753 crore while he was transferring Rs 2000 to his friend, India Today reported. Muhammad Idris transferred a sum of Rs 2000 to his friend and decided to check his balance. Much to his surprise, the message displayed a sum of Rs 752 crore in his account. After witnessing the unusual transaction, Idris reported the matter to the bank, which froze his account.
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On September 9, a Chennai cab driver got a notification that his bank was credited with an amount of Rs 9,000 crore. Rajkumar initially thought it was some scam but the dubiety was gone when he transferred Rs 21,000 to his friend.
His joy was short-lived as the bank debited the entire amount from his account.
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In 2022, an amount of Rs 11,677 crore was transferred into the account of a Gujrat businessman. However, the money was taken back in a couple of hours. The man named Ramesh Sagar has been investing in the stock market for the last five to six years. "On July 26, 2022, I received Rs 116,77,24,43,277.10 crore in my account, of which I invested Rs two crore in the stock market and booked a profit of Rs five lakh. That very evening around 8 to 8.30 p.m., the bank withdrew the amount," he told the news agency IANS.