Some other excuses given in the same article were "gambling addiction" and the ubiquitous computer "glitch". I also noted that it took the bank 17 days to discover what was going on and to stop his ability to continue making unlimited overdraft withdrawals forever. The bank also has quite a few "lapses in judgment" to correct.
Bill Fairchild Programmer Rocket Software 408 Chamberlain Park Lane * Franklin, TN 37069-2526 * USA t: +1.617.614.4503 * e: [email protected] * w: www.rocketsoftware.com -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Scott Ford Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2012 8:16 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Account transfer error Mike, I like the excuse given, lapse in judgement, duh Scott ford www.identityforge.com On Jun 20, 2012, at 2:25 AM, Mike Schwab <[email protected]> wrote: > Bank of America transfers a LaSalle Bank account, and allows unlimited > withdraw. In 17 days, he gambles away 1.5 million. How many other > accounts did this happen to, but the customer did not take advantage? > > http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/detroit-man-gambles-away-1-5-mill > ion-accidentally-191619543.html > > -- > Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA > Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
