A Surprise Desposit: "I Woke Up to a Quarter Million Shekels in My Account"

Almost every non-wealthy person dreams of waking up to find their overdraft erased, their account overflowing, or an unexpected inheritance in their name. A young man from Sydney, Australia, was shocked to find this dream became an unexpected reality – one morning he discovered 110,000 Australian dollars – about 255,000 shekels – in his account.

"At first, I was worried because I thought my bank account had been hacked. To be honest, it was quite tempting to use the money. But a quick Google search revealed it's a crime, and that put me off," he told Yahoo. "I brought myself back to reality. It was too good to be true, and I wasn't going to keep the money. I realized it was too good to be true and returned the money."

A deep dive revealed that the money had been mistakenly credited to his platinum visa account due to a refund error. After discussing the issue with the head of mortgage services, he was assured that "the payment issue would be resolved within the credit card program's guidelines." Ultimately, he was charged a fee of 9.52 Australian dollars (about 23 shekels) for the erroneous transfer. However, he claims to have received a 100 Australian dollars (243 shekels) payment, which he believes was a goodwill gesture from the bank.

"It was a rather exhilarating feeling to suddenly see such a sum in your bank account, but overall it was quite a hassle. I wouldn't recommend it," the man concluded. "I'm surprised at how easy it is to transfer 100,000 dollars. It’s good to know that it's also 'easy' to reverse the transaction."