A man accidentally received a lot of money. But now, the “luck” hits him hard. Because he suddenly has to pay back 76,000 US dollars. But why does he have to pay 26,000 US dollars more than he received?
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A man from Georgia accidentally received money amounting to 50,000 US dollars. But this was likely a mistake, and he wasn’t entitled to the money.
But instead of reporting the mistake, he kept his “luck” to himself and preferred to keep the money. But this is now costing him dearly, because the platform that transferred him the money does not mess around and has now won in court.
Georgian has to repay an additional 25,000 dollars
What exactly happened? The Georgian had set up an account on a crypto platform. However, the platform made a mistake and mistyped during the transfer. Suddenly, 50,000 US dollars landed in the person’s account, which they were not entitled to.
The platform noticed the mistake and tried to get its money back. But without success, as the Georgian did not respond to the company’s requests.
Eventually, the company brought in a judge. A few months ago, in April 2023, the platform actually won in court, and the Georgian has to pay back the money. But the matter is going to get much more unpleasant:
Because the “lucky fellow” now has to not only pay back the 50,000 US dollars, but also a large additional sum. The sued person also has to cover the court costs of over 26,000 US dollars. This is reported by our colleagues from jeuxvideo.com.
The user now owes the company 76,000 US dollars for a mistake he did not make. On the other hand, it must be said that he himself did not come up with the idea of reporting the mistake. If he had, the matter would have ended up being less serious.
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