Man thought bank error was gift from God

[Hawaii Hiker]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28793620/

Sorry pal, I don't think God cares about your personal finances, :banghead: :banghead:

[sakabatou]

1. The story

BLOOMSBURG, Pa. - A Pennsylvania man said he considered it divine providence when a bank error put more than $175,000 in his and his wife's account.

Fifty-year-old Randy Pratt and 36-year-old Melissa Pratt face trial in Columbia County Court on felony theft and conspiracy charges. They waived a preliminary hearing Wednesday.

The trouble started when a $1,772.50 deposit to the Pratts' FNB Bank account showed up as $177,250 last summer. Police say that instead of telling the bank, they withdrew the money, quit their jobs and moved to Florida.

[Midlodemocrat]

5. LOL. A few years ago, I made a deposit of $3,000

to my checking account. The amount was correct on the receipt, etc.

It showed up as $300,000 the next morning online. I contacted the bank immediately and they reversed it.

Well, someone forgot to send a corrected credit memo to Chase, the original check's payor. The bank re-debited my account $300,000 locking up all my money for two days.

At the time it wasn't funny, it sort of is now.

[Submariner]

8. A bank mistakenly deposited $4 million in a friends account

for a few days. When my friend notified the bank, the bank withdrew the 44 mil, but told them to keep the interest that accrued.....about $3000. I wish the bank would do that to me.

[Renew Deal]

14. lol, my credit card was once charged 10,000 instead of 100.00

Thankfully the lady caught it on the spot and got it fixed. I can't believe it went through.

[Veritas_et_Aequitas]

2. I disagree.

God does, just in not as tangible and direct way as one would generally like. Unless it's something along the lines of "It's easier for a camel to pass through the eye of the needle than it is for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven" sort of thing.

[Demeter]

3. But..But..But That's What the Preacher Says, Every Sunday!

And if you didn't think people believed that nonsense, here's proof.

[chollybocker]

4. God's never been good with decimals.

[dmallind]

6. God Giveth....and God taketh away.....NT

k;lk

[dmallind]

7. deleted. Dupe.

k;lk

[Fresh_Start]

9. they gave $25K to charity

which is pretty incredible

[InternalDialogue]

10. That explains the old "Footprints" story

"What about when I see just a single set of footprints in the sand, God?"

"That, my son, is when I was carrying the one."

[Soylent Brice]

11. ...

morans.

[nichomachus]

12. Well, to be perfectly fair

the New Testament not only recommends, but endorses, embezzlement and insider trading. So, you really can't blame the guy.

[CreekDog]

13. Back in college, my $20 ATM withdrawal revealed $200 in the tray when it opened

At first I thought I hit paydirt, but then I brought it into the bank.

There was a distrought woman on a teller's phone being yelled at by her husband.

She simply forgot to take the money once she did her ATM transactions.