A Nigerian expatriate in Qatar became a
millionaire for several hours after a bank mistakenly deposited more
than QR1.5 million ($411,127.99) into his account recently.
The
man, Michael Asemota, had opened an account with a cheque of QR150,200
with an undisclosed commercial bank, where he is the sole signatory of
the account.
As he got back home, he received
an alert showing that a QR1,502,000 had been credited into his account
by mistake instead of QR150,200. Asemota went back to the bank and
returned the money.
Speaking to Qatar Tribune,
Asemota said,”After opening the account with the bank, I checked my
balance to make withdrawals for a supply job and found the huge sum. I
was amazed and decided to contact the bank.
I
went to see the manager to report the error of QR1,502,000 deposited
into my account. After checking for confirmation, the manager gave me a
warm handshake in appreciation.”
Asked why he
alerted the bank about the error, Asemota said,”I knew the money did not
belong to me and shouldn’t be in my account in the first place, so
there were no motives and temptations to keep it.”
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