Have you ever imagined being so rich beyond words that you can finally be able to buy whatever you imagined, lived however you chose and wherever without having to bother about a cost which is now not a limitation. And the best part, the means to all that appeared right there in your bank account.
Well one family got to experience this “unwished genie wish”. Darren James a real estate agent from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and his wife going through some routine checks and balances on their finances noticed $50 billion had somehow been deposited into their Chase Bank account. Like really? $50 BILLION!!!!!!!
From a CNN post on this extraordinary happening, James joked about it saying “I was excited for sure. Really surprised how it got there and wondered if I had a rich uncle that gave it to me.
But that wasn’t to be. Nope Darren didn’t have no rich uncle who was/is a billionaire to leave him such a huge sum of money just like that and out of the blues. It was just a really big unusual banking error of some sorts.
Chase Bank finally restored the account to its correct balance on Tuesday, James said. Kinda like a “now you see it, now you don’t” or “it was there, now its not”. Too bad they can’t keep it.
Apparently the James family weren’t the only ones to experience this. The biggest worry for James though was the thought of his account being compromised and has not heard anything from anyone or the bank.
Chase Bank acknowledged the mistake to CNN. But gave a different timeline for when it was fixed.
Apparently people who take or use money mistakenly deposited into their bank accounts can be made to return the money, pay penalties and even be charged with various crimes.
James though admits he never thinking of spending any bit of the money. “My moral compass only goes one way and that’s the correct way” he points out. “There’s a big difference between morality and legality. Honesty and good moral character immediately kicked in, we can’t do anything with the money. I didn’t earn it, it’s not ours to spend”.
James goes on to say if the family was able to keep the money, they would have tried to “bless” others in need.
Now that is a man of upstanding standard not a lot of people carry. Good for him. I hope there’s some kind of a reward for him and his family though. A good deed should always be recognized.
