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A 33-year-old clinic manager in Kuching, Malaysia, experienced an unbelievable shock after opening his AEON Bank app. While expecting an account balance of less than RM1,000, he discovered that approximately RM1 billion had been deposited into his account.
The exact transaction showed an incoming transfer of RM1,000,315,879. The man was so stunned by the sheer size of the figure that he turned to ChatGPT to help him comprehend the number. The transfer was officially labelled in the app as a cash reward for AEON Bank's Merdeka and Malaysia Day campaign.
In reality, the campaign was intended to distribute just RM31 each to 414 lucky customers, carrying an entire prize budget of roughly RM12,800. Instead, a system error led to over a billion ringgit being erroneously transferred to a single customer.
Under Section 73 of Malaysia's Contracts Act, anyone who receives money paid by mistake is legally required to return it. Dishonestly retaining or spending funds that belong to someone else can result in criminal charges.
Rather than attempting to withdraw the enormous sum, the clinic manager promptly notified the bank about the mistake. AEON Bank corrected the error and offered the customer a reward in recognition of his honesty.
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