MULTIMILLIONAIRE FOR A DAY
Howard Jenkins of Tampa, Florida had fun as a multimillionaire, even making a four million dollar withdrawal during his lunch break. Why? Because it was there — after a bank’s computer error put eighty-eight million dollars in his account. Jenkins’ brief stint as a rich man started when he lost his checkbook. He called Nations Bank and put a hold on the account. When he went to make a deposit Friday, he was told to check the automated teller machine outside to make sure the account was working. When he withdrew ten dollars, the receipt said Jenkins’ balance was over eight hundred thousand dollars. Incredulous, Jenkins went home and called the bank’s telephone system and got even better news. A computerized voice told him his account topped eighty-eight million dollars. A teller verified his balance. “She said, ‘Did you get an inheritance or something?'” Jenkins responded, “Or something.” He decided to ask for four million dollars. “They handed me four…
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