Bank of America Bank ATM in Texas spits $ 100 bills by mistake, customers can keep it

A defective bank machine from Bank of America erroneously distributed $ 100 instead of $ 10 a night on Monday, reporters reported.
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Just in time for the end of the year holiday, a bank defective bank machine from Bank of America Texas distributed Monday $ 100 bills instead of $ 10.

There was a queue at the bank in northern Harris County when rumor spread about the defective machine, reported Houston's ABC 13. According to authorities, when a customer attempted to withdraw $ 20 Sunday, around 11 pm, the machine spit out a $ 100 bill, reported the Houston TV channel KPRC. When the man posted social media articles on the subject, a crowd rushed to the scene, MPs said.

The station reported that clashes erupted when people queued for money because of the problem with ATMs. The agitation has occurred over a period of about two hours before the arrival of the authorities, officials said. MPs dispersed the crowd and arrested the transfer machine, reported ABC 13.

Bank of America issued a statement Monday in response to this error.

"It was an incident at a single ABM in Houston, caused by a vendor who incorrectly charged $ 100 bills instead of $ 10. We solved the problem, customers will be able to keep the extra money distributed ", announced the company.

It was not clear right away how much extra money was being distributed or how many people benefited from it.

The security forces said that if the bank asked for the money to be returned, criminal proceedings could have been initiated.

"There is no free meal.If you receive money you know it is not yours and you refuse to return it on request, you can, at the Prosecutor's discretion, be charged with theft, "Sgt. Joshua Nowick of the Harris County Sheriff's Office told the station.