Imagine waking to find that N200million has been deposited mistakenly in your account? It happened to this man, 21 year old Kieran McKeefery. He was baffled and couldn't believe his eyes after he logged on to his online banking and discovered he had a mystery £1.25 million in his account.
"I checked my online banking and immediately I noticed I had £1.25million in the bank. I was a bit fazed at first. It was such a copious amount of money to be in my bank."
Like he should, Kieran called his bank, Natwest, and told them about it. The bank investigated and told him the money was deposited by mistake in his account by a huge investment company via their bank and it was up to the bank to retrieve the money. They said they would alert the bank of the mistake. It took that bank 10 days before the money was retrieved - leaving Kieran with a bonus £210 of interest.
Honest Kieran, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, said:
"It was very strange and quite scary when you are in that position, checking your bank to see if £1.25 million is in there. I didn't know what to do, except just wait and think about all the things I could have spent it on. I thought 'oh God, what has happened' - I was a bit shocked more than anything else.
"I called the bank and they said they would look into it. I was kind of tempted [to spend the money] but I had read stories
about people spending money mistakenly placed in their accounts and
getting in trouble. I spoke to my partner and she said to just leave it there and don't touch it.
"I was buying a new car the next day and I could have paid for it in
cash - and bought quite a few more - with the money in my account. The bank wasn't really playing ball. It was a bit crazy really.
"I had all this money in my account and they said they had made the
request [to the payee's bank] and I just had to wait. They said it was
up to them to sort it."
"The interest was pretty good really and they haven't asked for it back," said Kieran.
88 comments:
Manner from heaven. Lindaobserve
Heavenly father forgive me for I shall spend it...and be singing #Godwin
Try am for Naija..
Wow!!!, a true christian spotted.
Hmmmmmm...dis is quite hard
Honesty pays, thank God he called the bank
I trust my self. I go spend am finish.
And within that 10days he didn't even take some.
Na wa o
I will just faint first, then wake up collect just little before I will report to the bank.
He wud av landed in trouble if he had spent it really
Honest guy
Hehehehhehehe come to think of it....running away with d money and buying myself a new identity will be cool..and den travel all around with d money and buy really nice stuffs hahahhahahahah.....but on a second thought my mind won't be at rest and I will alway watch my back like a fugitive suspecting everyth...nah I don't want dat.....i will just have to call d bank....he made d right choice thumbs up
Chaiiiiii you don fuck up what an opportunity but you chose to remine poor.
Oh boi eh! But there's absolutely nothing he can do about it but to wait for the bank to revert the money to its owner. Linda take note!
Hmmm. There are still honest people
OKORO UPGRADED**
Linda,oya lets open an account for him and ask d public to contribute for his honesty
Oh boi eh! But there's absolutely nothing he can do about it but to wait for the bank to revert the money to its owner. Linda take note!
Linda perhaps u should gofundme dis guy naa for his honesty........oloshi people, ripping off a cleaner myopically.
Wow!!!,nice of him and also nice of d company 2 still give him sum interest not like dat stupid Nigeria man dat walked away without even sayin thank u
Wow!! hope the owner won't cm back for it sha!
awwwwwwwwww.....This is what a black man will call..A miracle dat sounds like a lie...........
Only God knows what I will do before d money is retrieved...
Moye says so via BB Passport...Courtesy LIB....
Good man!
Honest Guy, had he spent it and they find out. He will probably be accused of stealing.
Please visit www.effiezy.com
Lol. I won't even be excited for one minute cos here they will keep an eye on the account until it's claimed.
Trust natwest and Halifax...always crime conscious.
...Mama J...
Wow......this is a miracle in disguise.
But this kinda mistake self.
Honest and smart guy
That's really thoughtful of him
If he had taken the money he'd have had to pay it back
Wow... millionaire over night. Totful of him thou
I once saw £5000 in my UK account. Walai it was tempting. when I checked Google I found that it's a crime not to report money mistakenly deposited in your account. Which kain winch? I stay on my own and crime just walked into my life? I called the bank and it took them some days but they still took d money back. I was hoping they would dash me something on top o....nothing...just thank you. Very sad experience.
a.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said...
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See as this guy mind just change in a twinkle of an eye..... Criminal but he did the ryt thing shah.....
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***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***
And get into trouble with UK police lol
Y dis Kind tin no dey come my side. Biko!!!#sadface#
Woow!! Money!!
God fearing man. You resemble me oo
God fearing man
Jesu! Let dis type of mistake happen to me plsssssss. I believe in God oooooo but I wil first solve my problems first b4 alerting d bank wit d left over. Lolzzzzzz.
LINDOSKI IF NA NIGERIA, DEM FOR DON ADD YOU JOIN PEOPLE WHEN DEM WANT MAKE DEM GIVE THE MAN SOMETHING.....NA WA
If na me.... Hapu okwu!!!
Even Jona and Mama P, go spend am join campaign....smh
Hmmmm why dis kind tin no dey happen to me nah!!! If I hear say I return d money.
Eeya! How nice of him to return the money!!!
Temptation ka nma god na job o,
Na so e easy? U think the uk is lawless like naija?
Serious temptation. It takes one with the fear of God to resist such temptation.
Busy Fingers.
###GODWIN###
No b for Naija, maga don pay
Wl spend it n even pay tithe 4rm it. Lolz
What's up with lindaobserve tag of aa tin, did i miss something
If na me 2 start d sing I don get alert! Na Godwin! I 4 first go shopping n wait 4 d bank 2 call me
Linda 1 million pounds alone is over 320 million naira biko..don't insult money
...you CAN NOT a touch a penny from such money. They'll find you and you'd go to jail. It's stealing PERIOD!...i know this because i live here in London.
UK Tog
NA WITHDRAWAL'S METHOD THINGS O!
Nice one Kieran. D interest isn't bad though.
If na naija now dem go talk say make we come donate money 4 d guy. Hahahaha *sipping my orijin in jupita*
Candybecs, a true christian spotted...Idiot, what if he doesn't believe in GOD.
I wont touch it. This one na bait money
Samaritans do exist..
This naa temptation, with a Little confusion. This one is automatic loan, use and pay later
Linda biko oya open "Go Fund Me Page" for am na for being honest as them want make u open for that airport woman.
Y can't dt type of mistake happen to me now.
In what 'manna'?
No vex if na me why I go call my bank see me see gbe ge ooo.mchhhew I will gladly go to jail 4 dat kind of money!dat monii was God sent abeg if na me e don waka ooo.
Pays to be honest. But I doubt if I fit do dis one ooo. Change my identity immediately. I no steal d money,I dey my own money enta my acct.
Who told you he is a christian? You don't need to be a christian to be honest.
By d end of d day u end up paying back BIG TIME.
OMG! This has nothing to do with Christianity mate. It's a crime to spend that money.
"Ole"... U tried I love ur commenT but pls don't cause or insult ur mama mate again oooo. It not good for u mostly b a lady. Wht goes around comes around dear.
To b sincere "leaving Kieran with a bonus £210 of interest." Was deliberate to compensate him.
YOU SEE if its in NIGERIA someone will open a GO-FUNDME ACCOUNT for the guy and ask the citizen to donate to it
I would have posted on my fb wall I don get alert Godwin... then withdraw. All
Perhaps we should open a website for him and ask Linda to advertise it for people to donate money for him.... Mr Bright.
@igwe lollllllz u no serious oooo
...collect just little...hehehehe
#smh - PDP keeps referring to Agriculture so let's talk Agric.
The ministry of Agriculture overwhelmed us with statistics, “We ended 40 years of fertiliser corruption in 90 days,” they informed us. Also, ‘the growth that the Jonathan administration has engendered in the agriculture sector is unprecedented’. It happened that this was a complete fabrication.
Sharing data from the National Bureau of Statistics and the Central Bank of Nigeria, Adamu Bello argued that instead of growth, there has been a decline in the sector since Obasanjo left office. Statistics show that between 2003 and 2007, when Obasanjo left office, the growth in the agriculture sector averaged 6.85 percent per annum. The growth started declining immediately after he left office. And in 2013, under Jonathan, growth in the sector was 4.5 percent; the government failed its own target of 8.0 percent growth.
If this was to happen in naija, d man would have withdrawn and eloped with d money before d bank realise their mistakes. Disorganised system. They won't even be able to track whoever did it down.
Touching d money is tantamount to stealing! But in naija stealing is not corruption!!!
Now you don't see people parading for him to be awarded.....he did the right thing....
Bc u go chop am!
knowing that the moey was deposited in his account by mistake, he could have spent it on a lot of things, but he was honest to alert the bank. now should people open a GOFUNDME account to raise money for him for being honest? Nigeria i hail thee,
Guy thank God for your babe..naija gel no go tell u to leave that money there..dat day sef u for go buy her iphone6 from the Money
He can run from an organised system. They will trace it and find him.
How much they pay you? Jonathan don win already, try next time!
I pray i call my bank.
If it happens to me in Nigeria! I'll keep spending the money till the bank removes it but if it happens to me in any overseas country! i'll not remove one kobo..LOL! They have not born my papa well loool
I will surely return it cos its not mine
I will surely return it cos its not mine
Honest guy. I'm guessing we should open account for this guy too and start donating money for him for his honesty
If you had spent it..Na so ur life go end up in jail..weldone for being honest mate. at least you got £210 interest
But is stealing corruption? Stealing is taking what doesn't belong to you while corruption is the act of being deceitful, fraudulent or dishonest through the act of bribery. In simpler terms corruption is misuse of public office. U r welcome!!!
This is what we call, an integrity test. Cus it has happen to me before. # Honesty pays!
This is what we call, integrity test. Cus it has happened to me before. # Honesty pays!
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