Google Accidentally Sends R4.4million to Stranger’s Bank Account, Social Media Users Claim the Money
- Google accidentally transferred $249,999 (about R4.4million) into the account of a security engineer
- The company transferred the money to Sam Curry’s bank account three weeks ago and failed to rectify the error
- Google attributed the money transfer to human error and thanked Curry for informing them of the issue
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UNITED STATES - The world’s biggest search engine, Google, apparently accidentally transferred $249,999 (about R4.4million) into the account of a security engineer.
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Taking to Twitter, Sam Curry, shared that the multi-billion-dollar company made the payment about three weeks ago.
“Google randomly sent me $249,999 and I still haven’t heard anything on the support ticket. Is there any way we could get in touch, Google?” said the engineer.
He also added that it was okay if the company did not want the money back.
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According to the Daily Sun, Google said that the payment was human-error.
The search engine company said it would be working to rectify the issue and thanked Curry for bringing the matter to its attention.
Social media users react to the transfer:
@_rstudios_ said:
“Send it to me I’ll take care of it.”
@darrenpauli wrote:
“Got to hand it to you: if I were you, I’d be the man formerly known as Sam Curry.”
@JoshuaPwnage added:
“Let me give you my cash app, I know how to return the funds safely.”
NFSAS students warned not to defraud the system, Nzimande accuses some people of ‘stealing from the poor’
In a related matter, Briefly News also reported higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande has warned students who are receiving National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NFSAS) not to help their families.
Most students receiving the grants come from disadvantaged backgrounds and it is believed that many of them are using their grant money to help their families.
However, Nzimande warned students that the money must be used for its intended purpose. He delivered a speech on the 2022 Financial Aid scheme and said that the government would not allow the system to be abused.
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