Teen Becomes Millionaire for a Few Hours Due to Bank Error

Teen Becomes Millionaire for a Few Hours Due to Bank Error
People walk into the main entrance of the Nationwide Building Society HQ in Swindon, England, on Jan. 2, 2009. Matt Cardy/Getty Images
Colin Fredericson
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A mistake at a bank from a check deposit turned a Northern Irish teenager into a millionaire—for a few hours.

Dane Gillespie’s grandmother gave him a check for £8,900 ($11,651). But when Dane’s father checked the account, he found the check value was £8,988,397.00 ($11,766,710), Belfast Live reported.
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