Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Computer Glitch Adds Billions To Bank Account

(Orlando, FL) -- An Orlando, Florida man gained and lost nearly 89-billion dollars in only five hours. The "Orlando Sentinel" reports Paul Fischer went to make an ordinary bank transfer at his ATM on Friday night and did a double take at the receipt. SunTrust Bank totaled his company's account with a lengthy row of eights, all the way down to the last 88 cents. Fischer, whose company runs a jewelry concession at Orlando-area theme parks, says he called SunTrust right away. By Saturday morning, his bank account was minus all the new billions.