Roswell Man receives $43,000 credit after bank error (Video)

Imagine depositing a check at your local bank for $430 but getting credit for $43,000. Police say that’s what happened to a Roswell man.

What would you do if your bank put thousands of dollars into your account by mistake? Tempting right?

Instead of notifying the bank, police say the man quietly spent all the cash.

When the bank discovered the error, they told the man he must repay all of the money.

That was in November. The bank has reached out to the man multiple times. Police say a bank official has spoken to him by phone, but the man has yet to pay back the money. Now the bank is taking legal action.

The district attorney will decide whether to prosecute the case for criminal charges or have the bank sue the man in civil court to get the money back.

“I believe he should pay it back, you know it’s the only right thing to do because it costs the bank money, it costs me money, it costs you money,” said Smith.

Agencies/Canadajournal