銀行犯錯誤發錢，亞裔夫婦攜款外逃海外

來源: 黑色的公爵於 2009-05-21 05:32:58 [檔案] [博客] [舊帖] [給我悄悄話] 閱讀數 : (1965 bytes)

據2009年5月21日《悉尼晨鋒報》報道，近日，新西蘭一對在新西蘭旅遊勝地羅圖魯阿經營一座加油站生意的亞裔夫婦向 Westpac銀行申請1萬新西蘭元的透支式貸款，卻發現該銀行錯誤地將1000萬新西蘭元透支額度打入兩人賬戶。於是，二人從賬戶中取出了大筆款項後攜款外逃海外。

新西蘭警方拒絕透露夫婦二人到底取走了多少錢，但據信金額驚人。警方日前已經聯係了國際刑警組織，請求後者協助調查。

有金融專家表示，從法律上而言，涉案夫婦二人支取了他們原沒有資格獲取的錢財，理論上已經涉嫌盜竊與欺詐，但由於銀行犯錯在先，二人肯定會辯稱他們以為那就是銀行給予他們的合法使用額度。

$10m instead of $10,000: couple on run after bank bungle

May 21, 2009 - 10:17AM http://www.smh.com.au/world/10m-instead-of-10000-couple-on-run-after-bank-bungle-20090521-bg0o.html

A New Zealand couple are reportedly on the run after $NZ10 million - instead of $NZ10,000 - was mistakenly deposited in their bank account.

The couple, who ran a Rotorua service station, were understood to have applied for a $NZ10,000 overdraft from Westpac but instead had the larger amount mistakenly paid into their account.

Detective Senior Sergeant David Harvey said some of the money had since been withdrawn and the Asian couple had disappeared, the New Zealand Press Association reported.

Interpol had been called in to help find them, NZPA said.

The service station has closed its doors after going into receivership.

Massey University banking lecturer Claire Matthews said the pair were unlikely to get away with it,

"They've taken funds that they're not entitled to, that are not theirs," she told Newstalk ZB.

"They've effectively, I guess, become thieves but it is only going to be a matter of time."

The business owners could not realistically argue they honestly believed they were entitled to such a huge sum of money, she said.

Westpac said court action had begun to recover the money but refused to comment further.