Hesse
€62.40 became
€222,222,222.22.
A bank clerk dozed off with a finger on the 2 key. A €62.40 transfer became €222,222,222.22, nearly €222 million on its way out of the bank. A supervisor approved it among 812 payments that day. An internal check caught it.
meantTransfer €62.40
typedTransfer €222,222,222.22
It was cancelled before the money moved, and a labour-court case followed.





