Romanian who spent half of EUR 30,000 mistakenly sent to his account faces jail time
A Romanian from Cluj – Napoca spent nearly half of the EUR 30,000 which was transferred by mistake into his bank account in 2010. The amount should have reached the account of a woman in the same city, who filed a Police complaint.
Romania Insider · Journalist
· Updated · 1 min read
A Romanian from Cluj – Napoca spent nearly half of the EUR 30,000 which was transferred by mistake into his bank account in 2010. The amount should have reached the account of a woman in the same city, who filed a Police complaint.
In December 2010, when the Police reached him, the man had already spent half of the amount. Then, he issued a fake check to cover the amount.
The 39-year old could face seven years in jail essentially for spending money he found. Unlike the 'Bank error in your favor, collect GBP 200' chance card in the Monopoly board game, according to local law, those who find goods or money have ten days to return them to the owner, or alternatively to the Police if the owner is unknown. editor@romania-insider.com
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