Bizarre! Bank employee transfers millions after falling asleep on keyboard

A German bank employee falling asleep on his keyboard reportedly accidentally resulted in the transfer of 222 million euro ($293 million) instead of 62.40 euros to an individual’s account.

According to an AFP report, the bank employee was supposed to transfer just 62.40 euros to a bank account belonging to a retiree, but instead “fell asleep for an instant, while pushing onto the number 2 key on the keyboard” – effectively making it a transfer of a whopping 222,222,222.22 euros.

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However, as soon as the bank discovered the mistake, they corrected the error.

But this obviously tired man did not have to face the heat. Instead, a 48-year-old bank employee was fired for letting the mistake slip through while verifying the order.

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The fired colleague took the case to court where the judge ruled he should get his job back, said reports.