Man expecting stimulus check discovers $8.2 million account balance on his bank receipt
(WGN/CNN) – A volunteer firefighter in Indiana said he got the surprise of a lifetime when he checked his bank account balance.
Charles Calvin said he withdrew $200 from his checking account at a convenience store ATM in New Chicago, Indiana, on Saturday. When he glanced at his receipt, he noticed the account balance was $8.2 million.
“I’m like what in the world is going on here?” Calvin said.
He said he put his debit card back in the ATM to double-check the balance, and it still showed millions in his account.
Calvin was expecting a $1,700 check from the stimulus payments going out to Americans amid the COVID-19 crisis.
By the time he called his bank to report it Monday morning, a representative said the large sum wasn’t in his account. It’s likely the ATM experienced a glitch.
“It kind of sucks,” Calvin said. “You go from being a millionaire one second then back to being broke again. But hey, once you’re poor, you don’t have anywhere else to go but up.”
Despite the glitch, Calvin said he still received his $1,700 stimulus check.
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