Sep 1, 2022
Crypto platform accidentally transfers $10.5m to Melbourne woman — now they want it back
Posted by Gemechu Taye in categories: climatology, cryptocurrencies
When you hit the jackpot-or don’t.
Imagine receiving $10.5 million while expecting a $100 refund to be transferred to your bank account and no one, except you, recognizes it until seven months have passed. That’s recently what happened in Melbourne, Australia when a cryptocurrency company bestowed a fortune to a woman, initially reported by 7NEWS. Back in May 2021, Crypto.com, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency trading platforms, transferred the amount to Thevamanogari Manivel. Upon receiving the money, Manivel and her sister Thilagavathy Gangadory started spending it like greased lightning.
It took the company seven months to realise its mistake. By the time they did, millions had already been spent.