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07-16-2009, 03:57 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Kentucky Posts: 32,217
|  Visa Users Hit With $23 Quadrillion Charge
Visa Users Hit With $23 Quadrillion Charge
If you are one of 13,000 lucky Visa holders, you too can be charged $23 quadrillion for a soda and a pack of smokes. If you guessed "computer error" as the culprit, you win a prize ( a $15 overdraft prize)! He noticed that his debt exceeded the world GDP while making a routine balance inquiry on his online Bank of America account. According to his statement, he had spent the profound sum in one pop at a nearby Mobil gas station -- his regular stop for Camel cigarettes.
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07-16-2009, 04:56 PM
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Theg Ame Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Oxfordshire, UK, waving our red white and blue. Posts: 1,970
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Lol, that's just awesome ^_^
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07-16-2009, 06:33 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 20K Club Posts: 6,150
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lol............
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07-16-2009, 06:49 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 19,822
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The guy said on the video, he's even quitting Bank of America because of this incident, and is planning on buying a fireproof safe.
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07-16-2009, 07:11 PM
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Master Techie Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In Gov't Regulated Cubical Posts: 2,773
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*******.... I had that once, bank teller typed mt account number into the deposit box.... Yeehaw for me for bout 2 minutes...
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07-16-2009, 07:26 PM
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Ultra Techie Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Minnesota Posts: 962
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I heard this one the radio this morning..
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07-16-2009, 08:36 PM
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I sence the work of Dr.Evil.
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07-17-2009, 01:35 AM
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