PayPal credits man $92 quadrillion in error

[Jazz]

Online payments broker PayPal has admitted it erroneously credited a man with $92 quadrillion (£60 quadrillion).
Chris Reynolds, 56, of Pennsylvania, found the amount when he opened his monthly statement.
But the error was quickly recognised and his account had returned to zero by the time he had logged in.
"This was obviously an error and we appreciate that Mr Reynolds understands this was the case," PayPal said in a statement to the BBC.
The online money-transfer firm said it would offer to make a donation to a charity of Mr Reynolds' choice.
The $92,233,720,368,547,800 statement had been "quite a big surprise", Mr Reynolds told the Philadelphia Daily News, which first reported the story.

Oops Paypal, imagine checking your balance to see that.. must of been quite a big surprise. Thoughts?

[MKR&*42]

Id happily take this 92 quadrillion spare :8

[Cerys]

Haha

I'd have asked them for like, £50 for my inconvenience

Silly paypal. Atleast he didn't do a runner like the other people did

[Zak]

Haha I saw this earlier. What a mistake to make

[GommeInc]

Good on him for being so good about it. It's a mistake but nothing damaging. I wonder how much they will give to charity?

[kaserbasco]

A big surprise... for sure. Great story

[lemons]

he should have bought a car

[AgnesIO]

Haha

I'd have asked them for like, £50 for my inconvenience

Silly paypal. Atleast he didn't do a runner like the other people did

He couldn't - the money simply doesn't exist to give.

Good on him for being so good about it. It's a mistake but nothing damaging. I wonder how much they will give to charity?

Why would they? :L

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PayPal never had this money in the first place guys. A quick bit of maths shows that this would be the same value as 1179487 Bill Gates' :L

[Matt]

How does £60 quaddrillion even exist lol. I'd ask for money as compensation for the troubles I've been caused.

[Daltron]

id take it nd go into hiding