My boss was 17million dollars richer - for a few hours!

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My boss brought in a printout this morning. He checked his stock portfolio on Saturday morning - and was 17 million dollars richer. Too bad - about 9 hours later - the millions vanished.

-- sweetspot (where'sMyMoney@now.huh?), January 03, 2000

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From the 'Irish Times' report on the 'trouble-free' rollover:

"... in Germany a salesman became a millionaire on paper when a malfunctioning bank computer inflated his bank account to more than $6.2 million".

-- Risteard Mac Thomais (uachtaran@ireland.com), January 03, 2000.


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