23 million TL accidentally deposited into cleaner's account: 'I returned it because it was illicit money'
A cleaner living in the Menderes district of İzmir experienced the shock of his life when he opened his mobile banking app to pay a bill and saw over 23 million liras in his account. The honest citizen, who immediately went to the bank to return the 23 million liras, said he now wants to know where the money came from and where the bank sent it.
İHA
Özkan Aydik, a 42-year-old cleaner living in the Gölcükler neighborhood of İzmir's Menderes district, saw that 23 million 16 thousand 393 Turkish Liras had been deposited into his account when he logged into his mobile banking app on the morning of October 23 to pay his natural gas bill.
Experiencing the shock of his life, Aydik immediately reported the situation to the bank's customer service. Wanting to learn where this money came from, Özkan Aydik went to the bank branch after receiving no information. Aydik returned the entire excess amount in his account to the bank, but still could not learn where the money had originated.
Stating that he did not tell anyone about the situation beforehand because he did not want his mind to be clouded, Özkan Aydik explained the situation to his family and neighbor after returning the money to the bank. Experiencing great anxiety, Özkan Aydik wanted to disclose the situation to the public upon the advice of his neighbor, Uğur Karaca. The honest citizen later went to the Menderes District Police Department to give a statement.
"I RETURNED IT BECAUSE IT WAS ILLICIT MONEY"
Saying that he experienced a great shock, Özkan Aydik stated that he returned the entire amount because it was illicit money. Aydik said, "When I logged into my mobile banking app to pay my natural gas bill, I saw that there was over 23 million liras in my account. In astonishment, I immediately called the bank's customer service and asked where this money came from. When I couldn't get an answer, I immediately headed to the bank and explained the situation. They made a few phone calls, and then I returned the entire amount of money that had arrived to the bank because it was illicit money."
"WHERE DID THIS MONEY COME FROM? I RETURNED THE MONEY, BUT WHERE DID IT GO?"
Özkan Aydik stated, "I didn't mention this incident to anyone until I went to the bank and returned the money, perhaps because I was afraid they might cloud my judgment. I made my return just as any citizen would pay money at a teller window. Then, no one from the bank officials came and asked where this money came from. I became suspicious and explained the situation to my neighbor. I mean, where did this money come from? I returned the money, but where did it go? I want to learn that. Bank officials informed me that they could not disclose where the money came from or where it went due to regulations. I became uneasy, and I am now going to the police station from here to report the situation."