This was the technical glitch that sent more money to bank accounts and customers ran to withdraw from ATMs in Ireland: Now they’re being charged

As if it came out of the blue, but due to a technical error, “extra” money fell into the pockets of a group of people.

The most delicate thing was that the money was not in the bank accounts of those who were surprised by the amount they withdraw.

The unusual situation occurred in Ireland, at one of the largest banks, according to CNN en Español.

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What went wrong to withdraw more money from the Bank of Ireland

For several hours, the glitch “both in the application and on the Bank of Ireland website” occurred, resulting in increased cash withdrawals from ATMs.

According to the EFE agency, “the technical malfunction affecting the BoI’s online banking application caused the formation of long queues of customers for ATMs, as reported in photos and videos on social networks, and also verified the police of Ireland (Garde).

The bug allowed people to transfer just over 1,000 euros to a digital account and then withdraw the amount from an ATM “even if their account had insufficient funds,” according to the US news network.

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The media reports that as the news spread, many people went to the bank agencies, the main private financial institution in Ireland, EFE specifies, to see if that money got to them.

Some customers were able to transfer money from ATMs to external bank accounts and withdraw more money than their balances

EFE

Police said they came to detect “an unusual amount” of ATM activity “across the country” while appealing to “individual responsibility” to deal with the situation, EFE reported.

The first “technical problems” occurred on the afternoon of August 15, “after users of the 365Online application had problems performing actions with their mobile devices.”

With the protocols and activated technical staff, the Bank of Ireland was able to solve the problem. He considered the failure resolved and “apologised” to those affected.

On CNN en Español, they also reported that the money transferred and withdrawn will be debited from customer accounts, “even”, they emphasized, “above normal limits”.

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