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NH man charged 23 quadrillion dollars for smokes


MANCHESTER, N.H. – A New Hampshire man says he swiped his debit card at
a gas station to buy a pack of cigarettes and was charged over 23
quadrillion dollars. Josh Muszynski checked his account online a few
hours later and saw the 17-digit number — a stunning
$23,148,855,308,184,500 (twenty-three quadrillion, one hundred
forty-eight trillion, eight hundred fifty-five billion, three hundred
eight million, one hundred eighty-four thousand, five hundred dollars).

Muszynski says he spent two hours on the phone with Bank of America
trying to sort out the string of numbers and the $15 overdraft fee.*

The bank corrected the error the next day.

Bank of America tells WMUR-TV only the card issuer, Visa, could answer
questions. Visa, in turn, referred questions to the bank.


---
He meant to pay for those smokes in quatloons...


* Ahhh...Bank of America. If Josh talked faster, one of the bank's
overseas reps would have credited the entire amount back to his account.

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On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:57:37 -0400, H the K
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NH man charged 23 quadrillion dollars for smokes


MANCHESTER, N.H. – A New Hampshire man says he swiped his debit card at
a gas station to buy a pack of cigarettes and was charged over 23
quadrillion dollars. Josh Muszynski checked his account online a few
hours later and saw the 17-digit number — a stunning
$23,148,855,308,184,500 (twenty-three quadrillion, one hundred
forty-eight trillion, eight hundred fifty-five billion, three hundred
eight million, one hundred eighty-four thousand, five hundred dollars).

Muszynski says he spent two hours on the phone with Bank of America
trying to sort out the string of numbers and the $15 overdraft fee.*

The bank corrected the error the next day.

Bank of America tells WMUR-TV only the card issuer, Visa, could answer
questions. Visa, in turn, referred questions to the bank.


---
He meant to pay for those smokes in quatloons...


* Ahhh...Bank of America. If Josh talked faster, one of the bank's
overseas reps would have credited the entire amount back to his account.


It's strange that Bank of America's risk department would have missed
that one.

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On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:57:37 -0400, H the K
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NH man charged 23 quadrillion dollars for smokes


MANCHESTER, N.H. – A New Hampshire man says he swiped his debit card at
a gas station to buy a pack of cigarettes and was charged over 23
quadrillion dollars. Josh Muszynski checked his account online a few
hours later and saw the 17-digit number — a stunning
$23,148,855,308,184,500 (twenty-three quadrillion, one hundred
forty-eight trillion, eight hundred fifty-five billion, three hundred
eight million, one hundred eighty-four thousand, five hundred dollars).

Muszynski says he spent two hours on the phone with Bank of America
trying to sort out the string of numbers and the $15 overdraft fee.*

The bank corrected the error the next day.

Bank of America tells WMUR-TV only the card issuer, Visa, could answer
questions. Visa, in turn, referred questions to the bank.


---
He meant to pay for those smokes in quatloons...


* Ahhh...Bank of America. If Josh talked faster, one of the bank's
overseas reps would have credited the entire amount back to his account.


It's strange that Bank of America's risk department would have missed
that one.


15 bucks is 15 bucks.


And a cheap cigar is a cheap cigar.
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On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:57:37 -0400, H the K
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NH man charged 23 quadrillion dollars for smokes


MANCHESTER, N.H. - A New Hampshire man says he swiped his debit card at
a gas station to buy a pack of cigarettes and was charged over 23
quadrillion dollars. Josh Muszynski checked his account online a few
hours later and saw the 17-digit number - a stunning
$23,148,855,308,184,500 (twenty-three quadrillion, one hundred
forty-eight trillion, eight hundred fifty-five billion, three hundred
eight million, one hundred eighty-four thousand, five hundred dollars).

Muszynski says he spent two hours on the phone with Bank of America
trying to sort out the string of numbers and the $15 overdraft fee.*

The bank corrected the error the next day.

Bank of America tells WMUR-TV only the card issuer, Visa, could answer
questions. Visa, in turn, referred questions to the bank.


---
He meant to pay for those smokes in quatloons...


* Ahhh...Bank of America. If Josh talked faster, one of the bank's
overseas reps would have credited the entire amount back to his
account.

It's strange that Bank of America's risk department would have missed
that one.


15 bucks is 15 bucks.


And a cheap cigar is a cheap cigar.


I thought it was the new taxes.




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"Captain Zombie of Woodstock" wrote in message
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On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:32:15 -0400, BAR wrote:

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On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:57:37 -0400, H the K
wrote:

NH man charged 23 quadrillion dollars for smokes


MANCHESTER, N.H. - A New Hampshire man says he swiped his debit card at
a gas station to buy a pack of cigarettes and was charged over 23
quadrillion dollars. Josh Muszynski checked his account online a few
hours later and saw the 17-digit number - a stunning
$23,148,855,308,184,500 (twenty-three quadrillion, one hundred
forty-eight trillion, eight hundred fifty-five billion, three hundred
eight million, one hundred eighty-four thousand, five hundred dollars).

Muszynski says he spent two hours on the phone with Bank of America
trying to sort out the string of numbers and the $15 overdraft fee.*

The bank corrected the error the next day.

Bank of America tells WMUR-TV only the card issuer, Visa, could answer
questions. Visa, in turn, referred questions to the bank.


---
He meant to pay for those smokes in quatloons...


* Ahhh...Bank of America. If Josh talked faster, one of the bank's
overseas reps would have credited the entire amount back to his
account.

It's strange that Bank of America's risk department would have missed
that one.

15 bucks is 15 bucks.


And a cheap cigar is a cheap cigar.


I thought it was the new taxes.


It is. :)

At least you caught the sarcasm. :)
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NH man charged 23 quadrillion dollars for smokes


MANCHESTER, N.H. ? A New Hampshire man says he swiped his debit card at
a gas station to buy a pack of cigarettes and was charged over 23
quadrillion dollars. Josh Muszynski checked his account online a few
hours later and saw the 17-digit number ? a stunning
$23,148,855,308,184,500 (twenty-three quadrillion, one hundred
forty-eight trillion, eight hundred fifty-five billion, three hundred
eight million, one hundred eighty-four thousand, five hundred dollars).

Muszynski says he spent two hours on the phone with Bank of America
trying to sort out the string of numbers and the $15 overdraft fee.*

The bank corrected the error the next day.

Bank of America tells WMUR-TV only the card issuer, Visa, could answer
questions. Visa, in turn, referred questions to the bank.


---
He meant to pay for those smokes in quatloons...



Must be the currency of Canadian branch of the Providers?


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On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:09:58 -0400, H the K
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Gene Kearns wrote:
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NH man charged 23 quadrillion dollars for smokes


MANCHESTER, N.H. ? A New Hampshire man says he swiped his debit card at
a gas station to buy a pack of cigarettes and was charged over 23
quadrillion dollars. Josh Muszynski checked his account online a few
hours later and saw the 17-digit number ? a stunning
$23,148,855,308,184,500 (twenty-three quadrillion, one hundred
forty-eight trillion, eight hundred fifty-five billion, three hundred
eight million, one hundred eighty-four thousand, five hundred dollars).

Muszynski says he spent two hours on the phone with Bank of America
trying to sort out the string of numbers and the $15 overdraft fee.*

The bank corrected the error the next day.

Bank of America tells WMUR-TV only the card issuer, Visa, could answer
questions. Visa, in turn, referred questions to the bank.


---
He meant to pay for those smokes in quatloons...



Must be the currency of Canadian branch of the Providers?




I was a BofA customer for a while. I was with a local bank in Jax. It
was bought out by a regional Florida bank. That bank was bought out by a
national bank. BofA bought out that bank. That was enough for me...bye,
bye, BofA. Although if it mistakenly would credit my account with
$23,148,855,308,184,500...


One wonders if the programmers for B of A software understand floating
point error. One wonders what kind of processing power B of A
computers possess.

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NH man charged 23 quadrillion dollars for smokes


MANCHESTER, N.H. ? A New Hampshire man says he swiped his debit card at
a gas station to buy a pack of cigarettes and was charged over 23
quadrillion dollars. Josh Muszynski checked his account online a few
hours later and saw the 17-digit number ? a stunning
$23,148,855,308,184,500 (twenty-three quadrillion, one hundred
forty-eight trillion, eight hundred fifty-five billion, three hundred
eight million, one hundred eighty-four thousand, five hundred dollars).

Muszynski says he spent two hours on the phone with Bank of America
trying to sort out the string of numbers and the $15 overdraft fee.*

The bank corrected the error the next day.

Bank of America tells WMUR-TV only the card issuer, Visa, could answer
questions. Visa, in turn, referred questions to the bank.


---
He meant to pay for those smokes in quatloons...



Must be the currency of Canadian branch of the Providers?


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the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do.
So, throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor.
Catch the trade winds in your sails.
Explore. Dream. Discover." - Unknown

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