Tired Bank Employee Naps on Keyboard, Transfers $293 Million

A German bank clerk fell asleep on his keyboard and accidentally transformed a minor transfer into a 222 million euro ($293 million) order, a court heard. The man was supposed to transfer just 62.40 euros from a bank account belonging to a retiree, but instead “fell asleep for an instant, while pushing onto the number 2 key on the keyboard” — making it a huge 222,222,222.22 euro order. The case was taken to court by the man’s 48-year-old colleague who was fired for letting the mistake slip through when verifying the order. Judges at Hesse labour court ruled, however, that failing to spot the error and approving the transaction was not worthy of dismissal.