Crypto.com Accidentally Transferred The Wrong Money To The Client

Cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com accidentally transferred 10.5 million AUD to a woman instead of a $100 refund.

According to local news outlet 7News, instead of refunding 100 AUD, Crypto.com mistakenly sent 10.5 million AUD to Manivel Thevamanogari and her sister Gangadory Thevamanogari in May 2021. Then, two sisters in Melbourne, Australia, used this money to buy a luxury villa with 5 bedrooms, including a gym and movie theater, worth 1.35 million AUD.

The incident occurred in May 2021 but was not noticed until a December 2021 yearly audit. The Victoria Supreme Court has determined that the monies must be returned to the corporation after filing a lawsuit. She was ordered to sell the property, refund the remaining cash, or face contempt charges. The matter will be heard again in October.

Regarding the case, Justin Lawrence from Henderson and Ball Lawyers said:

“There’s no doubt that if you saw that in your account, you would know it shouldn’t be there, and the onus is actually on you to call the sender and say, look, that shouldn’t have come into my account.”

In contrast to crypto transactions, which are final and irreversible, centralized financial institutions can reverse errors. In this case, reversing the transaction would have been impossible, given the time it took to detect the error and that the monies from Crypto.com were transferred out of the original account after receipt.

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