Should Taking Advantage of A Malfunctioning ATM Warrant a Life Sentence?
2008-03-27
Beijing Review 2008年3期
Xu Ting could not believe his luck when he discovered the generous ATM in Guangzhou,Guangdong Province, in April 2006. For every 1,000 yuan ($137) the migrant worker withdrew from the machine, he noticed that his bank ac-count was only debited by 1 yuan ($0.14). Xu knew it was wrong, but failed to inform the authorities of his repeated windfall and pocketed the cash. In the process he amassed a small fortune.