Sarawak man finds RM1b in bank account, asks ChatGPT to count the zeros — only to discover it’s a glitch

In an unusual turn of events, Wan Muhammad Fairus, a clinic manager from Sarawak, discovered a staggering RM1 billion mistakenly credited to his account.

Recognizing the anomaly, he consulted ChatGPT to confirm the figure and contacted his bank, which subsequently resolved the technical error by reversing the transaction.

Although he briefly experienced the status of a billionaire, Wan Muhammad Fairus acted responsibly, ensuring legal protection, and awaits a potential reward from the bank as compensation for the oversight.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 — When a Sarawak clinic manager opened his banking app and discovered a mysterious 10-digit balance, he did what some people might do when faced with an eye-watering number: he asked ChatGPT.

The answer? A whopping RM1 billion.

But for Wan Muhammad Fairus, 33, whose account should have contained less than RM1,000, his unexpected brush with billionaire status was over almost as quickly as it began.

According to Berita Harian , the father of four from Samariang, Kuching, was in his bedroom preparing to make a banking transaction when he stumbled upon the extraordinary balance.

“I was in my bedroom at the time, about to make a transaction. If I’m not mistaken, I had less than RM1,000 in my account. When I opened the app and tapped the icon to reveal my balance, I was shocked to see such an enormous amount of money.

“I was completely stunned! My hands were shaking as I held my phone. I tried logging out and logging back in, but the money was still there.

“It was only after checking my bank statement and asking ChatGPT how much the figure amounted to that I realised it was RM1 billion,” he said with a laugh when contacted by the newspaper.

The bizarre discovery soon caught the attention of social media users after Wan Muhammad Fairus shared a screenshot of his online banking app showing the astonishing 10-digit figure.

But rather than start planning how to spend his newfound fortune, he suspected something was amiss.

Knowing the money was not his, he contacted the bank to find out what had gone wrong.

He said he never considered touching the windfall, aware that spending money mistakenly credited to his account could land him in legal trouble.

“After I contacted the bank, they informed me that there had been a technical problem and temporarily froze my account until 4pm yesterday.

“Everything was resolved after the bank reversed the transaction, and the money originally in my account was unaffected,” he said.

And while his billionaire moment may have been short-lived, there could still be a little something in it for him.

Wan Muhammad Fairus said the bank had mentioned the possibility of a reward, although he had yet to receive anything or find out what it might be.

“The bank also mentioned that they wanted to give me a reward, but I haven’t received anything yet and don’t know what it will be. Perhaps I’ll have to wait for an email notification or an announcement from them,” he said.

For now, his account is back to normal — and his extraordinary billion-ringgit surprise has become a story to tell.

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出乎意料的是，来自砂拉越的诊所经理 Wan Muhammad Fairus 发现，他的账户中竟然错误地存入了高达 10 亿令吉的巨款。

他发现异常后，咨询了 ChatGPT 以确认该数字，并联系了他的银行，银行随后通过撤销交易解决了技术错误。

尽管他曾短暂地体验过亿万富翁的身份，但万·穆罕默德·费鲁斯行事负责任，确保了法律保护，并等待银行可能给予的奖励，作为对其疏忽的补偿。

吉隆坡，10 月 15 日 — 当砂拉越一家诊所的经理打开他的银行应用程序，发现一个神秘的 10 位数余额时，他做了一些人在面对一个令人瞠目结舌的数字时可能会做的事情：他向 ChatGPT 寻求帮助。

答案是？高达10亿令吉。

但对于 33 岁的 Wan Muhammad Fairus 来说，他的账户里原本应该只有不到 1000 令吉，他意外地接近亿万富翁的地位，却几乎和开始一样快就结束了。

据《每日新闻》报道，这位来自古晋萨马良的四个孩子的父亲当时正在卧室里准备进行银行交易，结果偶然发现了一笔异常的余额。

“当时我在卧室里，正准备进行一笔交易。如果我没记错的话，我的账户里只有不到1000令吉。当我打开应用程序并点击图标查看余额时，看到如此巨额的金额，我震惊了。”

“我当时完全懵了！我拿着手机的手都在发抖。我试着退出账号再重新登录，但钱还在。”

“直到我查看了银行账单，并询问 ChatGPT 这个数字是多少之后，我才意识到那是 10 亿令吉，”他在接受报社采访时笑着说。

Wan Muhammad Fairus 分享了他的网上银行应用程序截图，显示了一个惊人的 10 位数数字，这一离奇的发现很快引起了社交媒体用户的关注。

但他并没有开始计划如何花掉这笔意外之财，而是怀疑事情有些蹊跷。

他知道这笔钱不是他的，于是联系银行询问出了什么问题。

他说他从未想过动用这笔意外之财，因为他知道花掉误入他账户的钱可能会给他带来法律麻烦。

“我联系银行后，他们告诉我出现了技术问题，暂时冻结了我的账户，直到昨天下午 4 点才解冻。”

他说：“银行撤销交易后，一切都解决了，我账户里的钱也没有受到影响。”

虽然他成为亿万富翁的时刻可能很短暂，但对他来说或许还能从中获得一些好处。

万·穆罕默德·费鲁斯表示，银行曾提到过奖励的可能性，但他尚未收到任何奖励，也不知道奖励的具体内容。

“银行还提到想给我奖励，但我还没收到，也不知道具体是什么。或许我得等他们的邮件通知或公告，”他说。

目前，他的账户已恢复正常——而他意外获得的十亿令吉巨款也成为了一个值得讲述的故事。

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