Last Updated: November 17, 2023, 11:27 IST
The woman’s lawyer asked her to make a public post.
The woman contacted her friends and family to ask whether they had transferred the cash or not, and everyone denied sending the money.
A life and business coach from Las Vegas, Aprille Franks, was shocked when she received Rs 41,62,000 in her bank account. As per a report published in The Mirror in June 2023, she had received a letter 17 years ago stating that Rs 41,62,000 had been wired to her account. Aprille was convinced that it was a mistake.
She contacted her friends and family to ask whether they had transferred the cash or not. When everyone denied sending the money, she contacted the bank to report the error. To her surprise, even the bank refused to accept that the cash had been sent to the wrong account. The bank informed her that the transaction was legitimate.
As reported in The Mirror, Aprille said that she sought legal advice, after having no idea what to do with her newfound earnings. Aprille said on TikTok, “I went and I saw a lawyer, cause I was like what am I supposed to do with this money? What are my rights? What is the law? “And a lawyer told me exactly to do this. He said, “Report it again, document everything and don’t touch any of the money for 30 days.”
The lawyer also told Aprille to make a public post. As per the post, anyone who thought the money could be theirs, could come forward and stake a claim. The lawyer also advised her that if anyone doesn’t claim the money, Aprille can own it.
Aprille has now published many follow-up videos explaining what she did with the cash. She and her partner then bought a house with that money. They also purchased another house, sold it and made Rs 18.31 lakh. Aprille also informed the users that she purchased a car and lived in it as well. At that time, as this business coach said, she was working full-time. She was earning Rs 25.81 lakh a year and it took her around a year-and-a-half to spend the money that was received erroneously.
TikTok followers criticised Aprille for this act. One of them wrote that she couldn’t convince them that she didn’t break the law. As per the user, Aprille knew that this money wasn’t hers and yet she kept it.
