Thursday, July 16, 2009

I Knew Smokes Were Expensive...

...but this is ridiculous:

Glitch hits Visa users with more than $23 quadrillion charge
NEW YORK (CNN) -- A technical snafu left some Visa prepaid cardholders stunned and horrified Monday to see a $23,148,855,308,184,500 charge on their statements. Josh Muszynski noticed the 17-digit charge while making a routine balance inquiry. That's about 2,007 times the size of the national debt.

Josh Muszynski, 22, of Manchester, New Hampshire, was one Visa customer aghast to find the 17-digit charge on his bill. Adding insult to injury, he had also been hit with a $15 overdraft fee. He noticed that his debt exceeded the world GDP while making a routine balance inquiry on his online Bank of America account. According to his statement, he had spent the profound sum in one pop at a nearby Mobil gas station -- his regular stop for Camel cigarettes.

When you've got a $23 Quadrillion dollar a day habit, it's time to admit you have a problem...

That is all.

1 comment:

Old NFO said...

Ouch, guess HE is paying all our taxes for us... And I hope he gets it straightened out BEFORE the bill comes due!