Going home, I informed my wife, ‘We became wealthy.’ “But my wife also suggested, ‘Let’s give it back,” Pereira remembered right away.
The 25-year customer and bus driver went to his local bank to get his money back.
Saying, “At nine o’clock at night, the money left my account for their account,” he had already lost his millionaire status before the end of the day.
Even while it’s hard to fathom, it was likely for the best since, as a Brazilian lawyer said, Pereira would have had to return the money nonetheless.
Paula Dângelo, a lawyer, told TV Anhanguera: “So, although you are happy with the situation, with the surprise, a miracle happened, using that money is a crime.”.
He went on to say that misusing funds supplied to someone might result in both civil and criminal charges.
