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<\/div>\n<\/figure>\nThe student was receiving a government grant to help in maintaining her during her studies. But one day, she found that she had accidentally been sent a staggering amount of 14 million South African Rands, which is about $798,000 at the time of writing.<\/p>\n
This money had been deposited by error, but Mani opted to make the most of this and went on a major shopping spree. She would buy the most expensive alcoholic beverages and designer clothing, and the newest iPhone.<\/p>\n
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In the end, she spent what was equal to a whopping amount of $40,000 before she was found out. Mani was caught after she left a bank receipt behind at the supermarket.<\/p>\n
The branch secretary says she was just suddenly spending so much money, and that made even the bank curious. Her receipts at the supermarket, which were leaked, proved she had a whopping 13.6 million rand inside her account, and she had been throwing parties for her pals and showering them with gifts without any worry in the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
If you suddenly found almost $1 million inside your bank account, what would you do? One student named Sibongile Mani, who was busy attending the Walter Sisulu University in South Africa, this no longer became just a hypothetical situation. The student was receiving a government grant to help in maintaining her during her studies. But…<\/p>\n