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Culture
Bank employees in Japan sign 146-year-old ‘suicide pledge’ to deter theft
Employees at Shikoku Bank in Japan have signed a pledge vowing to “commit suicide” if they are found guilty of financial wrongdo...
Ryan General
Crime
75-year-old woman attacked, dragged during robbery after leaving bank in California
A 75-year-old woman was attacked and dragged across the ground during a robbery that took place shortly after she visited a bank in Californ...
Michelle De Pacina
China
Chinese authorities violently stop peaceful protestors demanding their life savings back from banks
More than 1,000 bank depositors in China gathered in front of the People’s Bank of China building in the city of Zhengzhou in Henan provinc...
Asia
Assistant Bank Manager Fired After Horrible Comment on 8-year-old Gang Rape, Murder Victim
An assistant bank manager at Kotak Mahindra Bank was fired over a comment he made about Asifa Bano, the 8-year-old gang rape and murder vict...
Bryan Ke
Malaysian Student Who Went on $3.4 Million Shopping Spree After Bank Error Let Off the Hook
The Malaysian student who splurged on $3.4 million worth of designer goods after her bank accidentally gave her a virtually unlimited overdr...
News
Robbers Arrested After Targeting Asians Coming Out of Banks in Houston
Two men accused of “bank jugging” in Houston were arrested by the authorities after they followed a Middle Eastern man from a ba...
The US Just Blacklisted a Chinese Bank That’s Allegedly Aiding North Korea
The United States has blocked all financial ties with a Chinese bank suspected of aiding North Korea’s nuclear program. The move again...
Carl Samson
Chinese Woman Tricked into Pouring Soda on ATM to Get Money in Scam
A woman from China was caught pouring soda on a bank ATM believing that by doing so, she could get her money back. South China Morning Post ...
King Malleta
Brave Chinese Bank Employee Takes Place of Female Hostage to Save Her Life
A Chinese bank employee is being hailed as a hero after risking his life to save a female customer from a robber who put a knife to her neck...
Chinese Man Becomes an Instant Billionaire After Bank’s Mistake
A Chinese man became an instant billionaire after one bank’s huge mistake — though only for few hours. On Saturday, the man, surnamed ...
Indian Woman Finds $15 Million Deposited in Her Bank Account and No One Will Claim It
What would you do if you wake up one day and find millions in your used-to-be empty bank account? Well, an Indian woman has been trying to f...
Chinese Man Attempts the Worst Christmas Morning Bank Heist Imaginable
Chinese authorities arrested a man who made a very ill-conceived attempt to rob a local bank early on Christmas morning. The unnamed 29-year...
Chicago Woman Discovers Her Dead Mother’s Bank Account is Overdrawn by $99 Billion
A woman from Chicago was told by the bank that her deceased mother’s bank account had a negative balance of $99 billion. With her name liste...
Editorial Staff
Business
One Bank Has a Hilarious Way to Announce NBA All-Star Weekend
This picture of a woman standing by an ATM machine may look like something out of “Alice in Wonderland,” but it’s actually a joke in real li...
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