South African Woman Spent Rs 6 Crore Accidentally Deposited In Her Account, Thought It Was A 'Miracle'

Isn't it a fantasy to become fabulously rich without doing any hard work? Many of us have been guilty of hoping for free money, which can only be obtained if someone wins the lottery. But what if you suddenly discover Rs 6 crore debited to your account? For one African student, however, the scenario was very different, as she opted to splurge, which resulted in her imprisonment.

Who is the woman who accidentally got Rs 6 crores in her bank account??

Sibongile Mani studied at Walter Sisulu University | Image: Pexels

Sibongile Mani studied at Walter Sisulu University (WSU) in South Africa. She was 32 years old at the time and relied on subsidies to pay her school expenses, receiving around $100 (approximately Rs 8,300) each month for food.?

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But one morning, she discovered that the government aid scheme had unintentionally transferred 14 million Rand ($768363.26 or nearly Rs 6 crore) into her account. Despite the mistake, Sibongile Mani opted to keep the money and spend it lavishly.

Where did she spend all the money??

She ended up spending the money on luxury clothes | Image: Pexels

She ended up spending the money on luxury clothes, the latest iPhone, and high-end booze bottles. She spent approximately $40,000 (Rs 33.3 lakh) of the funds that were unintentionally deposited.?

She has also started hosting expensive parties and showering her friends with gifts. Sibongile Mani was eventually apprehended after leaving a bank receipt at the supermarket by mistake. She was reported to police, detained, and charged with theft and fraud.?

Why did she spend all the money??

She was caught in 2017, and in 2022, she was sentenced to five years in prison. However, her lawyer, Asanda Pakade, argued that Sibongile Mani was not a threat to society and did not seek the money that had been wrongly deposited in her account.?

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Sibongile Mani claimed she thought the money was a "miracle" and a "gift from God," therefore she didn't think twice about spending it.?

Sibongile Mani claimed she thought the money was a "miracle" | Image: Pexels

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