Woman Accidentally Transfers Salary to Stranger, He Tells Her To Write The Mistake Off As 'Charity'

The first salary after landing yourself a job is not only significant but also one to remember. While some may celebrate it by pampering themselves with a gift, others may want to give a portion of their salary to their parents.

Woman accidentally transfers first salary to stranger

A Malaysian girl went for the latter after receiving her first salary. She decided to transfer the money to her mother as a surprise. However, she mistakenly transferred her whole salary to an unknown bank account number.

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In a TikTok video, Fahada Bistari explained her ordeal. "Today I got my first salary. It¡¯s not much as I had just worked a few days. I banked in the money to my mother but long story short, I accidentally banked it to another person," she said.

Fahada, as you would expect, was excited about receiving her first salary. In wanting to send her first cheque to her mother, she didn't even cross-check the id before confirming the transfer.

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She then sent the receipt to her mother. The confused mother told her that she didn¡¯t receive any money and asked who she had transferred it to.

Stranger tells her to write off her mistake as 'charity'

Her mother provided the recipient¡¯s phone number and Fahada contacted the person. After explaining the situation to the recipient, they told her that she should just write her mistake off as ¡®charity¡¯.

Fahada was seen sobbing while explaining the turn of events.

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In the follow-up video, she stated that the person returned the money the next day with a ¡®little drama¡¯.

Even though the recipient eventually promised to return the money, the woman said she sent a long message with her whole spiel, explaining the significance of the money.

Hours later, she received a message from the other party, saying that they had transferred the money back.

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