Free cash, at least for a moment: Some A.T.M.s in Ireland attracted long lines after customers were apparently allowed to transfer money they did not have, reported NYT.
In Ireland, some Bank of Ireland ATMs have even allowed customers who don’t have money in their account to withdraw funds, while giving higher amounts to those who want to withdraw smaller amounts.
With the spread of information on social media, those who wanted to withdraw money from the said ATMs formed long lines.
In the statement made by the police authorities, it was stated that “extraordinary human activity and noise” were reported at 40 different points, and police were sent to these points.
“DO NOT WITHDRAW MUCH MONEY”
In the statement made by the Bank of Ireland on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter, it was stated that there was a technical problem in the ATM and bank mobile application, and the following was noted:
“We would like to remind our customers that money transfers, withdrawals and payment transactions above normal limits will be reflected in their accounts. We are aware that our customers cannot control their balances, but you should not make any extra withdrawals or transfers.”
The bank later announced that the technical problem was resolved and both the ATMs and the mobile application started to work normally.
