Holiday blunder at town bank

ONE lady got more than she bargained for when she visited the branch of a local bank to stock up for money for her summer holiday in 1993.
By The Newsroom
Published 22nd May 2013, 15:21 BST

She dropped into one of the big banks in the town centre to get some money for an European trip.

Obviously aiming to build up a stockpile of currency gradually she asked the girl behind the counter to change £39 cash into Italian lire.

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At the time this worked out about 85,000 lire unfortunately the bank cashier handed the lady over 850,000 - around £400.

“The lady concerned is not known to us and as she was dealing in cash we have no way in tracing her identity,” a rather sheepish bank manager told the ‘Mail’.

“All we know is that she is planning a European trip in August.

“Obviously we would like her to contact us again to straighten out this misunderstanding.”