Thieve earns 200 billion in bank robbery

[Skybird]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8132547.stm

Wowh! A human nature thing, I assume?

[Respenus]

I just read the article before you posted it. Well, it is a great example of how "human" MMORPGs really are. The well developed ones function like the real world (which I prefer) with a myriad of things going on, even the display of despicable acts such as the mention robbery. What I am surprised is that he was not prosecuted. This could bring along far more trouble in the future. People living double lives, with their virtual character acting like a business firm today, it is a legal entity, not a real one and the same rules to not apply. You broke the rules, well the entity ceased to exist yet the crime has been done and you cannot be punished. If enough sinister people get together and form a virtual crime consortium across the entire MMO community with people gullible enough to pay them money, well then there might truly be a day when identity will be enforced on the net and it will be the same as your real life identity.

[SteamWake]

LOL I knew it was going to be EvE before I even hit the link. :rotfl:

[Thomen]

Another one? I am surprised that this makes a big story, though. As far as I remember there was a scam a couple of years ago where the perp got something like 700bn, which had at the time a RL value of around $100,000.. plus / minus some.. hehe

[August]

Originally Posted by SteamWake

LOL I knew it was going to be EvE before I even hit the link. :rotfl:

Drama, thy name is Eve Online!

[XabbaRus]

OK guys lets form a consortium....

[kiwi_2005]

About 3months ago a Westpac Bank staff employee here in NZ accidentally deposited millions into a customers account, the customers took the money and left the country as soon as they discovered the error haven't heard from them since and according to embarrassed family members they called them to say they wont be coming back to NZ - before this happened they were struggling to hold on to their petrol station business & the same bank turned down a loan a few days before.

If millions were accidentally put into your acc and your having financial difficulties would you do a runner knowing that if you reached Mexico or some Asian country you would be safe from prosecution I just reckon its quite funny thought this only happens in movies, stupid banks they rob ya blind with interest anyways.

This is not the first time westpac banks have made this error.

Westpac NZ makes new $3m account blunder

June 27, 2009
Westpac, which last month mistakenly set an overdraft facility at $NZ10 million ($A8.06 million) for a Rotorua businessman who is still on the run, has made another similar big-figure error.
Hamilton computer firm Elite Business Systems received a Westpac fax telling them $NZ4.3 million ($A3.47 million) had been transferred into its account on behalf of a client paying a bill.
Administration manager Graeme Richer couldn't believe his eyes because the sum owed was just $NZ43,000 ($A34,677.42).
"We were hopeful, almost had our tickets booked to fly out to Hong Kong," he told The Waikato Times.
The mistake, which Westpac spokesman Craig Dowling said was "a simple typing error", has been corrected.
Last month, Rotorua couple Leo Gao and Kara Hurring skipped the country for Hong Kong after Westpac set an overdraft at $NZ10 million ($A8.06 million) for Mr Gao, who had requested a $NZ100,000 ($A80,645) overdraft.
Westpac said most of the money has been recovered but $NZ3.8 million ($A3.06 million) is still outstanding.
Police are seeking the help of Chinese authorities to find the pair.

[bookworm_020]

Police are seeking the help of Chinese authorities to find the pair.

I'm they will help after they finish spending it!