A WOMAN is being sued by Crypto.com after she received $10.5 million by accident and then allegedly spent it on a luxury home.
Thevamanogari Manivel from Melbourne, Australia asked for a $100 refund from the crypto platform in May 2021 but instead received $10.5 million.
Manivel then allegedly transferred $10.1 million into a joint account following the error and went on a spending spree.
A Crypto.com employee had mistakenly entered an account number in the payment section and sent the money.
The mistake was noticed during an audit in December 2021
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The company has since taken legal action and Victoria’s Supreme Court in Australia has ordered the home to be sold and the money returned.
Crypto.com confirmed the two sisters are currently “before the courts” but wouldn’t comment further.