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The story shared by a Linz retiree is also exciting ORF Upper Austria He narrates: He suspects the payment was related to his work in the United States in the 1960s. According to his own information, the 73-year-old traveled to the United States after graduating from high school and worked there as a waiter for two years. before returning to Austria. But the pensioner’s wife also received the $ 1,200, although she was never in the United States.
Among the 45 Sparkasse customers and 63 Raiffeisen who have already cashed their checks, there are also those who have no connection to the US Around 20 people also brought their checks to the regional Oberbank, as confirmed by a KURIER spokeswoman. In total, more than $ 150,000 was paid to Austrian citizens.
Apparently a bug
Raiffeisenlandesbank’s Paul Kaiser told ORF that the envelopes sent were due to a data error in the US Treasury: “The Americans have already confirmed this breakdown.” However, the US authorities are unlikely to require the money back. , the effort would be too great.
Even if the checks turn out to be an unexpected blessing of money, Meißl expressly warns against gifts of money from unknown senders, which are generally the beginning of a scam: “Especially when you are asked to transfer a small amount first and then get back an amount major, it is very likely to be a fraud. “
