Viral Bank “Glitch” Has Some Montanans Getting Free Money

I love a good life hack. One of my favorite subreddits on Reddit is Life Pro Tips, which they claim are full of "Tips that improve your life one way or another."

I have found some great tips there, but a video documenting an ATM glitch that is making the rounds online as of late would be more suited for the Unethical Life Pro Tips subreddit.

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If It Sounds To Good To Be True, It Probably Is

Who remembers writing checks? Okay, yes, I realize that I just dated myself with that.

Well, there was a trick back in the day we used to use if there wasn't enough money in your bank account. It was called "floating a check."

You'd write a check on Friday, knowing they couldn't deposit it until Monday, and you crossed your fingers, hoping there would be money in the account by then. Well, that's basically what is happening here.

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This Glitch Is Just Fraud

According to Yahoo! News, there are TikTok videos in which people will deposit a large check and then immediately withdraw the money before the check bounces.

However, in one of the videos online, the money is shown to have "Motion Picture Purposes" written on it.

Either way, Chase Bank says if you do try this "hack" or "glitch," it constitutes fraud, so just remember Montana, if something sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

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