Japanese man gambled away a huge Covid-19 relief funds mistakenly sent to him

[coin-investor]

The man is a compulsive gambler and addicted to gambling, no man in his right mind will gamble away the money wrongly sent to him, a right-thinking man will ask where the money comes in and why they send the money, this is the kind of guy who will gamble any money that his hands will touch and will not regret it, he should be charged for not doing the right thing and he should take professional help because this addiction will eventually ruin his life.

[maydna]

The man is a compulsive gambler and addicted to gambling, no man in his right mind will gamble away the money wrongly sent to him, a right-thinking man will ask where the money comes in and why they send the money, this is the kind of guy who will gamble any money that his hands will touch and will not regret it, he should be charged for not doing the right thing and he should take professional help because this addiction will eventually ruin his life.

That's right. Supposedly if the man realized that the money was a mistake, he would have immediately contacted the bank and returned everything. From there, the bank will surely reward him for his honesty by returning all the money, and maybe the man can change his life for the better. But everything has happened, and the man must return all the money, and hopefully, the police don't punish him for misappropriating money that doesn't belong to him.

[Joca97]

I think this is clearly the banks fault and the person who sended the money by mistake to this person. Most of the people would take advantage of this and withdraw the money like this japanese person did. So the main problems are the banks here that didnt see this

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

I think this is clearly the banks fault and the person who sended the money by mistake to this person. Most of the people would take advantage of this and withdraw the money like this japanese person did. So the main problems are the banks here that didnt see this

Both are in fault here, the bank clearly didn't do their job as they send it to the wrong person. And then the other party who received it take advantage and play the money as if it is his. I don't think that most people who withdraw the money, I believed that there could be someone who know that the money is not theirs so he or she may not touch it.  They might seek the bank first to check if it is end by mistakes.

[xSkylarx]

now, I have a question, do you think the man is entirely at fault or someone should also be responsible?

The mysterious gambler is clearly at fault there. That is some level of addiction that he didn't feel guilty for what he did. He did not think of consequences of what he will be doing, he just went to a casino and use the funds that was meant for Covid-19 relief. The town where he stole the funds did the right thing of not withdrawing the case even if he promised to return it. The family should also consult him to a psychologist or some rehab institution to cure his gambling addiction because if they don't, he might repeat what he did in the future.

[arwin100]

just as the title states, a man in Japan mistakenly sent 46.3m yen to his bank account which was supposed to be shared among 436 people in their town. the article says that the man gambled away the money by withdrawing 600k yen daily for two weeks and gambles it in online casinos and when the authority finally contacted him the money has already been gambled and gone. initially the man refuse to pay back the money that was mistakenly sent to him but after some time he decided to pay it back bit by bit. the town is also suing him for this incident.

you can read the full story here
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-61490436

now, I have a question, do you think the man is entirely at fault or someone should also be responsible?

Maybe he do that action in purpose because if he is clean he will not touch that amount which he didn't own and maybe he just say that he gamble all of the  money just to cover up some amount he hide it for his self. I don't know if there's a law break by him in this case but I think for the action he do, he will not go to jail for this because he just enjoy the money he think a blessing came from nowhere.

[aioc]

now, I have a question, do you think the man is entirely at fault or someone should also be responsible?

I know the Japanese are honest and hardworking people but there are always exceptions to the rules, the man is entirely at fault here in the first place he should not gamble the money without checking where it's coming from, he is so responsible and so ignorant of the repercussion and because of this he should suffer possibly from jail time.

[Peanutswar]

This kind of thing is part of the human error and he is the response with this kind of mistake also this is the reason why too hard to trust nowadays imagine make gamble all of that money for the people and family can help with that large amount this will get sanctions by this subjective decision of the gambler.

[dimonstration]

now, I have a question, do you think the man is entirely at fault or someone should also be responsible?

I know the Japanese are honest and hardworking people but there are always exceptions to the rules, the man is entirely at fault here in the first place he should not gamble the money without checking where it's coming from, he is so responsible and so ignorant of the repercussion and because of this he should suffer possibly from jail time.

I think the man who mistakenly received knew where it came from that's why he secretly withdraw bit by bit so that no one will notice it. He thought that authorities will not traced him and now he will pay for it. I think he still has the money and only lose part/have profit that's why his decision for returning it change when the community file a lawsuit against him. The guy is only 24yr old while he owes huge money which he can't repay if is just using his own money unless he still have the government money.

He should atleast not withdraw it and wait for a month or more if someone will trace before he start using if he really want to be safe by using it. 

[suzanne5223]

now, I have a question, do you think the man is entirely at fault or someone should also be responsible?

He has fault to spending money that isn't for him.

But the article is lacking information, is the man have authority to receive the fund? Because the way he spent it is something  like a lottery that he won receiving on his bank account, only if he literally doesnt know he should receive it. If not, the authorities mistakenly sent it to him is at fault too and should be fires on his post.

The fund was sent by one of the country's governments agencies but to be honest, the young man is the one to be blamed not the person that mistakenly sent the fund to him because he's not been honest from the beginning.
When received a fund that technically appears not to belong to him he has the right to seek legal advice or return the fund to the sender just some people samaritan will do but he chooses to lavish it all.

[YOSHIE]

now, I have a question, do you think the man is entirely at fault or someone should also be responsible?

I don't think he did the money that should have been donated to someone else, instead he put it in a gamble, he should have known the risk of losing, because it wasn't his.

I know very well the nature and character of Japanese people, their habits are quite careful and overthinking of actions or actions that lead to mistakes, In general, as far as I know, if they make a mistake, those who do it will be thoroughly and thoroughly examined, the one who made the mistake must be held accountable, if the wrongdoer runs away the authorities will look for him until he is found.

The fact, if it is true that what you say he is clearly wrong and must return the money and be responsible, there is no tolerance for wrongdoers now and in the future, My assessment is that the perpetrator no longer has an Ideology as a Japanese person, greed that destroys himself, by using covid money to bet.

[virasisog]

The man is a compulsive gambler and addicted to gambling, no man in his right mind will gamble away the money wrongly sent to him, a right-thinking man will ask where the money comes in and why they send the money, this is the kind of guy who will gamble any money that his hands will touch and will not regret it, he should be charged for not doing the right thing and he should take professional help because this addiction will eventually ruin his life.

Japanese people are known for their honesty but I think gambling addiction is an exception to that impression. That's definitely the man's mistake because if he's just been honest, he should have returned the funds to the rightful owners but greed took over his dignity. Instead of returning it, he risks it may be because of getting the chance to get more. He must pay accountable for what he did.

[TopT3ns]

just as the title states, a man in Japan mistakenly sent 46.3m yen to his bank account which was supposed to be shared among 436 people in their town. the article says that the man gambled away the money by withdrawing 600k yen daily for two weeks and gambles it in online casinos and when the authority finally contacted him the money has already been gambled and gone. initially the man refuse to pay back the money that was mistakenly sent to him but after some time he decided to pay it back bit by bit. the town is also suing him for this incident.

you can read the full story here
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-61490436

now, I have a question, do you think the man is entirely at fault or someone should also be responsible?

I think if he gets money from the wrong send then it is his right to use it in any form, but if that person has a big heart and has a very high sense of humanity then he can return it to the sender's address, so don't blame people with It's easy because from our side, we won't necessarily return the money that was sent the wrong way.

[Silberman]

According to the link, the man was mistakenly sent the money, not that the man mistakenly sent the money to his bank account. That money is huge and the man should be blamed. He spent it so much on gambling which is another reason to blame him. All I think is that he may want to play smart, knowing authority will still come for the money, but just use it to fastly take a chance and use part of it to gamble continuously and losing it. That money is very huge for the man not to be blamed, he should be blamed.

I agree with you, I mean anyone that has enough experience with money has a rough idea of how much they earn and how much income they could get on their account at any given time, if you were to receive such a huge sum out of nowhere the first thing that needs to come to our mind is that some mistake was made and it will be eventually corrected, but instead that person went out of his way to gamble all of that money away, so he should be held responsible for what he did.

[Cling18]

According to the link, the man was mistakenly sent the money, not that the man mistakenly sent the money to his bank account. That money is huge and the man should be blamed. He spent it so much on gambling which is another reason to blame him. All I think is that he may want to play smart, knowing authority will still come for the money, but just use it to fastly take a chance and use part of it to gamble continuously and losing it. That money is very huge for the man not to be blamed, he should be blamed.

I agree with you, I mean anyone that has enough experience with money has a rough idea of how much they earn and how much income they could get on their account at any given time, if you were to receive such a huge sum out of nowhere the first thing that needs to come to our mind is that some mistake was made and it will be eventually corrected, but instead that person went out of his way to gamble all of that money away, so he should be held responsible for what he did.

In the first place, receiving huge funds in your bank account is very suspicious. A normal person will question it or will go straight to the bank to check the details of the transaction and report it to the authorities but he did a selfish act instead of doing the right thing. The man might be into gambling addiction but that doesn't save him from what he did. I'm sure that he knows what he was doing and did it intentionally.

[sunsilk]

Both.

If no mistake being done, no person will gamble with that money. Going to the root cause of all, there will be no problem if the first problem didn't occur.

But as someone who's good enough, despite the mistake of sending funds to your account, you shouldn't gamble with it or spend it to the things that you need because it's not even your money. It is not like finders keepers.

[PX-Z]

The fund was sent by one of the country's governments agencies but to be honest, the young man is the one to be blamed not the person that mistakenly sent the fund to him because he's not been honest from the beginning.
When received a fund that technically appears not to belong to him he has the right to seek legal advice or return the fund to the sender just some people samaritan will do but he chooses to lavish it all.

Well, it's easier said than done. You won't know people's choice when it comes to money only few will do it especially if it was sent digitally like nothing happened. Im not saying it's not wrong, actually it is, its just that human tempted to make decisions when it comes to money.

Like I said you can't fully blame the man alone, but also the one who send it, and this is japan, banks can reverse the transaction if it was really a mistake sending it to the man. But good thing we know his responsibility, and never tried to run but to pay it instead.

[Oilacris]

just as the title states, a man in Japan mistakenly sent 46.3m yen to his bank account which was supposed to be shared among 436 people in their town. the article says that the man gambled away the money by withdrawing 600k yen daily for two weeks and gambles it in online casinos and when the authority finally contacted him the money has already been gambled and gone. initially the man refuse to pay back the money that was mistakenly sent to him but after some time he decided to pay it back bit by bit. the town is also suing him for this incident.

you can read the full story here
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-61490436

now, I have a question, do you think the man is entirely at fault or someone should also be responsible?

Maybe he do that action in purpose because if he is clean he will not touch that amount which he didn't own and maybe he just say that he gamble all of the  money just to cover up some amount he hide it for his self. I don't know if there's a law break by him in this case but I think for the action he do, he will not go to jail for this because he just enjoy the money he think a blessing came from nowhere.

I do believe that he would really be held accountable on spending those funds that isnt his on which if ever accidents do happen then its just ethical that you would really be giving back those amounts

since its not yours and its really just common sense that you would really be not spending those.If he did such thing then it was intentional.Yes, the sender does have the mistake but
dont try to take advantage of such manner because you would  really be putting yourself in trouble even if you do say that its their fault on sending the funds into your account.

[acroman08]

I see a couple of things to comment here.

To begin with, there are those who believe that if you get money in your account by mistake, you have the right to spend it. False. You have to pay it back.

The man in the story has all the appearance of being a problem gambler, and the saddest thing is that he spent what was originally intended for low-income households, but you can see at the end of the news that the authorities have sent them the money back without waiting for the man in the story to return it.

At least the story has had a happy ending, now the man has to pay back the money.

I agree, at least the townspeople still got the help they need. also, the man is being sued by the town(which I think is a good thing) despite him saying that he will pay back the money he gambled that was mistakenly sent to him.

anyway, it was kind of weird that the authorities took two weeks before they contacted him.

[Fortify]

just as the title states, a man in Japan mistakenly sent 46.3m yen to his bank account which was supposed to be shared among 436 people in their town. the article says that the man gambled away the money by withdrawing 600k yen daily for two weeks and gambles it in online casinos and when the authority finally contacted him the money has already been gambled and gone. initially the man refuse to pay back the money that was mistakenly sent to him but after some time he decided to pay it back bit by bit. the town is also suing him for this incident.

you can read the full story here
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-61490436

now, I have a question, do you think the man is entirely at fault or someone should also be responsible?

I think we're looking at two entirely different problems here. The first is that the man is a thief and a criminal, regardless of what he did with the money - that needs to be addressed like it would with someone who spent the ill gotten gains on any number of other vices. He was not stealing the money to feed his starving family or giving it away to charity, which might illicit a response of sympathy. Second, he had an apparently uncontrollable gambling urge and maybe the companies he spent the money with need a review, as every responsible gambling company should be inquiring about customers that look like they have a problem and they should also offer very strong self exclusion facilities which some do not.