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A man tried to deposit AU$100 into Crypto com, but the exchange accidentally sent his partner AU$10.47 MILLION. They bought houses, transferred MILLIONS overseas, and were caught seven months later. > In May 2021, Jatinder Singh tried to deposit AU$100 into his Crypto com account using his partner's bank account. > The exchange rejected the deposit because the names didn't match and attempted to refund the money. > But an employee made a mistake in an Excel spreadsheet, entering his partner Thevamanogari Manivel's bank account number into the payment amount field. > Cryptocom accidentally transferred AU$10,474,143 into her account. > Singh discovered the money the next day and told Manivel to move it into their joint account. > They began spending it on houses, cars, artwork and furniture. > Around AU$4 MILLION was also transferred to a bank account in Malaysia. > Manivel later bought a four-bedroom house in Melbourne worth AU$1.35 MILLION and transferred ownership to her sister, who lived in Malaysia. > Cryptocom only discovered the error in December 2021, during an internal audit, seven months after the transfer. > The exchange took legal action to recover the money. > In August 2022, a court ordered Manivel's sister to sell the house and return the proceeds. > Manivel pleaded guilty in 2023 and received an 18-month community corrections order. > Singh pleaded guilty in 2024 to stealing approximately AU$4.4 MILLION and was sentenced to three years in prison. A man tried to deposit AU$100, but Crypto com accidentally sent his partner AU$10.47 MILLION, and it took the exchange seven months to notice.