{"id":51846,"date":"2017-11-03T00:36:52","date_gmt":"2017-11-03T00:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=51846"},"modified":"2017-11-03T00:36:52","modified_gmt":"2017-11-03T00:36:52","slug":"clare-wainwrightluckiest-woman-world-wakes-find-19m-bank-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=51846","title":{"rendered":"Clare Wainwright,Luckiest woman in the world wakes up to find $19M in bank account"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An Australian woman woke up to find herself $19 million richer and her mortgage paid off.<\/p>\n<p>Clare Wainwright, a lawyer from Sydney, first discovered the millions in her account on Oct. 25.<\/p>\n<p>In September, National Australia Bank (NAB) sent a letter confirming a direct debit for loan repayments had been set up.<\/p>\n<p>The letter said Wainwright\u2019s monthly repayments would be $19,225,703 \u2014 not $1,900 \u2014 with the next repayment due on Oct. 25.<\/p>\n<p>NAB first requested $19 million ($24.5 million AUD) from her bank, St. George Bank, which then transferred the substantial figure, heavily overdrawing Wainwright\u2019s account.<\/p>\n<div class=\"e3lan e3lan-in-post1\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"box shadow  \"><div class=\"box-inner-block\"><i class=\"fa tie-shortcode-boxicon\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"616\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fphoto.php%3Ffbid%3D10159482698590254%26set%3Da.10150936274990254.759656.807040253%26type%3D3&amp;width=500\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"border: currentColor; overflow: hidden;\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Wainwright posted a picture of the transaction online, which showed how much money she had in her account in Australian dollars.<\/p>\n<p>Despite both banks being contacted about the error, the money is still in Wainwright\u2019s account.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen NAB accidentally pays out your entire mortgage, and gives you an extra [$19 million] to redraw \u2026 do I skip the country??\u201d&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=10159482698590254&amp;set=a.10150936274990254.759656.807040253&amp;type=3&amp;theater\">she jokingly wrote on Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Wainwright told Fairfax Media that she had not been tempted to spend the millions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a lawyer, which is why I haven\u2019t spent the money,\u201d she said. \u201cMostly because I figured it wouldn\u2019t play out that well trying to play dumb on that.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"e3lan e3lan-in-post2\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Adv<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bagfactory.com.hk\/216\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Sun Winning Ind Co<\/strong><\/span><\/a>: Manufacture of Canvas Bag, Recycle Bad in China<\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theunitravel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TheUniTravel.com<\/a><\/strong><\/span> : Find the latest\u00a0<em>travel<\/em>\u00a0and tourism\u00a0<em>news<\/em>\u00a0from around the world. Stay informed with\u00a0<em>travel news<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>updates<\/em><\/li>\r\n \t\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n\n<p>\u201cI saw it and I thought, \u2018Oh my gosh, it\u2019s [19] mil\u2019 and I laughed,\u201d she said. \u201cI showed my broker and he said, \u2018Oh God, I\u2019ll get them to fix it.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>NAB told her broker that they would be in touch within three business days.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey obviously don\u2019t understand I could just skip the country,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Asked how she would spend $19 million, Wainwright said: \u201cWell, if I was allowed to use it, I\u2019d pay off my mortgage and buy another place. Or an island.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Australian woman woke up to find herself $19 million richer and her mortgage paid off. 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