German bank employee falls asleep on keyboard, transfers millions

A tired German�bank employee�fell asleep on his�keyboard�and accidentally transformed a minor transfer into a 222 million euro ($311 million) order, a court heard.

The�Hessen�labour�court heard that�the�man was supposed to transfer just 62.40 euros from�a bank accountbelonging�to a�retiree, but instead �fell asleep for an instant, while pushing onto�the�number 2�key on�thekeyboard” � making it a huge 222,222,222.22 euro order.

The�bank discovered�the�mistake shortly afterwards and corrected�the�error.

The�case was taken to court by�the�man’s 48-year-old colleague who was fired for letting�the�mistake slip through when verifying�the�order.

The�court ruled that�the�plaintiff should be reinstated in his job.