Almost everyone has dreamed about what it would be like to become a billionaire. For one family in Louisiana, they got to experience that feeling becoming instant billionaires overnight. Thanks to a banking error, the family received $50 billion in the bank account, only to have it removed four days later.
Darren James was stunned recently when he received a frantic phone call from his wife, informing him that somehow $50 billion had been deposited into his bank account. “It was crazy just to see what it looks like because I’ve never seen that many zeros in my life,” said James. It is unknown how the money ended up in their account, but for the few days it was there he became the 25th richest person in the world, according to Brobible.
Instead of immediately spending the money, James let his bank know about the error, and a hold was put on his account. The money remained there for four days before finally being removed and going back to normal. At least for a few days, the family got to experience the billionaire lifestyle.