Comic: Wang Yuntao After experiencing this dramatic moment, the owner Ms. Li gave the other party 300 yuan as a token of appreciation yesterday ■ Xinkuai Daily reporter Yin Lai Yesterday, Ms. Li (a pseudonym) from Guangzhou experienced a very dramatic moment: after withdrawing money and forgetting to take her card, someone withdrew 5000 yuan in cash. As she was feeling extremely low, the person who took the money, after some psychological struggle, returned the cash and the card to the bank. Ms. Li, in her happiness, not only didn't hold the person accountable but also gave them 300 yuan as an appreciation. ● The Owner Losing the card for half an hour felt like a roller coaster ride Around 11 o'clock yesterday morning, Ms. Li withdrew money at an ATM machine of a Construction Bank branch in Wuyang New Town. After withdrawing the money, due to her carelessness, she left without taking her card. About half an hour later, she remembered this incident. "My first thought was that it's over, I will have to work for several months for nothing." She quickly looked up the telephone number of the Construction Bank, intending to immediately report the loss of the card to try to minimize the damage. But while she was busy making phone calls, a stranger called her mobile phone. "Hello, we are the Construction Bank, is your card left here?" The caller was Ms. Ling, the lobby manager of the Wuyang New Town branch of the Construction Bank. "Someone took your card, withdrew money, but now it has been returned." "It feels like a dream!" After finishing the call, Ms. Li felt as if "the sky suddenly became bright", "losing the card for half an hour, my mood was like a roller coaster." ● The Finder Regretted taking the money and ultimately chose to return it Ms. Li then met Ms. Liao, who returned the card and the money, at the bank. She claimed to work in Wuyang New Town and is an ordinary employee. "I asked for leave today to see a doctor, just happened to be out of money, so I came to the bank to withdraw some." Ms. Liao said that she was right behind Ms. Li, and after Ms. Li left after withdrawing money, she wanted to insert her card to withdraw money. "But after waiting for a while, the page didn't change, and upon closer inspection, I realized that the card inside hadn't been ejected." Ms. Liao said that she was momentarily stunned and pressed a few times, withdrawing 5000 yuan in cash. "After taking it, I went back to the office. But I always felt uneasy, feeling as if my legs were weak." Ms. Liao said that she had once worked as a nanny and found a valuable ring, which she returned intact. "I never take others' money, doing such things makes me feel restless." Ms. Liao said that after her colleagues heard about the incident, they all advised her "such money cannot be taken." Therefore, she returned the money to the bank. ● The Bank Such incidents are too rare, the owner is very lucky Manager Ling of the bank lobby also sighed when talking about this matter. "A friend of mine also forgot to take the card after withdrawing money from the ATM, resulting in more than 20,000 yuan being taken." Manager Ling indicated that she had worked in this bank for many years, often encountering lost cards, but returning cards and money is extremely rare. "You are really too lucky." "Regardless of what Ms. Liao initially thought, she eventually chose to return it, and I think she should be thanked." Yesterday, an excited Ms. Li finally gave Ms. Liao 300 yuan in cash as an appreciation. Lawyer's Opinion Minor circumstances can go unpunished After withdrawing the money and then voluntarily returning it, does one still need to bear legal responsibility? Yesterday, Xinkuai Daily interviewed lawyer Wu Yichun from the Jinglun Law Firm. He stated that the incident occurred within a very short time, and Ms. Liao actively recovered the owner's loss, with minor circumstances, generally not treated as a crime, and no prosecution may be pursued. "We also encountered a case last year where someone withdrew 8000 yuan from another person's card, and after a few days, turned themselves in at the police station and returned the full amount. We also decided not to prosecute during the handling." Wu Yichun said. Related News Taking 20,000 yuan resulted in a suspended sentence Ms. Liao's timely return of the money was fortunate; if she had greedily kept it and waited for others to come knocking, the consequences would have been serious. On January 15th of last year, around 10 p.m., 22-year-old Wan went to an ATM of a certain bank in Chengdu to withdraw money and found that the person before him had forgotten to take their card. Out of greed, Wan withdrew more than 20,000 yuan from the card. Subsequently, he transferred the remaining balance on the card to his own bank account. Six days later, Wan discovered that police officers had come to his hometown to inquire about his situation, realizing the seriousness of the issue, so he turned himself in at the police station with the illicit gains of 25,000 yuan and the bank card. Afterwards, the court ruled that Wan's behavior constituted credit card fraud, but considering that Wan turned himself in after the incident and returned all the illicit gains, he was sentenced to one and a half years in prison, with a two-year reprieve, and fined 20,000 yuan. Share to: Welcome to post comments I want to comment Microblog recommendation | Today's microblog hotspot