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How bank lost millions after teller fainted

Stanbic Bank branch on Kenyatta Avenue in Nairobi. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

A customer walks into a bank in Nairobi to deposit Sh650,000. A teller mistakenly banks it as Sh6.5 million before fainting. The money is later withdrawn in Mombasa.

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