S'porean Woman Accidentally Transfers RM9.4K To Flower Shop & Can't Get Her Money Back
Instead of transferring the money back to Huang, the flower shop denied ever receiving it.
By Aqasha Nalani — 14 Feb 2023, 03:12 PM — Updated almost 2 years ago
A Singaporean woman recently made the mistake of transferring SGD2,888 (RM9,463) to a flower shop
The woman, a 54-year-old salesperson named Huang, said that she was used to transferring her salary to her savings account on payday in order to avoid overspending, reported Shin Min Daily News.
She added that on the morning of 18 January, she went about her usual routine and intended to transfer the money to her savings account, but didn't realise that she had typed in the wrong account number.
"At around 7am, I sat in my living room to transfer the money. I did not turn on the lights and I found out later that the SGD2,888 had been transferred to someone else's account. I immediately told my son about it," she said.
Huang immediately called her bank after realising her mistake, and was later informed that she would have to wait up to three weeks to receive her money back
Frustrated by the ordeal, the woman took matters into her own hands and searched for the transaction's recipient, who was not specified in the transaction details.
On 28 January, she contacted a friend and told them about the incident, hoping that they would be able to figure out who received the money.
Her friend was able to track down the recipient and discovered that Huang had accidentally transferred her funds to a flower shop, where she had purchased a wreath in November of last year.
The woman then contacted the flower shop, hoping they would return her money.
Instead of transferring the money back to Huang, the flower shop denied ever receiving it
Huang said that she contacted one of the flower shop's employees via WhatsApp and sent her the transaction receipt, but the employee told her that she got the wrong number.
"I sent her a screenshot of the transfer, but she barely read it. I tried to call them again later, but this time my call couldn't get through," she said.
The woman added that due to the circumstances, she had no other choice but to report the case to Shin Min Daily News, in hopes that the flower shop will return her money once her story has been publicised.
She went on to say that her bank had sent two letters to the flower shop requesting that the money be returned, but they did not receive a response.
