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Woman pays the price for $18,000 gas bill mistake
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Typo paying bill causes major headache for Arizona hairdresser
- Duration 1:22
- Date Nov 2, 2012
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Debra -- works as a hair stylist in anthem.
Like most people she wanted her money closely.
So imagine her reaction when she mistakenly sent 181000.
Dollars to pay -- Southwest Gas bill.
I paid the bill online it was eighteen dollars and 69 cents.
And it was a keystroke air so went out -- eighteen -- 69 dollars.
That one extra zero typed in.
-- created a major headache for Debra the first and I spoke to line at with Southwest Gas.
And for me that they would look into it and it it would be credited to my count.
I don't know what you is 181069.
Dollars and gas and a lifetime.
It's certainly wouldn't be me island alone I'm single.
Nearly a month later her bank account still sits empty as late fees pile up I have no money in my counts on getting overdraft like campaigning in my bills.
I got alone a personal loan from the girlfriend just to keep my counts you know.
Have some living money -- takes full blame for the mistake and as a warning for others who paid your bills online be very careful.
Watch exactly every keystroke and reviewed before you send it through -- it's been extremely stressful.
Having all of the bank charges the late charges to my credit cards which I campaign.
Is as you spend horrible.