How a Chinese man lost a million yuan in restaurant – then got it back


Mobile payment mix-up over bill for US$12 meal. Man is surprised when told of his error. — SCMP

A man who accidentally splashed out over 1mil yuan (RM592,294) on a 100 yuan (RM59) meal in eastern China was spared a huge overpayment when the restaurant owner found out and returned the money, news app Kankanews reported on Oct 28.

The unnamed man, aged about 40, visited a noodle restaurant in Zhuji, Zhejiang province earlier this month with three friends, and mistakenly made a mobile phone payment of over 1,001,000 yuan (RM592,886), the report said.

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