Usually when it comes to breaking into an ATM, you need dynamite.  However, some lucky Scots were the recipient of free money after an ATM machine located outside of a Scotmid went haywire, dispensing twice the amount of money requested by users.  Who doesn’t love free money?

Said an unnamed witness, “The machine was spitting out money.  There were 50 or 60 people queuing outside the shop and people were running around with smiles on their faces, saying it was paying out double the amount people were asking for.”

Tayside Police showed up to attend the scene, which took place outside of the Scotmid branch located on Fintry Road in Dundee, Scotland.  Fortunately, there were no real complications, aside from the free money.  Bank Machine Ltd. is the company responsible for the maintenance of the ATM, which is not related to Scotmid.

Bank Machine’s CEO, Rob Delnevo, was nonplussed by the machine’s error.  Said Delnevo, “On rare occasions ATM cash cassettes are packed incorrectly, causing this kind of error in cash dispensing.  It is not surprising that this causes some excitement locally.  Because it happens so rarely and is dealt with very quickly when it arises, there is no point in being grim-faced about it.  If the people using the ATM see it as a bit of fun, so be it.”

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