Surprise!

An Indiana volunteer firefighter went to an ATM to withdraw $200 from his checking account only to find out he was a millionaire after looking at his receipt.

According to Chicago-based television station WGN 9, Charles Calvin, of New Chicago, Ind., said he glanced down at his receipt and noticed “a few more zeroes than usual.” His balance totaled $8.2 million.

He said he ran his card through the ATM again to double-check the amount. Same result.

Calvin was supposed to receive $1,700 from the government’s coronavirus stimulus payments. He said he called the bank to inform them of his riches. When they launched an investigation, the money had vanished.

The bank, though, informed him that his $1,700 stimulus payment was deposited. Calvin said he’s curious to know if the mistake was a fluke or whether taxpayers in the U.S. are receiving incorrect dollar amounts from the stimulus, WGN reported.

He remained grateful for the promised $1,700 federal payment.

“It kind of sucks,” Calvin told WGN. “You go from being a millionaire one second then back to being broke again. But hey, once you’re poor you don’t have anywhere else to go but up.”

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