Out of order: The cash machine in Milford-on-Sea, Hampshire, which was dishing out free money. [Agencies]

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Hundreds of people cashed in after an ATM machine began paying out double, the Daily Mail reported.

Long queues quickly formed as residents in the affluent village of Milford-on-Sea, near Lymington, Hampshire, rushed to take money out.

After around 200 residents withdrew money over a two-hour period, police arrived at the ATM to close it off.

Police tweeted: "If you have knowingly received too much money from an ATM, the banks will chase you as this may be classed as fraud."

But HSBC said they would not be asking any customers to return the money as the mistake was theirs and not their customers'.

Meanwhile, one villager, who asked not to be named, said: "Some people used five or six bank cards and got 300 pounds free with each card." （點擊英國《每日郵報》查看原文）

英國ATM吐雙倍錢 銀行說不用還

?????? 據英國《每日郵報》報道，近日，一臺ATM機在顧客取款時會吐出雙倍數額的現金，數百人前去提款。

?????? 事件發生在英國漢普郡利明頓附近富裕小鎮米爾福德鎮，聞訊趕來的人在ATM機前排起了長隊等著取錢。

?????? 在機器出故障的2個多小時里，約有200名顧客取走現金，隨后警方趕到現場，關閉了這臺ATM機。

?????? 警方在推特上發布消息稱：“如果顧客在取現時已經發現ATM機發生故障并且繼續取錢的話，那么銀行方面可能會以欺詐罪追究顧客責任。”

?????? 然而，匯豐銀行表示，他們不會向顧客追討多支付的錢，因為出錯的是銀行，顧客沒有任何錯。

?????? 同時，一位不愿透露姓名的顧客稱：“有些人用五六張銀行卡取錢，每張卡獲利300英鎊。”

(China.org.cn May 22, 2012)