A $1,772.50 bank deposit showed up in Randy and Melissa Pratt's bank account as $177,250. No problem, said the Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, couple. We'll just quit our jobs, close up the house, and move to sunny Florida. Bye! Of course, banks hate to lose that much money, so they sicced the cops on the Pratts. But the couple swore they weren't thieves and that it had all been just an honest mistake.
The lame excuse: Her husband was a roofing installer, said Melissa Pratt, so they often got large checks. And, well, all large checks look alike, so they didn't pay such close attention, because, after all, who pays attention to a check for $177,250?
Did anyone buy it? Would you? Melissa Pratt pleaded guilty to theft, and Randy Pratt was awaiting trial at press time.
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