An "infinite money glitch" went viral on social media over the weekend, leading scores of Chase Bank customers to cash fake checks to themselves (and, in many cases, post about it).If that sounds too good to be true, it is: The bank quickly fixed the issue and called the activity fraud. A number of viral TikTok videos had some people believing they could get "free" cash from Chase ATMs. But it was just a glitch - and those customers were actually committing fraud, according One video appeared to show lines forming outside of a Chase branch in New York suggesting people were flocking to the bank to "get free money." Just as quickly as the trend took off, however Last weekend, TikTok videos went viral that purported to show how to receive free money from Chase Bank ATMs across the country. The technique involved depositing a check for a large amount of The Bleak Truth About the Viral Chase ATM "Infinite Money Glitch" The classic of the genre was a 2023 super-viral video in which a guy explained how one could open up a business credit The money "hack" worked like this: Over the weekend, news of a "glitch" spread on TikTok claiming that Chase bank was allowing people to withdraw funds from a deposited check right away. A viral TikTok trend has rebranded bank fraud as an exploitable "Chase Bank glitch" offering unlimited money for free. Unfortunately, it seems some people couldn't smell the rot on this highly JPMorgan Chase is reacting to viral social media posts about some of its customers attempting to exploit a "bank glitch" that amounts to simple checking fraud. An apparent "glitch" at Chase Bank that allowed people to withdraw large amounts of money from their accounts without having the funds has gone viral on social media. According to social media Once the glitch was fixed, Chase began to rectify the fraudulent withdrawals by deducting the stolen cash from users' accounts. This left some users with massive overdraw debts and locked bank accounts. One social media
user shared a video of his Chase account with deductions totaling almost $40,000 after he allegedly tried to TikTok trend. TikTok users who latched onto a viral get-rich-quick trend were in violation of the law, JPMorgan Chase said Monday. Taking advantage of a temporary glitch in Chase's ATM system, users deposited For instance, on August 31st, 2024, X @scubaryan_ user uploaded a video (seen below) of a crowd gathered in front of a Chase Bank ATM, captioning "people are currently lined up outside a Chase bank in New York trying to do the new viral glitch to get free money." The post amassed over 20 million views and 46,000 likes in two days. Yes, the Chase Bank ATM 'glitch' is real - and exploiting it is also check fraud Viral videos shared on TikTok and other social media outlets showed how people were writing bad checks and One video showed people lined up outside Chase locations in New York City, allegedly looking to take advantage of the "viral glitch to get free money," one person wrote on X. Explore More A n "infinite money glitch" went viral on social media over the weekend, leading scores of Chase Bank customers to cash fake checks to themselves (and, in many cases, post about it). If that The glitch - claiming users can receive so-called free money - went viral on TikTok. Now, many users are having to pay back large sums of money that they took from the bank. A viral TikTok trend that some users are calling "a money glitch" is having some serious consequences after people deposited fraudulent checks into their Chase Bank accounts and attempted to New York (CNN) â A viral TikTok trend that had some people think they were getting "free" cash from ATMs because of a glitch is actually just fraud, according to the bank. New York (CNN Viral 'free money hack' at Chase Bank is no hack. It could be a crime The recent TikTok trend claimed a "glitch" in Chase Bank's ATMs allowed users to deposit fake checks for large sums of money and then withdraw a smaller
portion of it before the check inevitably bounced. Videos across the app showed various people celebrating after Many people posted videos and messages about their experiences on TikTok and X, formerly known as Twitter, and after going viral online, the trend also spread offline. A person posted a video of people lined up outside Chase locations in New York City, allegedly trying to take advantage of the "viral glitch to get free money". Viral Chase Bank 'Glitch' Allegedly Leaves People With Negative Balances and Account Holds. Maybe she's born with it, maybe it's check fraud. Think twice before rushing to your nearest Chase bank The glitch largely appears to have gone viral at the end of August, going right into Labor Day weekend. Accompanying videos of people exploiting this glitch swiftly went viral, as well, for The Chase Bank money "glitch" is simple. Chase customers would write a bad cheque to themselves for an obscene amount of money, deposit it, then quickly withdraw the cash from an ATM before the bank clued into the fact that the funds didn't exist. This is similar to cheque kiting, a form of bank fraud that has been around for over a century 'I did the Chase bank glitch': Woman issues warning after taking advantage of Bank of America glitch 13 years ago 'Good luck to all those people' A viral Chase banking scam in which users seemingly receive free money from ATMs has finally caught up with customers. According to CNN , Chase confirmed that the cash grab was not a glitch in