Just how honest do you consider yourself to be?
A third-year University of KwaZulu-Natal student, Wandile Ntuli, was left confused and surprised when someone sent him R9,000 via e-wallet.
Social media was so proud of Wandile Ntuli's actions that they rewarded him for his honesty with more money than he had originally received.
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Ntuli, from Eshowe on the north coast, received an accidental cash deposit of R9,000 on the 28h of July via e-wallet but then decided to do the right thing and return it after not knowing where it came from.
When he was asked by TimesLive what happened, he said:
I never expected a reward. I simply wanted to do the right thing, and then people starting e-walleting me. I have lost count of the amount given to me, but it is definitely more than the R9,000 sent to me in error.
Ntuli said he was confused when he received the money because he didn't know where it came from. He even went to ask his friends and posted it on social media asking the public if anyone gave away R9,000 by mistake.
Lucky for him, fifteen minutes later, Ntuli received a text message from the sender. The message stated the money was sent to the wrong number and was intended for the sender's child, who was in the hospital.
I sent it back Guys😊 pic.twitter.com/i04QZvGDl9
— Wandile Ntuli (@Wandile_Ntulie) July 28, 2020
He immediately sent the money back without wasting any time. This man is literally as honest as they come, especially during this time where most people are struggling.
So, KZN, we want to know from you, would you do the same thing? Just how honest do you consider yourself to be?
Read what Twitter had to say:
I so hope whatever this is, it is NOT a scam. From where I am I feel for you my brother.
— Bongwez Ndokose (@BongwezNdokose) July 29, 2020
Please go to your nearest bank of Capitec and do whatever you to change your bank and cellphone number. The world we live in is not made of roses and gold anymore🥺🥺🥺
Y'all should be careful with Capitec accounts. Scammers send money to random capitec accounts and then claim to have made a mistake.
— 𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐀 🤴🏾 (@Glen_Lurvchild) July 28, 2020
Once you send it back, somehow, you'll end up indebted to the bank. I don't really know how they do it, but it's a classic Sunnyside scam
I will gladly return the money and expect nothing from that person for the sake of hospitalized child I don't want be commit murder because if the child did not receive that money and die then I be held liable for murder
— Mmirwa Thwii Serumula (@MatselaS) August 1, 2020
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