NEWARK — Devon Gluck had just stepped up to an ATM in the Trabant University Center to withdraw a few bucks for the weekend when he noticed the machine was making strange noises. He paused, hesitant to insert his debit card.
And just like that, 18 $100 bills spat out.
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The senior finance major at the University of Delaware stared at the cash.
“My eyes just opened really wide, and I was like, ‘Oh my god, this is $1,800 right here,’ ” Gluck said. “It’s pretty crazy.”
Gluck stood at the PNC ATM for a few seconds before instinct told him to take the money and figure out what to do later.
That was Feb. 1, four days before Gluck brought the money back after discussing the situation with his father.
“After a couple days of just thinking about it, the right thing would be just to return the money,” he said. “I mean, it was just eating at me at the time because it isn’t mine and I didn’t even know what to do with it.”
PNC spokeswoman Marcey Zwiebel confirmed that a student had returned cash dispensed by the ATM. She also said that the student’s account from which the money was mistakenly withdrawn had been refunded.
