5-the year-old saved a fortune!
5-year-old Oliver Pettigrew of Easingwold, North Yorkshire, discovered, that the employees of the local branch of HSBC did not close the bank after the Friday shift. The boy's parents called the police. Alison and Daniel Pettigrew and their 5-year-old son Oliver drove to HSBC's headquarters on Saturday. They wanted to withdraw money from an ATM. While the parents were busy with the deal, the boy suddenly disappeared. After a while, he appeared at the same place and said: – This, after all, the bank is open. The boy's father stepped inside. The bank was completely empty, all computers off, no alarm system worked. Everyone could easily go inside and take out the equipment lying on the desks. Client data was stored on computer disks. Daniel and Oliver went upstairs. There they saw the safe, and next to him more computers and walkie-talkies. The man called the police. Turned out, that the bank was open and completely unsecured by 19 Hours! HSBC representatives translated, that if a stranger walks into the bank, The alarm system notifies the police automatically. However, North Yorkshire officials only received one report – from Mr. Pettigrew. Oliver's father was very disappointed with the reaction of the bank's representatives. – Nobody even called us, did not thank – he said. – I contacted the regional branch of the bank, as it turned out, the workers there had no idea about the whole incident – added. Eventually, however, the bank decided to reward the boy. He was offered a coupon for a book, however, the father suggested, that Oliver always wanted his own bank account and ATM card.