Overview
- Eduardo David Capelli, a retired Argentine Air Force officer, found more than $3.1 million in Argentine government bonds erroneously credited to his account.
- He discovered the anomaly Monday night and contacted his bank early Tuesday with screenshots, after which the institution opened a case and removed the balance within hours.
- Media reports describe the windfall as a mistaken credit of government bond holdings rather than cash, with the bank confirming it was an error.
- Capelli said he acted quickly to avoid tax and compliance issues and expects to explain the movements to the securities agent ARCA and the financial intelligence unit UIF.
- No legal charges have been reported, and the technical cause of the erroneous transfer has not been disclosed.