Man disappears after company pays 286 times his salary accidentally

A company in Chile accidentally paid one of its employees 286 times his salary in May, after which the employee resigned from the company and disappeared.

The man worked at Consorcio Industrial de Alimentos (Cial), one of the largest producers of cold cuts in Chile. The company paid nearly Rs37 million to the man although his salary was Rs111,760.

Soon after the incident, the company realised its mistake. The management reached out to the employee who at the time agreed to get the money refunded.

However, when the company did not get the amount back, they tried to contact the employee again but their messages were not answered.

Later, the man got in touch with the management and promised that he would visit the bank.

However, on June 2, he handed over his resignation and disappeared without any trace.

Subsequently, the company was forced to take legal action against the man to recover their money.