![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/i-stole-1million-from-a-dodgy-cash-machine-and-blew-it-all-on-jets-escorts-and-holidays-then-i-handed-myself-in/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/newspress-collage-22670594-1689239965969.jpg&description=A FORMER bartender revealed how he pinched a whopping £2million from a bank after stumbling across a dodgy ATM glitch. Dan Saunders spent thousands on expensive dinners, private jets and even paid for his pals' uni fees during a wild five-month bender - all before letting the world in on his elaborate scam. 10 Dan Saunders was a bartender before his life turned upside down Credit: REDDIT 10 He stumbled upon an ATM glitch where he ended up stealing almost £2million from a bank Credit: A Current Affair 10 The funds fuelled his new life in the fast lane with booze, jets and girls Credit: CURRENT AFFAIR 10 Dan lived a life of luxury after discovering the dodgy ATM glitch Credit: Current Affair The Aussie claimed he has never had a cop interview or ever met with bank officials over the illegal swindle. It was only when he turned himself in that he received jail time - but even then, the magistrates were reportedly left baffled. Now he fields thousands of messages from fraudsters and scammers every day desperately trying to find out how he managed to pull it off. Dan told The Sun he felt like he had a "seven-day free trial" at being rich as he partied his life away with mountains of cash. "I thought it would last a day, then I thought maybe a week and then there were points three months in where I thought this could last forever," he said. "I uncovered something so big that the bank was never going to talk about it. "I don't feel guilt about it. I saw an opportunity and I smashed them as hard and long as I could." It all started in February 2011 on a night out in Dan's hometown of Wangaratta - about 155 miles northeast of Melbourne - when he struck lucky at a cash machine. The 29-year-old had gone to get cash out to pay for a round of drinks - but with just over £1 in savings, he was forced to transfer £100 over from his credit account. But the National Australia Bank ATM spat out his card and the words "transaction cancelled" stared back at him. Dan put his card back int){kind=link}
A FORMER bartender revealed how he pinched a whopping £2million from a bank after stumbling across a dodgy ATM glitch.
Dan Saunders spent thousands on expensive dinners, private jets and even paid for his pals’ uni fees during a wild five-month bender – all before letting the world in on his elaborate scam.
The Aussie claimed he has never had a cop interview or ever met with bank officials over the illegal swindle.
It was only when he turned himself in that he received jail time – but even then, the magistrates were reportedly left baffled.
Now he fields thousands of messages from fraudsters and scammers every day desperately trying to find out how he managed to pull it off.