re: Cyrpto.com mistakenly refunded a woman $10.35 million didn't realize for 7 months

That is absolutely untrue.

Citibank send $500mill to the wrong party

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The law usually punishes those who spend money accidentally deposited in their accounts. Accidental transfers are common in the digital age, and wires can be paid back instantly. A Pennsylvania couple faced felony charges after spending money accidentally deposited in their account.

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But New York law has exceptions to this rule, known as the "discharge-for-value-defense." If the beneficiary is entitled to the money and did not know it was accidentally wired, they can keep it. Revlon lenders said they believed Citibank was wiring prepayments for a loan. After all, the money accidentally wired was the exact amount "to the penny" Citibank owed them, although the loan wasn't set to mature for quite some time.

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Even in this extreme case where the judge let them keep the money, the only reason they could keep it was beause they were owed money anyways, if it had been sent to another party in which they had no relationship with, the judge would have easily ruled in their favor.

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I would probably just take it and go to Nicaragua or somewhere like that.

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Better Call Saul.