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Chase 'free money glitch' turns out to be the same old story

Viral TikTok video provides a new twist on check fraud.

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Alexander Barzacanos

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Many new ideas turn out to be old ideas in new packaging, and this proved to be the case with what has entered folklore as the Chase free money glitch. A TikTok video that went viral, claiming to provide a way of getting “free money” from Chase bank, turned out

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