# Man overcharged $81B for gas

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**Created:** [March 2, 2009, 6:48pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/man-overcharged-81b-for-gas/26664 "2009-03-02T18:48:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Wolfy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/wolfy/32/965_2.png) [@Wolfy](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/Wolfy)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2009, 6:48pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/man-overcharged-81b-for-gas/26664/1 "2009-03-02T18:48:16Z")

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Talk about skyrocketing gas prices! One man from Richland, Washington was in for the shock of his life when he filled up the gas tank of his ‘94 Chevy Camaro.  
When Juan Zamora stopped to refuel his car at a Conoco service station in Richland, the gas pump’s calculator registered a total fee of $26.

But in a freak computer hiccup, the PayPal debit card he used recorded the transaction as $81,400,836,908. Yes, you read that correctly, that’s more than 81 billion dollars.  
[Driver Fills up Gas Tank, Receives Bill For $81 Billion | Consumer Energy Report](http://www.consumerenergyreport.com/2009/02/27/driver-fills-up-gas-tank-receives-bill-for-86-billion/?jhgf)

Guess that is one way to pay off the stimulus package

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**Author:** ![djandarial](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/djandarial/32/1667_2.png) [@djandarial](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/djandarial)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 7:48pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/man-overcharged-81b-for-gas/26664/2 "2009-03-03T19:48:06Z")

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Crazy I would hate for that to happen to me.

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**Author:** ![Wolfy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/wolfy/32/965_2.png) [@Wolfy](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/Wolfy)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 4:27pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/man-overcharged-81b-for-gas/26664/3 "2009-03-11T16:27:28Z")

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first the gas station, now the electric company tries charging a customer $1 million dollars.

[9NEWS.com | Colorado’s Online News Leader | Xcel’s million-dollar misprint a shock](http://www.9news.com/rss/article.aspx?storyid=111390)

I guess when companies are having problems they try and pass the buck on to the consumer.