'I was paid almost 34 times my monthly salary and I'm not giving it back - it's my right' View 3 Images

A factory worker who received nearly 34 times his monthly wage insists he has every right to keep the cash. After pocketing the unexpected fortune, he promptly resigned from his position and relocated his family halfway across the nation.

Vladimir Rychagov, from Khanty-Mansiysk in Russia, was head of department at Severavtodor and on five days of unpaid leave in January when the surprise payment landed in his account. Rather than his holiday pay and January wages, Vladimir discovered the salaries of 34 colleagues had been transferred into his bank account.

The total sum amounted to 7.1 million roubles, roughly equivalent to £67,000. Following a flurry of frantic telephone calls fro

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