UPDATE: Customers can keep money from ATM that spit out $100 bills instead of $10s and $20s

Issue continued for a couple hours before deputies arrived

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas – A Houston-area ATM caused a commotion Sunday evening after reports that it was spitting out $100 bills instead of $20s.

KPRC reports that the frenzy started started after 11 p.m. when a man posted about it on social media.

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A crowd rushed to the Bank of America ATM near 1960 and I-45 hoping for some extra cash.  Some of the people began arguing and fighting.

Harris County sheriff's deputies were eventually called out to guard the machine.

There's no word on how many people profited from the malfunctioning machine or whether they will be charged.

**UPDATE:

Bank of America released a statement Monday afternoon that read, "This was an incident at a single ATM in Houston caused when a vendor incorrectly loaded $100 bills in place of $10 bills. We have resolved the matter. Customers will be able to keep the additional money dispensed."

Read more on KPRC's website.


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