Did the Christmas season leave you with a whole bunch of credit-card bills? At least you're better off than poor Patrice Perry, of Philadelphia, who got a bill for $286,651,237 from her credit-card issuer, Capital One. Not only did Capital One ask her to pay that ridiculous amount of money, but they called her house repeatedly asking for it, and harassed her family and co-workers in the process.
The situation started in May 2009, when Capital One sent Perry a bill for $4,807 in charges she hadn't incurred. After that, the amount of money she supposedly owed fluctuated, peaking at $286 million. "It went down and up and down and up," said Perry's lawyer. "The only thing I can associate that with is that they were trying to confuse my client."
Capital One has finally admitted that the charges were a mistake. But Perry is not satisfied with that. She has sued Capital One for - appropriately enough - $286,651,237.
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