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The Mary Sue
The Mary Sue
Charlotte Colombo

‘Anyone know what to do?’: San Diego woman Zelles the wrong person her rent money. Then she reaches out to her bank

Transferring money to the wrong account can be a nightmare—especially if you can’t get it back. And Bridgette (@queen_of_vase) knows this all too well.

In a viral TikTok that’s amassed 536,000 views, she sat in disbelief. The on-screen text read, “How’s your day going? I just realized I accidentally Zelled my rent to a random Alex I bought a mirror from on Facebook Marketplace instead of my Alex… and I didn’t notice until days later when he asked why I hadn’t sent rent. The guy obviously isn’t responding.”

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