JPMorgan Chase has begun suing customers who stole hundreds of thousands of dollars by taking advantage of a technical glitch that allowed them to capital fraudulent checks and then quickly withdraw large sums of liquid assets from ATMs.

The “infinite money” glitch went viral on TikTok and other social media platforms in late August, showing people depositing checks and then immediately withdrawing “free” money before the check cleared.

On Monday, the financial institution filed lawsuits in three federal courts against two people and two businesses who collectively withdrew almost $662,000.

“Fraud is a crime that impacts everyone and undermines depend in the banking structure,” Chase spokesperson Drew Pusateri said in a statement. “We’re pursuing these cases and actively cooperating with law enforcement to make sure if someone is committing fraud against Chase and its customers, they’re held accountable.”

Lawsuits in California, Florida, Texas

One case, filed in Houston, alleges that a “masked man” deposited a check for $335,000 into the defendant’s financial institution account at an ATM. The man then immediately began withdrawing money − a total of $290,947.39 − before the check was returned as counterfeit.

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In a lawsuit filed in the Central District of California, JPMorgan Chase alleges that “on August 27 and August 28, 2024, an person deposited two fraudulent checks” totaling more than $116,063.55 in the defendant’s financial institution account, who then promptly transferred more than $90,000 out of the account.

Two divide cases were filed in Miami against businesses named In and Out Appliances and Riskboss Musiq. Those businesses are alleged to owe $138,680.91 and $141,295.84, respectively.

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In each of the lawsuits, JPMorgan Chase says that it has contacted the defendants requesting that they, “pay the amount of any overdraft along with any fees that apply,” but that the defendants have failed to do so.

“While fraud methods have evolved over period, the core intent to exploit and deceive remains unchanged,” the financial institution said in all four lawsuits.

Max Hauptman is a Trending Reporter for USA TODAY. He can be reached at [email protected]