This TikTok “Money Glitch” Ruined Their Lives.. | Asmongold Reacts | Asmongold
July 4, 2026
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5 min readThe TikTok "money glitch" that went viral in 2024 was not a glitch at all — it was check fraud, and people who tried it are now facing frozen accounts, massive negative balances, and potential criminal charges. As Asmongold puts it bluntly: "If you are dumb enough to actually do this, you will be financially ruined and likely jail for this."
The scheme worked like this: people deposited large fake checks into their Chase bank accounts, then quickly withdrew the cash from ATMs before the checks could clear. The "glitch" was simply the delay between deposit and verification — a feature of the banking system, not a bug. When the checks inevitably bounced, the bank clawed back the money, leaving account holders with massive negative balances and frozen accounts. Chase responded by placing seven-day holds on affected accounts, and many participants now face fraud charges.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:02) **The "TikTok Money Glitch" Explained** - Asmongold introduces the viral trend where people believe they can exploit a Chase bank glitch for free money, calling it check fraud.
- 2 (01:40) **Victim's Reaction: Account Frozen** - A Chase customer gets his account frozen after depositing $40,000, showing anger at the bank for not letting him steal.
- 3 (03:26) **The Simple Solution and Spending Sprees** - Asmongold points out the obvious fix: give the money back, but victims have already spent it.
- 4 (04:44) **Victim's "Crash Out" and Demure/Brat Commentary** - A victim threatens to drive through a McDonald's, and Asmongold pivots to mocking the "demure" trend.
- 5 (05:59) **Fake or Real? Analyzing Viral Victim Videos** - Asmongold suspects many viral videos of victims with huge negative balances are fake or "farming" for attention.
- 6 (08:36) **Temptation and the "One Last Job" Mentality** - A TikToker expresses temptation to try the glitch, and Asmongold compares the mindset to characters from *Trailer Park Boys*.
- 7 (15:05) **Check Kiting vs. The Glitch** - Asmongold distinguishes the glitch from traditional check kiting, which is more complex.
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