Chase Bank's parent company is suing customers for check fraud after a viral ATM glitch

Remember when social media promoted a “free money hack” involving Chase Bank ATMs that was actually a crime? The company has now filed several lawsuits against customers who took advantage of the technical glitch, accusing them of fraud.

According to multiple media outlets, JPMorgan Chase, the bank's parent company, has sued at least four customers who allegedly stole hundreds of thousands from the bank by writing themselves checks for large amounts and immediately withdrawing cash before those checks were cashed.

The cases were filed in federal courts in California, Florida and Texas.

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One of the alleged fraudsters is accused of owing $291,000 after a “masked man” deposited a counterfeit check for $335,000 into his account through a Houston ATM.

Chase said it reached out to the customers suspected of fraud and demanded that they repay the amounts owed, but all failed to do so. Now, if they are found guilty, they will owe the money confiscated as well as the company's legal fees and other costs associated with the legal proceedings.

The company told multiple media outlets that it was pursuing other cases and had referred some to law enforcement for prosecution.