A GUANGZHOU resident surnamed Zeng almost lost a 120,000 yuan bank deposit for using an alias for his bank account.

　　He alledgedly changed the name believing it would bring him good luck.

　　It was only by the intervention of a district court that Zeng finally got his money back.

　　But the court also ruled that Zeng had violated State regulations regarding management of personal ID cards and had disturbed public order by using a fake ID card to open the account.

　　In September last year, Zeng opened an account at a Guangzhou-based bank with a counterfeit personal ID card, and put in about 210,000 yuan. When there was still 120,000 yuan left in the account, Zeng lost his bankbook.

　　After he reported the loss to the bank, Zeng failed to produce supporting documents for his fake ID card, so the bank turned down his request to withdraw the rest of his money.

　　Zeng took the bank to court, which, through handwriting verification, proved Zeng was the real depositor.

　　Zeng was able to get his money back from the bank, but had to pay about 5,000 yuan as the verification fee. Meanwhile, the court decided Zeng was guilty of using a fake ID card and needed to be penalized.(Wu Yan)