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There is no loophole in what halsey said, he is correct. The only way that B will be prosecuted if he took the money transferred into the account would be if he knows that this money is not his or owing to him. i.e. if the bank accidentally deposited this money (and it has happened before where banjs accidentally deposited $millions into some guy's acct). In this case, B has an expectation that the money is his because A owes him money, and A had communicated his intention to pay the money to B. And since there was no banking error on behalf of the bank, this B is under no obligation to return it, and hence there is no loophole. If B woke up one morning and found $5million in his acct that he knew was a mistake on the bank's part, and he took out all the money and spend it. Than he is legally liable to the bank to repay it or face criminal prosecution by simple virtue the money is not his.
If your banker deposit $5m in your account let me know...ha ha ha

In other words, it is a private affair...