A good friend of mine was posted back to the UK after a tour in Cyprus.
On his wage slip he noticed a payment for damages. On asking what it was for, he was told it was damages to his married quarter in Cyprus for £100,000. He was left stunned and confused. He challenged it and was told it was a correct payment and would have to continue.
6 months down the line, after much discussion, it came to light that he had been charged £10 for a light socket (which my mate knew about) but the person out in Cyprus had been a bit keen and accidentally miscalculated the going exchange rate somewhat.