A Barnsley man checked his bank account and found an extra £1.25 million in it. He was tempted to spend it, but his gf told him to leave it alone and call the bank.
http://metro.co.uk/2015/03/23/bank-error-in-your-favour-collect-1-25million-5116311/
Would you be tempted to spend it?
PS. If you did, you are committing theft. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Theft if you know it's not yours"
Happened to me, twice in two weeks. A client sent me 3 million USD and followed that up with 1.5 million the next week. They owed me about 15K. |
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over a year ago
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I wouldn't spend it but what if you moved it to a high interest account isa type thing, and left until the bank noticed? Would you be able to keep the interest gained legally? |
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"I wouldn't spend it but what if you moved it to a high interest account isa type thing, and left until the bank noticed? Would you be able to keep the interest gained legally?"
I think by moving it you would probably be acting illegally if you knew it wasn't yours.
I have had a similar problem with a payment that should have been £12,500 and was entered and paid as £1,250,000, I informed the bank as soon as I spotted it. Was nice to see the balance that morning though! |
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By *ee VianteWoman
over a year ago
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No, I wouldn't be tempted to spend it.
I've always told the bank when they've made errors in my favour.
I once drew several hundred pounds in cash at the counter in my bank, to pay my rent. The woman serving me gave me £100 too much. If I'd walked out with it they'd never have been able to trace it. I counted the cash in the branch though, before I left, as I always do, and I took it back to the counter. You've never seen such a relieved look on the face of a bank cashier.
£100 isn't exactly millions but I'd have been able to get away with keeping it.
I kicked myself the next time the same bank heaped charges on me for going 27p overdrawn for 2 hours (before the current rules came in).
I actually wrote to the bank over one set of stupid charges and pointed out that I had returned £100 given to me in error, but if they were happy to rob me, I'd do the same if another mistake in my favour was ever made. The charges were refunded. |
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