Today I went to the bank and deposited a $1000.00 check. When I returned home, I checked my online statement and saw that I did not only have the $1000.00 pending deposit once, but twice. I suppose they entered it in the system twice or maybe a computer error.
Since, I am waiting for the pending deposits to go through, I am deciding what I should do. I know the ethical answer, but before I do anything I want to wait and see if they mistake corrects itself before it is actually in my account.
If the money does end up in my account, I wonder what I should do. Should I see if the mistake gets noticed? I know not to spend the money because the bank will take it back as soon as it is noticed. Would it be unethical to transfer it to a higher intrest savings account since I get to keep the interest? Or- should I do the right thing and inform the bank of there error? If I do inform them, will I get their employee in trouble?
What would you do in this situation?
2007-08-28
01:58:26
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saram
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