the funds were deposited last friday and a hold was put on them yesterday..but mysteriously, the hold was lifted today and it is again avialable for withdrawal..I planned on saying nothing, waiting 3 months and withdrawing if its still there. any comments or knowledge of the law on this?
2007-02-13 06:45:32 · 11 answers · asked by curious 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Personal Finance
It is against the law to try to keep it. It's called theft.
In most cases the bank will pick up on the mistake - especially when the real owner of the money misses it - and debit the funds away. If you spent them, they might sue you.
Your best course of action is to notify the bank of the error.
2007-02-13 06:52:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
My guess is that whoever that $$ belongs to, they will be questioning their bank about it. Plus, they probably have a receipt to prove they made that deposit. It's human nature to think you could keep it, but then the ole conscience kicks in and you do the right thing. Maybe if you told your bank what happened and they straighten it out, the person might give you a reward for being honest.
2007-02-13 14:52:27 · answer #2 · answered by scootzz777 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
there is a trail of numbers leading to your front door. do you imagine withdrawing the cash and moving to the jungles of central america? indeed the mistake will probably be noticed immediately upon trying to withdraw.
why is there even a question here? you know the answer. and it's not as if this is any great sum of money. time to call the bank or branch manager.
2007-02-13 14:59:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is probably someone's EFT from their tax refund and the accountant put in one wrong number. A sizable amount as that sounds like a head of household with CHILDREN. They really need that money, since their income was probably low enough to get that much money back. Inform the bank that it is not yours.
2007-02-13 15:04:20 · answer #4 · answered by LINDA D. 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This has happened to me but for half that amount, a few times. I did not touch it but kept a close eye on my account, it was taken back out a few days later. It made me wonder if it was an inside job. I once worked for Brinks, sorting money, money went missing from my stacks so I was under investigation for awhile, they soon found out it was the bank teller, I was so relieved. =)
2007-02-13 15:02:50 · answer #5 · answered by Gabriele 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Personally, I wouldn't touch it. I would get ahold of my bank and point out the error right away. Tbe reason is I have heard of people having the same thing happen and once the error was discovered they were charged interest on the money for the ammount of time they had it because they knew it wasn't theirs.
2007-02-13 14:54:27 · answer #6 · answered by Bethe W 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think you should report it who knows the bank may reward you with it if they can't resolve this issue so its better to be wise and honest about it besides you are dealing with the government so you will get caught.
2007-02-13 15:16:36 · answer #7 · answered by Child of God 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As soon as the mix up is corrected, the money will be returned to the correct account. If you spend it, you will have to pay it back.
2007-02-13 14:54:04 · answer #8 · answered by ThePerfectStranger 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm guessing you're wanting/needing at least one person to back you up here. To give you "permission" to do the wrong thing. So...ok, I'll agree with you....
IN YOUR DREAMS!!!!!!!!!
Own up to it buddy, people will l@@k kindly at you for it because everyone knows how hard it would be.
2007-02-13 15:07:36 · answer #9 · answered by amee2you 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called stealing and it will be found in the near future and you will be responsible for repayment.
2007-02-14 09:46:57 · answer #10 · answered by KathyS 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋