I got home to find a FEDEX envelope, and inside was a travelers check from AAA made to me for $3000, but I never ordered them. I called AAA and asked them, and they sadi, "Well you must have ordered them" and i said " I never did", so I just deposited it to my account. Can I get in trouble for this??
2007-03-29 06:50:49 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
That was a very unwise thing to do, you should NEVER deposit anything questionable in you bank account.
2007-03-29 06:54:39 · answer #1 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh, yeah...
If it's just a mistake, and they went to you when they should have gone to Antonio P. who lives on the next street over, you knowingly took funds that didn't belong to you. Better call AAA NOW and tell them what you did, and ask how they should be repaid. They can trace where they went (and they will) because FedEx will have a record of where they were delivered, even if you didn't sign for the package.
Another option is that it was part of some sales pitch or scam, and you've just purchased something that will cost even more than $3K. Did you save the paperwork? Did you look at it closely? Read the fine print and find out if you just agreed to pay $10,000 for a $4000 car or piece of art or some such. I've received stuff like that before - by depositing the check, you agree to sign up for the overpriced service that they are selling.
Either way - you better scramble to find out what you did, and see if you can't correct it or cancel it.
2007-03-29 06:59:20 · answer #2 · answered by Ralfcoder 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends upon the fine print that came along with the check. By depositing the check, you may have actually agreed to a loan, with exorbitant interest rates and and steep re-payments. Or, if the check was really supposed to go to someone else, you might have to pay the $$ back, as you have been "unjustly enriched." If it was supposed to be something that you ordered, I doubt that any thing you might have "ordered" would come to you for free.
2007-03-29 07:02:23 · answer #3 · answered by Charlie L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In trouble? No. But you may have to give the money back at some point. Depositing the money is fine, but don't spend it yet.
2007-03-29 06:55:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hell ya u can.. its like if someone wrote u a bad check and u deposited it.. ur held responsible because in the small print... u trust the check and people writing u a check.. happend to me.. i had to pay back the bad check that a friend wrote to me.... i would contact a lawyer.. or talk to somebody now.. ur bank may tell u have to pay it back good luck!
2007-03-29 06:56:19 · answer #5 · answered by m0tive_unclear 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep. Cashing the cheque could be seen in court as agreeing to sell whatever the payment is for.
2007-03-29 06:54:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're just a low life thief. Make sure you tell your Navy Recruiter about this one as well.
Dumbass
2007-03-30 03:00:38 · answer #7 · answered by tallerfella 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok from my personal experience DO NOT CASH IT!!! It is a scam.... I have had this happen to me... Here is the story
I WANT TO LET EVERYONE BE AWARE OF WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO ME AND THIS IS A TRUE STORY AND DONT GET INVOLVED IN THIS KIND OF THING I WILL EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED AND THE RESULT OF THIS..
BACK IN THE END OF MAY I HAD POSTED MY RESUME ON CRAIGSLIST FOR A JOB IN THE CONCORD AREA... I GET A WEIRD EMAIL SAYING THAT HOW WOULD I LIKE TO EARN $4000 A MONTH WELL WHO WOULDNT LIKE TO MAKE THAT KIND OF MONEY??? BUT THE EMAIL LOOKED A LITTLE FUNNY TO ME AND I DECIDED TO PLAY BACK WITH THE SENDER OF THIS EMAIL...
THE SENDER OF THIS EMAIL HIS NAME IS TIM JOSS THERE IS MORE THAN JUST ONE I FOUND IN MY EMAIL INBOX JUST SINCE YESTERDAY I KEEP GETTING THESE KINDS OF EMAILS...
ANYWAYS SO LUCKY FOR ME I HAVE ASKED AROUND TO PEOPLE MOSTLY MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND MY STEPDAD MOSTLY SAID TO ME MARCIA NO ONE IS JUST GOING TO SEND YOU $4800 WORTH OF MONEY ORDERS FOR NOTHING SO I DIDNT WANT TO THROW IT AWAY AND LOSE OUT THE MONEY IF IT WAS REAL... ANYWAYS SO MY PARENTS ASKED THIS GUY JAMES WHO ALSO WORKS FOR THE CONTRA COSTA TIMES BUT ALSO WORKS FOR A BANK... I TOOK IT INTO THE BANK TODAY AT 9 A.M. TO THE GUY JAMES AND HE SAID IT DEFINATLY LOOKS LIKE A FAKE MONEY ORDER BUT HE STILL CALLED THE BANK'S FRAUD INVESTIGATION AND THE LADY TALKED TO ME ON THE PHONE AND ASKED ME WHERE DID IT COME FROM WHO IS THE ISSUER OF THE MONEY ORDER...
ITS FROM TRAVELERS EXPRESS COMPANY THE LADY ON THE PHONE GAVE JAMES AT THE BANK THE NUMBER TO CALL AND VERIFY IF THE FUNDS ARE IN FACT THERE AND WE ONLY CHECKED ON TWO OF THEM.... THE TWO THAT WE CHECKED WERE IN FACT BOTH CASHED..... ONE WAS CASHED ON MARCH 1, 2006 AND THEN I CALLED AND CHECKED ON ONE AND THAT ONE WAS CASHED ON APRIL 28, 2006...
IM GETTING THE CONCORD POLICE INVOLVED AS WELL AS FEDERAL EXPRESS SECURITY...
I EVEN SPOKE TO THE LADY AT THE SOQUEL, CA FEDERAL EXPRESS OVER THE PHONE WHO IS GOING TO CONTACT ME BACK REGARDING THIS...
I DID TAKE IT TO ONE LADY AT THE CONCORD POLICE DEPARTMENT BUT SHE WAS RUDE AS ALL HELL... I THINK SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS... AND I JUST WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW ABOUT THIS KIND OF SITUATION.....
I KNOW SOME OF YOU ARENT GOING TO CASH IT BUT REGARDLESS I JUST WANT TO LET EVERYONE KNOW IF YOU DO RUN ACROSS THIS KIND OF THING REPORT IT TO THE POLICE AND TELL THEM ABOUT MY SITUATION.... TELL THEM THAT IT HAS HAPPENED TO SOMEONE YOU KNOW....
THANK YOU FOR TAKING YOUR TIME TO READ THIS AND I JUST WANTED TO LOOK OUT TO ALL OF YOU ON MY FRIENDS LIST.....
DONT BE A VICTIM OF THIS KIND OF THING..
OH AND ONE THING TO LOOK OUT FOR IS THE KIND OF EMAILS THAT SAY JOB OPPORTUNITY OR JOB OFFER OR EMPLOYMENT OFFER...
WATCH OUT FOR THESE KINDS OF EMAILS... THEY ARE FAKE....
MARK THEM AS SPAM RIGHT AWAY......
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR READING THIS....
2007-03-29 07:08:27 · answer #8 · answered by starrynightbreeze2005 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
welcome to Bubba State Prison, your 5 years here will be filled with both happy and scarey moments.
Hint, hint
2007-03-29 06:56:04 · answer #9 · answered by odinwarrior 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋