if you deposit them, can they request it back? If you say no, what can happen to you?
2007-07-03 14:35:11 · 11 answers · asked by ccj 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
If you are talking about a duplicate payment, they're going to sue you for their money back. It was a mistake and legally you can not profit from that. They are also entitled to interest in some states on their money and they may file charges against you. Give them back their money before you get in trouble
2007-07-03 14:39:13 · answer #1 · answered by madison134 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Stop and think about this. Let's say you owe $100 on a bill and you accidentally send them $200 instead. Does the company owe you the other $100? You know they do so why would you ask such a silly question?
Honesty is always the best policy unless you like orange jump suits and you prefer someone else locking and unlocking your doors at night.
And morally, it isn't yours so despite what the law says, you should want to be honorable and return it.
2007-07-03 21:51:56 · answer #2 · answered by KittyKat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you deposit the second check and they request it back, they can sue you for the return of the money - and they will win. You will have to repay the money. It is illegal - send the check back.
2007-07-11 18:52:36 · answer #3 · answered by jbug 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are only entitled to one check and receive two, you cannot deposit both. When they find out, they will request their money back. If you refuse, they will either take civil action against you to get their money or file criminal charges of theft by swindle. Either way, you are only entitled to the amount you settled for, even if you receive more than one check.
2007-07-03 21:41:09 · answer #4 · answered by msi_cord 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, and of course they WILL request it back, and you will be legally obliged to return it. If they have to sue you to recover it they will win. So, it's been a week or so? What did you end up doing? I know you didn't wait until you got all of these answers to decide what to do with the extra check!
2007-07-11 21:34:28 · answer #5 · answered by best_little_bookworm 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the second check was sent to you in error it is perfectly legal for them to ask for it back as you are not entitled to that money. It is illegal for you to keep it.
2007-07-03 21:56:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This sounds suspicious. What kind of "settlement" is this? Make sure it's a legit company.
To answer your question, no it's not illegal.
2007-07-03 21:38:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You have to call them to see if it's actually yours, if it's not, they will eventually find out, and then you HAVE to pay it back, or you're in big trouble. That happened to my parents with the IRS. They sent them an extra $8,000, but of course they had to give it back.
2007-07-03 21:45:29 · answer #8 · answered by teenabeena 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is illegal. I cant believe you are asking the question to tell you the truth.
2007-07-03 21:44:01 · answer #9 · answered by Toodeemo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you receive money that you know you are not owed, you do not get to keep it.
2007-07-03 21:40:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋