2007-09-21 07:43:50 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
Yes.
2007-09-21 11:00:30 · answer #1 · answered by Yank 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
FYI- A friend of mine's bank accidentally deposited $1700.00 into his acct. He "thought" he would get away with using the money & the bank not finding out. His employment checks are automatically deposited into his acct & one time about 1 1/2 mths later the bank realized the mistake and froze his money & took it ALL! Said that even though their teller made the mistake, they were allowed to reverse the mistake. Now his accts closed because he ended up getting overdrafts etc. Not a good thing ya'll!
Advice to all of you saying you'd take it. When and they will find out, they will make you pay it back whether it's their mistake or not! Be prepared for that!
2007-09-21 14:55:54 · answer #2 · answered by FrancoAmerican! 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋
No, I wouldn't. As a former bank teller myself, I once gave a customer an extra $1000. It was not returned. I only sort of got in trouble and it eventually led to me being promoted. But the bank can take a loss of a few hundred, they won't even blink at it. Don't worry. Just like Monopoly, 'Bank Error In Your Favor: Collect $150"
2007-09-21 14:52:21 · answer #3 · answered by Ryan 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I have had cashiers give me back wrong change before. Like I was supposed to pay 9.47 and give them a ten and they give me 9.47 back. I will return it.
But I was at aldi's a few years ago and I had $80 in Grocery's. I paid with a hundread and was supposed to get $19 in change. I took the money with out counting it and when I went to get gas realized I had $118. They gave me a $100 bill in place of a $1. I was broke as could be so I kept it. Then last week the cashier gave me back $11 instead of $21. What goes around comes a round!
2007-09-21 14:51:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Absolutely. My daughter has worked in a bank for more than 20 years. She's very good at what she does,but if she ever gave someone extra money,she could either lose her job or have to pay back the money herself. In my world,I try to think of everyone as being a child of mine. It may sound a bit extreme,but it keeps me honest. As they say-if it works,dont fix it.
2007-09-21 15:26:27 · answer #5 · answered by phlada64 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely. Not giving the $$ back can lead to really big problems at your bank - which can affect your credit etc.
It's ever so much more simple to just note the mistake and return the money as quickly as you find the error.
2007-09-21 14:57:29 · answer #6 · answered by Barbara B 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is just as much my job as the tellers job to have an accurate count on money transactions as it is counted out in front of my eyes. I have never had a teller count out inaccurately and I'm getting older so it's been alot of times with different tellers. But to answer your question about ethics, it is the right thing to do to correct mistakes in money transactions.
2007-09-21 14:59:29 · answer #7 · answered by Goldenrain 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely. The bank will find it eventually and you could actually be charged with a federal crime for taking it. The teller could also get fired if her drawer has been off before. It's usually a 3 strikes and you're out policy with tellers.
2007-09-21 14:51:53 · answer #8 · answered by WiserAngel 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If I realize in that moment and I'm doing the transaction in person with a cashier, yes. If they came out of an ATM accidentally (happened to me twice but unfortunately they were only 5 USD each time, not 200 LOL), or I realized only after getting back home, no!
2007-09-21 14:47:45 · answer #9 · answered by Lprod 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, I have already in a way, was checking out my deposit slips after a recent deposit and noticed that she had made the same deposit 2 times. The teller was overjoyed by my honesty (of course I would love to have had that double deposit), apparantly a mistake like that could have cost her either her job or wage garnishments.
2007-09-21 14:49:26 · answer #10 · answered by macattack88 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely
2007-09-21 14:47:11 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋