The bank have f*cked up!!

But in my favour!!!

just withdrew a load of cash, got back to work and checked my account online, only to see the amount withrawn (DEB code) and then the same amount put back in (COR code). does this mean I can keep the money?

 

They may have taken the cash out twice by mistake over the counter, then had to credit the amount once. Its happened to me before, unless they have screwed up in which case, keep the money in the bank as a reserve, or move it to a savings account in case they say anything. Dont spend it though.

 

They will sort it mate. Banks never make mistakes in your favour for very long

 

dont say nothing for a few days and see what ahppens, a similar thing happenned to me when i withdrew money using a bankbook but the bank called me the next day to say they had made a mistake and told me to hand in my book to have it updated,

chances are they may discover it

 

theyll probably correct their erroneous error correcting shortly. Mine have done that before - take the money out, think theyve cocked up so put it back straight away, then take it out again to correct the correction!

 

put it under your bed.....and wait.

 

I bet they'll just take it back out when they "cash up" all the drawers tonight and find a not unsubstantial amount "missing".

 

dont spend it paul i drew a grand out few weeks ago and it never came off my account then got a letter saying we mad a mistake so we took it out now

good job it didnt make me overdrawn or id spentit twice

 

They'll find it when they reconcile their books.
Unfortunately they will ammend the entries in your account.
I had a 250 mistake on switch and they corrected it 6 months later.

 

6 fecking months! I can't keep track for that long, I'll forget about it by then.

ar5e. if I tell them then I'll miss my chance, if I don't, then it could seriously screw up my finanaces when they do come for it if they don't warn me about it first.

 

You're not missing any chance at all by not telling them. When they do find out (and they will some day) you can be prosecuted for theft. It's happened, and people have gone to prison for just what you propose. Soz

 

theft?!?!? it's not my fault, I took cash out of the bank, simple as that. what they do on their system is their fault, not mine.

it's only theft if I withdraw it.

 

True, but that's regardless of whenever you take it out so all you will ever be allowed to make legally is the interest (& I'm not sure about that either!)

 

My old housemate put 400 in her bank, the girl behind the counter accidentally keyed in 4000. Friend owned up to the bank a few weeks later, and this is the bit that shocked me, they let her keep it. Said they had completed their books and it would be more hassle for them to reassign the money. The manager told her that 99.9% of the time, they would notice and take it straight back, just happened to be end of the year.

Probably helped that she was really quite ridiculously fit and flirted outrageously with the bank manger.. always worth a try Paul.

 

As fit as I am, I'm no good at flirting

did I mention the sum I'm talking about is 2500!! it'd be nice if I get to keep it!

 

if it a joint account send laura down paul

just my opinion but she is a lot fitter than you mate
and women always have the gift of the gab

 

my dad had 30k put into his account by mistake, withdrew it and put it into another account straight away, heard no more about it, bonus

 

funniest thing I've read all week

as if.......

 

And what bank was that at, as im gunna open an account!!!

 

well, it's gone 3:30, and it's still there....

tempted to transfer it to my savings account actually.