Random £750 appeared in my account!

[neeny]

This is a strange one.

A cheque for £750 has been paid into my personal account, at my branch.

I wasn't expecting it. I certainly never paid it in myself. As far as I know only my husband has access to my bank details, and it definitely wasn't him.

 

I rang telephone banking, who confirmed that it was a cheque but couldn't tell me anything else.

 

The branch can't tell me who paid it in.

But surely the money is transfered from someone's bank account?!

 

I've been advised to wait and see if I hear anything from the bank, if a query is raised.

 

Surely someone somewhere is panicking that they've paid a cheque into their account, and it's disappeared?

Any advice?

[neeny]

I'm thinking this is in the wrong forum...

[loopinlouie]

Simply tell the bank unless the cheque is made out to you, that it is a banking error and to sort it out sharpish.

[neeny]

Thank you for replying,

I've been in to branch today and stamped my feet until they sorted it out - I had paid some cash into the machine - the next users' cheque had been deposited with my details! Teething problems with the new paying in machines, apparently.

 

So they've been waiting for this cheque to clear!

If I hadn't said anything, the error would have been found eventually, meanwhile someone was £750 worse off.

 

I'm glad our well earned pennies are in such safe hands. Clearly they deserve those salaries.