Post Office gave me too much money

funboxxx

Got a wee issue and need some advice on.

Went to post office for salary cash for my staff and withdrew money, the teller gave me £1000 more than i requested and £1000 more than was on my reciept.

Now do i hold on to the cash or return it?

I have a fair idea what i'm gonna do but was looking to see if anyone had been in this situation and can advise what i should expect from the post offices end.

geri1965_2

I think you know the answer.

Naf

Just go back in, show your receipt and smile as the cashier will soon have discovered their mistake (although might not be able to trace the individual transaction) and will be tearing their hair out.

little_miss_muppet_face

Hmm.. we seem to have another person who got given too much from the Building society today too. .. seems strange to me..

anyway, as other poster said.. i think you know the answer.. it needs to be repaid..

edinburgher

Give it back - I'm sure people have lost their jobs for lower sums than this!

Naf

edinburgher wrote: »

Give it back - I'm sure people have lost their jobs for lower sums than this!

Definitely. An ex-colleague of mine...
Before you jump to assumptions, I don't believe she took it, she was just a bit hap-hazard with the till :S

alanq

If you know you have been given money in error then keeping it is theft. You will have a hard job convincing the court that you overlooked the extra cash. There will be few suspects. The number of customers who could have been overpaid by £1000 without it being obvious must be few.

jen245

This post has to be a wind up, considering the other one thats going on the same subject!

Naf

jen245 wrote: »

This post has to be a wind up, considering the other one thats going on the same subject!

I think the chances are high

funboxxx

jen245 wrote: »

This post has to be a wind up, considering the other one thats going on the same subject!

Defintely not a windup, i was just searching for similar stuff and i was led to the other thread but its not very helpful.

I should point out that i only realised the error when i got back to the office however i do have a bitter taste in my mouth after the same post office tried to give me a lesser rate at their bureau du change a month or so ago than advertised and to an extent patronise me when i questioned it.

Also been battered by banks and money institutions over the past few years in hard times so its tempting to think should i just keep it?

marywooyeah

alanq wrote: »

If you know you have been given money in error then keeping it is theft. You will have a hard job convincing the court that you overlooked the extra cash. There will be few suspects. The number of customers who could have been overpaid by £1000 without it being obvious must be few.

correct! even if you dont take it back they'll probably be able to trace it back to you anyway so I'd save yourself a court case and go back.