Walking away from ATM without taking money

barbiedoll

I used to wonder how stupid someone had to be to leave money in a cashpoint, until last week when I did exactly that.

Luckily for me, a young guy who had been queuing behind me, called me and gave it back.
And I always thought I lived in a rough area!

heretolearn_2

Once you've done it once, you'll never do it again!

I think many of us have done this and kicked ourselves afterwards.

AsknAnswer2

I did this years ago. The machine did take my money back and my balance was unaffected.

mrbadexample

I've also done it, when a mate phoned me right in the middle of the transaction. I'm a bloke, so I can't multi-task, obviously. :doh:

It got sucked back in and I got it back, happily.

mikey72

Eton_Rifle wrote: »

I've accidentally taken someone's money in those circumstances. I was distracted by a heated 'discussion' and didn't realise I hadn't even put my card in.

Took the ejected card, took the money, spent it and didn't realise it didn't come from my own account until I opened my wallet later and saw I had someone else's card in there!

So.

did you take the card to the bank, and pay the money back in?

or

said nothing, and kept it?

peter_the_piper

I've given up using ATM's. I put my card in, the money came out and the wife took it. Never again!!!!

MamaMoo_2

peter_the_piper wrote: »

I've given up using ATM's. I put my card in, the money came out and the wife took it. Never again!!!!

Haha.
My husband has two accounts, a savings and a current, and on his online banking he has renamed the current account as "Account that the mrs yoinks from" and his savings account (which is passbook & signature operated, so only he can deal with it) is called "super secret piggybank. Beware, transferring funds into current account may increase wife's spending"

crazyguy

Polka_dot_zebra wrote: »

If it has been taken, isn't that classed as 'theft by finding'?

Good luck with that one then, if someone walked away with it then your chances of seeing it again are 0 to -10 !

peter_the_piper

MamaMoo wrote: »

Haha.
My husband has two accounts, a savings and a current, and on his online banking he has renamed the current account as "Account that the mrs yoinks from" and his savings account (which is passbook & signature operated, so only he can deal with it) is called "super secret piggybank. Beware, transferring funds into current account may increase wife's spending"

She has a saying, what yours is mine and whats mine stays mine. Glad she does not know about the savings account I have where I put the part of my wages in that I don't pay myself in winter when its very quiet.

MamaMoo_2

peter_the_piper wrote: »

She has a saying, what yours is mine and whats mine stays mine. Glad she does not know about the savings account I have where I put the part of my wages in that I don't pay myself in winter when its very quiet.

My husband squirrels cash. He knows I see his account statements, so he hides cash around the house an thinks I won't realise. I was stripping the covers off the sofa the other week to wash them, and found £50 in each cushion. I said "these new sofa's we have make money! I've just made £200 by washing them"
His face dropped :P
The gas man also discovered an SMA tin full of £1 coins in my tiny cupboard with the gas mains tap in. Hubby knows I won't go in there as it's spidery.