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Barclays force me to accept illegal money

louloufromlondon · 2016-11-16 14:23:53

Hello! I received by mistake a transfer from a company. Im overdrawn on this account so impossible for me to refund. This is not my money. The company reclaim the money and i accept this is a mistake. They made an enquiry to barclays to inform them this is a mistake. The problem barclays force me to accept the money they…

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davidgmmafan Posts: 1,459 Forumite

18 November 2016 at 10:14PM

A bank doesn't actively do anything when recieving a payment. That is why the sender specifices the sort code and account number.

I wouldn't worry too much about it, just do the best you can to ensure you are prepared when the money i taken back. If you have taken reasonable steps to identify where the money came from and return it to them then it isn't theft. Why don't you just pay it back to the company given you have clearly been in contact with them???

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