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Cash Machine Robbed Me Of £140!!

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  • gt94sss2
    gt94sss2 Posts: 6,191 Forumite
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    free4440273 wrote: »
    ^and DO obtain that receipt

    No need for a receipt, I think.. ?

    The ATM machine will have made a record of how much money they believe they have issued you - if the ATM has the wrong currency in it.. they would pick up on this as you wouldn't be the only person affected..

    Regards
    Sunil
  • chrisxr2
    chrisxr2 Posts: 150 Forumite
    HSBC (I still call them midland) cash machines dispense fivers, i have yet to come across one that doesnt from this bank in 11 years.
  • Homework
    Homework Posts: 349 Forumite
    I've never seen a £5 machine ever, maybe people in Scotland have enough money to afford a £10 withdrawal!!!!!!!!

    Tonight the 2 local machines had ran out of £10 and were only offering £20, and no receipts.
  • dunstonh
    dunstonh Posts: 120,033 Forumite
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    I havent seen a machine dispense fivers in a years. I know they still exist but they used to be put in the less well off areas where withdrawals were of smaller values. High turnover machines had to be filled with 10s and 20s (and 50s in same areas) to stop them running out over weekends as there is only so much space in the hoppers.
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  • inmypocketnottheirs
    inmypocketnottheirs Posts: 4,745 Forumite
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    Barclays Bank in Bangor North Wales still dispenses fivers.
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  • free4440273
    free4440273 Posts: 38,438 Forumite
    Originally Posted by free4440273 viewpost.gif
    ^and DO obtain that receipt
    gt94sss2 wrote: »
    No need for a receipt, I think.. ?

    The ATM machine will have made a record of how much money they believe they have issued you - if the ATM has the wrong currency in it.. they would pick up on this as you wouldn't be the only person affected..

    Regards
    Sunil

    Indeed, but the receipt costs YOU nothing;)
    BLOODBATH IN THE EVENING THEN? :shocked: OR PERHAPS THE AFTERNOON? OR THE MORNING? OH, FORGET THIS MALARKEY!

    THE KILLERS :cool:

    THE PUNISHER :dance: MATURE CHEDDAR ADDICT:cool:
  • WhiteAl
    WhiteAl Posts: 8 Forumite
    This reminds me of the reverse of this I saw on youtube once: hacking to get more then you need (this has been done). check it out on youtube if you want: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NezNElKBK2Y
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  • Badger_Lady
    Badger_Lady Posts: 6,264 Forumite
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    How can a receipt possibly help? It will show how much you asked for, but not how much you got - you could just pocket half your withdrawal and go into the bank whinging..?

    Doesn't cost you anything, but it's a piece of paper saved...
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  • free4440273
    free4440273 Posts: 38,438 Forumite
    ^I find it quite reassuring; each to their own....
    BLOODBATH IN THE EVENING THEN? :shocked: OR PERHAPS THE AFTERNOON? OR THE MORNING? OH, FORGET THIS MALARKEY!

    THE KILLERS :cool:

    THE PUNISHER :dance: MATURE CHEDDAR ADDICT:cool:
  • onejontwo
    onejontwo Posts: 1,089 Forumite
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    Have just been informed that this can take between 4-6 weeks to maybe get our money back!!! Is this right??
    Best they can do is offer a loan to tide us over Christmas!!:mad:
    Surely the onus is on the banks to sort this out quickly,as through no fault of our own we are the ones who are going to have to budget through Christmas on the chance that we may get our money back.
    Should I go in to the branch and threaten to close my account?? Any suggestions?
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