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Patrick Combs was sent a phony advertising check for $95.000

So he deposited it into his bank account with a smiley face endorsement. Funny that the advertisers who mailed it had included all the legal qualifications for a check instrument.

The bank cashed it - hilarity ensues.

*This is a multi-page story, links to the next page are at the bottom in teeny text. picked by Moe 4 months ago

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34	dollylla...

4 months ago

He made close to $100 grand for nothing and he wants tips? Feh!

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8	sputum

4 months ago

I wouldn't have given it back.

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5	kidsized...

4 months ago

Timely reporting, it only happened 13 years ago.

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4	taryn13

4 months ago

i cant believe i just sat and read that whole thing at 4 am. well, it was a good read, but i am a little confused. where did the money go in the end? it ended with him talking about the montel show.

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12	thebluef...

4 months ago

« taryn13 : i cant believe i just sat and read that whole thing at 4 am. well, it was a good read, but i am a little confused. where did the money go in the end? it ended with him talking about the montel show.

You must have missed the last 2 or 3 pages there...

He gave the check back to his bank, because they were out that money.

I still don't understand why he paid the $65 interest so they would let him give their money that they gave to him by mistake back.

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11	tragluk

4 months ago

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I still don't understand why he paid the $65 interest so they would let him give their money that they gave to him by mistake back.

Morals and Ethics. He refuses to take money he didn't earn. The $65 was interest money he was given because he had 95,000 in his account. So he gave back the $65 as well as the 95,000.

It's easy to say "Their mistake, ha ha, I have your money and there is nothing you can do about it" it's hard to give the money back.

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suebe

4 months ago

I remember when this happened.

I once cashed a $5 advertising check. The company that issued it kept calling and calling, but in the end they gave up.

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