Patrick Combs was sent a phony advertising check for $95.000 Posted: 5 months ago by Moe
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.
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Posted: 5 months ago by dollyllama:
He made close to $100 grand for nothing and he wants tips? Feh!
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Posted: 5 months ago by sputum:
I wouldn't have given it back.
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Posted: 5 months ago by kidsizedcoffin:
Timely reporting, it only happened 13 years ago.
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Posted: 5 months ago by 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.
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Posted: 5 months ago by thebluefrog:
« 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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Posted: 5 months ago by tragluk:
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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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Posted: 5 months ago by suebe:
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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