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I Found Money

Mystery Money

By: jellibeanz
Written on January 29th, 2011
I am pretty broke at the moment. I checked the account today to make sure I can pay rent on Tuesday and noticed something strange; a credit of $80.00 in my bank account. There are no particulars listed - it just said Cashflow so I presumed it was a deposited amount from an ATM. Considering our finances I think I would remember if it was me who put in the money!
So where did it come from?
I called the bank to see if they could tell me where the money was put it.
The bank can't tell - weird huh? Something to do with it being in a deposit bag.
I can get it traced for $15.00 - but even with the $80 Im in over draft so I can't really afford the trace fee.
Iv asked my parents and it wasn't them. No one owes me any money.

I guess if its free money I should be pleased - but it kinda makes me feel uncomfortable - like I have stolen it.
The whole thing creeps me out.
By: jellibeanz
Age: 26-30 , Female
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    SupermanDC
    SupermanDC

    This is the oddest banking transaction story that I ever heard in my life! Thanks for sharing it and your bank could not even tell you where its came from. This is very odd indeed!



    Thanks for sharing it. Weird, Very Weird Story here.

    Dec 24, 2011
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    FallaciesAppease
    FallaciesAppease

    Aw, man.. that's like the worst possible ending to your story :P

    I'll try to will free money to you to make up for it.. *concentrating*

    Feb 6, 2011
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    jellibeanz
    jellibeanz

    Government sponsored drinking! Love it.

    Sadly this turned out to be a false alarm - my boyfriend tried to withdraw $20 from my account and mistakenly hit $100 but put in the $80 again so quickly the original withdrawal didn't actually show on the statement. So it only appeared to be extra money - if I had looked a bit harder at the spent money I might have picked it up. But who wants to look to hard at that part right?

    Anyway, mystery solved and Im still poor :P

    Feb 6, 2011
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    VendettA12
    VendettA12

    If the guilt overcomes you, I can give you my address. I accept checks.

    Feb 6, 2011
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    FallaciesAppease
    FallaciesAppease

    Haha, that's great !

    Just enjoy the extra dough. I got some surprise money a few weeks back myself. The Ontario government sent me like ninety bucks as a sales tax rebate, and I was not expecting it. I put the money to good use and got all drunk :P

    Feb 6, 2011
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    martytice
    martytice

    Hey I would love to have an extra $80! Maybe you should wait a while to see if something comes up. Maybe the bank made a mistake and they might eventually find it. I would not feel right spending right away. Wait a few weeks and if its still there consider it yours!

    Jan 29, 2011
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