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trubadour
Joined: 03 Nov 2006
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 Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 5:03 am Post subject: Spent Free Money: threatened with blacklisting |
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The final payment from my previous job went wrong and I got paid several mil more than I should have been. Then I went and spent it. 
Can I get arrested/blacklisted for that?
Does anyone know of the legalities of spending money that appears in you account? |
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GoldMember
Joined: 24 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 5:14 am Post subject: |
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Close that account NOW! If you have any money in there take it out.
Once money goes into your account it should not be reversed without your permission.
However it does happen. Bank Manager may be a buddy of your employer.
Debts are near impossible to collect in Korea. |
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Ilsanman
Joined: 15 Aug 2003
Location: Bucheon, Korea
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| Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 5:28 am Post subject: |
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It really depends on your intentions in this situation. If you intend to keep it, then do as the previous poster said. If you plan to pay them back, then contact them and tell them that.
Awaiting a slough of posts calling you bad names......... |
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bellum99
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: don't need to know
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| Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 5:38 am Post subject: |
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| Pretty clear you took the money..they do have records. Easy to get police to contact you for the money...wait till the person who sent the money calls you and then give it back. |
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ldh2222
Joined: 12 Oct 2007
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| Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 5:48 am Post subject: |
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| Just stop. Breathe. Think. If you don't have the answer by then... |
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esetters21
Joined: 30 Apr 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 6:13 am Post subject: |
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| GoldMember wrote: |
Once money goes into your account it should not be reversed without your permission.
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Really? What are you basing this inside information on? Is this just a Korean banking phenomenom, or does this happen in other parts of the world? I am positive that you are liable in my state in America for those funds if they are not owed to you justifiably. The bank might accept some responsibilty in the matter, but I doubt it. Do the right thing. |
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twg
Joined: 02 Nov 2006
Location: Getting some fresh air...
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| Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 6:18 am Post subject: |
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jinju
Joined: 22 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 6:22 am Post subject: |
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| im always amazed here...you spend money that isnt yours an NOW you worry abouyt the consequences? |
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Bibbitybop
Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 6:51 am Post subject: |
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It was the OPs money, even if by mistake. If you found a check made out to you in your mailbox, that would be your money, even if it was by mistake.
Take a judgment call here OP: Legal issues and respectability of the previous employer. Can he prove it was a mistake and was he a good boss? Or is it hearsay and did the boss ever screw you over? |
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esetters21
Joined: 30 Apr 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 7:01 am Post subject: |
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| Bibbitybop wrote: |
It was the OPs money, even if by mistake. If you found a check made out to you in your mailbox, that would be your money, even if it was by mistake.
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I don't know how it works here, but that reasoning just doesn't fly where I am from. |
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ldh2222
Joined: 12 Oct 2007
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| Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 7:06 am Post subject: |
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| esetters21 wrote: |
| Bibbitybop wrote: |
It was the OPs money, even if by mistake. If you found a check made out to you in your mailbox, that would be your money, even if it was by mistake.
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I don't know how it works here, but that reasoning just doesn't fly where I am from. |
Exactly. Maybe he's from Canada.
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Cheonmunka
Joined: 04 Jun 2004
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| Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 1:35 pm Post subject: |
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| It wasn't your severence pay was it? |
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MarionG
Joined: 14 Sep 2006
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| Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 2:32 pm Post subject: |
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An error, such as someone depositing money into your account which was meant for another's account, or depositing more money than was supposed to be deposited into your account, does NOT make it your money. It's called a mistake. Mistakes seldom transfer ownership, and certainly not in this case.
The specifics of Korean law on this are unknown, but morally and ethically, and almost certainly legally, you must pay the money back. In all probablility there will be repercussions.
Whoever told you that the money is yours, because it was deposited into your account, was in error. |
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kprrok
Joined: 06 Apr 2004
Location: KC
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| Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 3:01 pm Post subject: |
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Think about this, what kind of person would receive several million won more than they're supposed to and think"hey, cool! I'm gonna go buy a TV!" If it were a few thousand, or even maybe a few 10,000s, I wouldn't be that worried, mainly b/c i probably wouldn't even notice. But several million? Come on, don't be stupid or greedy. Pay it back and do the right thing.
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mrsquirrel
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