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You know those annoying spam letters you get in the mail from time to time -- "You -- JOE SMITH -- can make $87,345 with our guarenteed process..." Well, Patrick Combs got a check for $95,093.35. He then deposited it with his bank as a lark. It cleared. What happens then has to be read to be believed.
Saturday and Sunday passed without incident.
Monday, I expected to hear from my bank but didn't.
Tuesday, I didn't think once about the deposit.
Then, on Wednesday while running errands, I withdrew $40 from my automated bank machine. Out spit the two twenties and the little orange and sand-colored receipt. I stared at it. It looked like Ed McMahon had sent it. My bank balance was almost a hundred thousand dollars.
The bank had accepted the phony $95,093.35 deposit!
Thanks to Metafilter for the tip.
Posted by Casper at October 20, 2004 10:38 PM