ATM Giving More Than Requested

dionsiseire · 18-09-2018 1:13pm #1

Just wondering

If you requested 40 and got given 100. What is the right course of action. I've a friend who is confused what to do. Online it looks like the 40 was debited from account, but has 100 in the hand.

The ATM isn't an ATM from any of the banks but one of the international odd ones. So isn't sure exactly who to contact if expected to contact. Or will contact be made to try correct it by the ATM owners?

Henry Ford III · 18-09-2018 4:56pm

It never happens, so don't worry about it.

august12 · 18-09-2018 5:01pm

I would think, it has already happened.

frecklier · 18-09-2018 5:13pm

Happened to me a few years ago in an atm in a supermarket. Asked for 100, got 5 x 50 euro notes. Only debited 100 from bank account and never heard any more about it.

Westernyelp · 18-09-2018 5:21pm

frecklier wrote:

Happened to me a few years ago in an atm in a supermarket. Asked for 100, got 5 x 50 euro notes. Only debited 100 from bank account and never heard any more about it.

They'll find you one day. They always do

homer911 · 18-09-2018 5:45pm

frecklier wrote: »

Happened to me a few years ago in an atm in a supermarket. Asked for 100, got 5 x 50 euro notes. Only debited 100 from bank account and never heard any more about it.

Did you try again, just to see if it was a one-off like?

ouxbbkqtswdfaw · 18-09-2018 5:54pm

People don't seem to realise that this is stealing.

kweeveen86 · 18-09-2018 5:57pm

u29xm1wibsk036 wrote: »

People don't seem to realise that this is stealing.

Stealing from a bank. I wouldn't worry about it! :pac:

Bubbaclaus · 18-09-2018 9:07pm

kweeveen86 wrote: »

Stealing from a bank. I wouldn't worry about it! :pac:

Can you provide me with a list of people and businesses it is ok to steal from?

frecklier · 18-09-2018 9:12pm

Westernyelp wrote:

They'll find you one day. They always do

Over 7 years ago now. Would have happily paid it back, but wasn't going to go out of my way to do so.

Eire Go Brach · 18-09-2018 9:13pm

Bubbaclaus wrote: »

Can you provide me with a list of people and businesses it is ok to steal from?

Your right stealing is wrong.

Maybe they are just abusing the banks trust or taking advantage of the bank.
The banks would not do that either. cough cough (tracker mortgage)

Commanchie · 18-09-2018 9:14pm

Course of action. Let us know location of the machine.

bassy · 18-09-2018 9:16pm

stealing from thieves............

dionsiseire · 18-09-2018 10:38pm

I love that the first response was it never happens so don't worry, when clearly I wouldn't be asking if it didn't happen.

So I think it's stealing in all but she had no option other than to take the money right. I mean you leave it at the ATM lets face it, someone else would just take it.

It's not clear who owns the ATM. The bank thinks 40 was given, as it debited 40. So take 50, you stole 10, but if you leave the 50, someone else will take that for you.

It's not a standard ATM so who you would return it to is not known or obvious. But is there onus or do you wait until someone attempts to contact you. If they aren't your bank will they be able to obtain contact details from your bank under GPDR without your permission?

shane6977 · 18-09-2018 10:46pm

dionsiseire wrote: »

It's not a standard ATM so who you would return it to is not known or obvious. But is there onus or do you wait until someone attempts to contact you.

Surely the ATM has the operators details on it somewhere, if not the manager of the premises it is located in will have the contact details.

If the ATM gave out less money than was requested a person wouldn't be so slow about figuring out who to complain to!

ATM Giving More Than Requested

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