Cash promo cheque story

Orion · 2004-10-28 09:07:44

I read this a couple of years ago but I can't find it again. It's about a guy in America who received a promotional cheque in the post as part of an advertising campaign. He lodged it into his bank as a joke and they cleared it! The website describes the whole saga he went through afterwards. It's a great story and I want…

28-10-2004 10:07AM

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I read this a couple of years ago but I can't find it again. It's about a guy in America who received a promotional cheque in the post as part of an advertising campaign. He lodged it into his bank as a joke and they cleared it! The website describes the whole saga he went through afterwards. It's a great story and I want to read it again. Anyone know where I can find it?

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#2 28-10-2004 12:58PM

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#3 28-10-2004 01:11PM

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the guys name is patrick coombs , he has a site that links to that story and a load of other not quite as interesting stories , if you google "patrick coombs" or "man1bank0" youl find it

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#4 28-10-2004 01:25PM

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Tis www.man1bank0.com funnily enough

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#5 28-10-2004 02:14PM

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Thanks to both of you. Now to waste some more of my employers time

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#6 28-10-2004 04:10PM

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Reading that now, seems intresting read

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