Billions on your bank account by error, would YOU tell?

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by OneFootInTheGrave
edit: eh quote from KH is missing

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[OneFootInTheGrave]

How would you spend the 5 minutes between your attempted transfer and the moment police broke down your door?

I thought that I quoted :/

[KrazyHorse]

No bank lets an account with average transactions in the hundreds of dollars withdraw millions without giving at least a cursory glance atthe transaction history.

[OneFootInTheGrave]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse
All of you seem to be ignoring the fact that there would be no way to withdraw 100 million dollars from your account. The bank just wouldn't let you have it. You'd request the wire transfer, the bank would call the SS office, they would tell them that the originaltransfer was a mistake, and the bank would put a freeze on your account.

never undersetimate the incompetence of a bank clerk

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by OneFootInTheGrave

How would you spend the 5 minutes between your attempted transfer and the moment police broke down your door?

I thought that I quoted :/

Ah. Your comment makes much more sense now.

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by OneFootInTheGrave


never undersetimate the incompetence of a bank clerk

Bank clerks don't handle transactions of a million dollars. Bank managers do.

[KrazyHorse]

The first words out of the clerk's mouth will be "let me get my manager" when you mention some insane amount of money.

[KrazyHorse]

I'd bet each of my friends a hundred dollars that I had 10 billion dollars in the bank. Then I'd prove it, collect the money and call the SS office.

[OneFootInTheGrave]

ah whatever... the incompetence of the whole banking system .. .this is a hypotetical situation anyhow

You could say first ask the bank manger "What do you think about Bush?"

If he says: Yes he is a great leader.

Than you tell him that this is a secret operation to dispose the Iranian mullahs, and that he needs to keep a low profile

If he says: What does it have to do with the Social Sec payment?

Than you tell him that he could become your banking manager and that you will give him 1/2 (actually 10% cut should be enough for anyone) ...

And you are sorted

[KrazyHorse]

I'd write and send out nigerian-type spam mail.

[Jon Miller]

I would give it back

JM

[KrazyHorse]

I'd "buy the world a Coke"

[Richelieu]

Oh i'd invite the bank teller and manager along for the ride. And whoever else is needed to make the thing come through. Although i'm thinking that the manager and teller would be enough to pull it off.

[Chemical Ollie]

Most transfers today don't involve bank people at all, you just log into your internet bank. So there would have to be some transfer limit coded into the system, either blocking transfers > X or setting off an alarm to the bank management.

[Richelieu]

Originally posted by Chemical Ollie
Most transfers today don't involve bank people at all, you just log into your internet bank. So there would have to be some transfer limit coded into the system, either blocking transfers > X or setting of an alarm to the bank management.

shut up! SHUT UP! SHUT UP!