Sadly noa friend of mine had a similar thing happen and he spent it and nearly got bollocked.
basically if you KNOWINGLY spend it knowing it shouldnt be there, then you're fucked. seeing as we all know you know its not yours, you're totally fucked if you spend it.
(basically if you KNOWINGLY spend it knowing it shouldnt be there, then you're fucked. seeing as we all know you know its not yours, you're totally fucked if you spend it.
dr_fonz,
Thu 22 Jan 2004, 14:37,
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You could put it in a high interest account for a lttle whileand skim off the profits.
( dr_fonz,
Thu 22 Jan 2004, 14:39,
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you can only have a max of 7000 in an ISAand only 3000 of that can be cash, the rest has to be shares and stuff.
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Thor_sonofodin has done things, terrible things on,
Thu 22 Jan 2004, 14:43,
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you can split it into 3 accountsyou could have a cash ISA for more instant access. I personally have a mini ISA which needs to mature for 5 years before i really touch it. Then I will buy a concorde so i can decoupage kittens to it.
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*lou,
Thu 22 Jan 2004, 14:45,
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That's rightPretend that you don't know about it. Ask your bank to transfer all of your funds into a high-interest account without asking for a balance. Wait for someone to ask for it back. I know someone who received £776,000 instead of £76,000 as a pension lump sum. Kept it for over a year made £18,000 interest.
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Thu 22 Jan 2004, 14:44,
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I seem to remember thateven though you have to repay money that isn't yours the bank has to treat it as an interest free loan so you pay it back at a nominal rate like a fiver a month.*
* I may be talking out my arse.
(* I may be talking out my arse.
dirty barry,
Thu 22 Jan 2004, 14:42,
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That is truebut only if you spend it unknowingly. If you knowingly spend it then you are committing fraud, and they can do you (up the arse, if they wish).
( dr_fonz,
Thu 22 Jan 2004, 14:46,
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