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thanks!
So what, I actually have to pay them back even if they screwed up? Look, I get the whole moral thing—it’s not my money, so playing fair is the right move
BUT (there's always a but) the real question is what the law says about it. Morally? Yeah, I hear you, it's clear enough 🙂
If the law says I have to return it, fine, I'll do it. No big deal. But if not? Then I'm gonna have to think about it depending on how things shake out.
My main priority is making sure they don't come after me with criminal charges or try to pull some fast one later by slapping me with interest on top of it! 🙂
Hey everyone!
Here’s the deal. Last year, during my senior year of college, I was getting a monthly scholarship from a specific company. The contract was set for one year, ending in July 2012, which was when my final payment hit.
But about two months ago, I noticed the exact same amount dropped into my bank account again! Since then, two more payments have landed. I checked with a buddy who was also on a scholarship last year, and he hasn't received anything. Neither of us are students anymore, and we aren't even working for the company that was sponsoring us.
The money went through our university—basically, the company paid the full lump sum to the school upfront, and then the school distributed it to us in monthly installments.
As far as I can tell, here’s what might be happening:
1) The company screwed up and sent me another payment, and the university didn't bother checking if I was still a student or if I even deserved the money anymore (this seems unlikely to me).
2) The company just has extra cash lying around and decided to hand it out 🙂... and again, the university isn't paying attention.
3) The company didn't actually pay, and the university messed up by sending my payment to me instead of some other scholarship recipient (like the younger students). This feels pretty unlikely because the person who was *supposed* to get the money would probably complain and expose the mistake.
4) The company didn't pay, and the university was sloppy and forgot to take me off their payout list. In this case, the school is losing money, and they'll probably catch the error during an audit eventually. It's not exactly pocket change either.
So, here are my questions:
Can I just spend this money and later play dumb like I had no idea what was going on, or am I not obligated to answer to anyone? I'm a little nervous about spending it. 🙂
Am I legally required to pay it back if they find the mistake? And is it actually possible for university staff to be that incompetent?
p.s. If this is just a mistake made by the company or the bank, I can't wrap my head around why I should give it back. However, if this error means some university clerk or another student loses out, I'm totally willing to return the funds!
For now, I'm planning to stay quiet and keep taking the payments, but I want to know what you guys think about withdrawing the cash from my account.
Thanks,
Lorenzo
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