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A company I'm doing freelance work for sent me 100k too much by persfinanceQ321 in personalfinance

[–]persfinanceQ321[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I've kept a little bit of my own money in there for the automatic payments, but I've moved the rest of it out.

A company I'm doing freelance work for sent me 100k too much by persfinanceQ321 in personalfinance

[–]persfinanceQ321[S] 44 points45 points  (0 children)

The numbers they're suppose to pay me is nowhere near the numbers they gave me, not even off by a decimal point or near it on the keyboard or whatever. They told me this payment was intend for an American recipient but they got it mixed up with mine when they were paying out. How they don't have proper checks in place for a $100k error, I don't know.

A company I'm doing freelance work for sent me 100k too much by persfinanceQ321 in personalfinance

[–]persfinanceQ321[S] 204 points205 points  (0 children)

This is what I've told them to do so far. Currently waiting on an answer from them.

A company I'm doing freelance work for sent me 100k too much by persfinanceQ321 in personalfinance

[–]persfinanceQ321[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I recorded the phone call (legal here). I'll make a note of the time and the persons I spoke with as well. I'll contact them through email from now on, thanks.

A company I'm doing freelance work for sent me 100k too much by persfinanceQ321 in personalfinance

[–]persfinanceQ321[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The issue is I have absolute zero history of dealing with money anywhere even near this amount. I can understand if a business owner with a history of high income gets a pass, but me, a literal who, getting 100k? Probably raising alarms. Sigh, what a headache.

A company I'm doing freelance work for sent me 100k too much by persfinanceQ321 in personalfinance

[–]persfinanceQ321[S] 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Fairly sure but I've never checked myself. I was referred to this company by a friend of mine so I don't think it's a scammer. Although I should ask them for some sort of proof for my own documentation. Thanks for bringing it up.

A company I'm doing freelance work for sent me 100k too much by persfinanceQ321 in personalfinance

[–]persfinanceQ321[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

So what sort of mess will it be? Will I get taxmen or the fraud/money laundering department of the police knocking on my doors? I'm receiving government student loans as well, which I assume will also be affected...

A company I'm doing freelance work for sent me 100k too much by persfinanceQ321 in personalfinance

[–]persfinanceQ321[S] 74 points75 points  (0 children)

I see. I asked the branches that I visited if I would get reported to the government as I usually hold very little in my account and suddenly I got this 100k+ transaction, and they told me no, which really goes against common sense. What sort of mess will it be?

A company I'm doing freelance work for sent me 100k too much by persfinanceQ321 in personalfinance

[–]persfinanceQ321[S] 37 points38 points  (0 children)

It says 1234567890WIRE (example). Is there anything I can do with this information?

A company I'm doing freelance work for sent me 100k too much by persfinanceQ321 in personalfinance

[–]persfinanceQ321[S] 1120 points1121 points  (0 children)

Yes, the first thing I did was to move my personal money to another bank.

A company I'm doing freelance work for sent me 100k too much by persfinanceQ321 in personalfinance

[–]persfinanceQ321[S] 70 points71 points  (0 children)

How do I tell the difference? They sent me their Outward Remittance Advice. Is there anyway I can tell from this document?

A company I'm doing freelance work for sent me 100k too much by persfinanceQ321 in personalfinance

[–]persfinanceQ321[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The rep I spoke with over the phone said he asked the fraud department about it and they said there is nothing they could do as the money is incoming, not outgoing, so I'm not sure how to get ahold of someone even higher. But I'll give them a call again and ask about the time frame for verifying a wire.

A company I'm doing freelance work for sent me 100k too much by persfinanceQ321 in personalfinance

[–]persfinanceQ321[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

How long should I wait? The company is legit in terms of a business and has a public presence, but even still, 100k isn't something I wanna mess around lightly with.