Money laundering.

[aveatry]

No. Nothing to do with that. Received all monies due from our solicitor after they had taken their expenses and paid the estate agent. In any case, if it was to do with them, we would have had an email explaining it.

Actually just the other day I saw a thing about a scam which involves scammers finding houses for sale and then pretending to be the solicitors or some other party and asking for a payment to cover something. It works because you are actually expecting this kind of request.

 

[Justin Passing]

A refund for something? Planning to go anywhere?
Stick it in account until someone asks then assume a scam. 5% for six years is 34%.

Bank recently sent me about £5 to cover an error, with £4 interest. No idea what it was but it must have been a very long time ago.

 

[johnny2007]

In a recent solicitor transaction they closed my file and they realised they had overcharged me by £600 odd.
They sent it to my bank account with a reference number different from the original.
A week later I received a letter about it.
However, the transaction clearly showed the solicitor name on my bank app.

 

[Mottie]

This morning we had a sum of money paid into our joint account. It was a bank giro credit. The reference didn’t specify whether it was for me or Mrs Mottie. It just had an 8 figure reference number. We have no idea who it is from. I've been on to my bank for about 20 minutes. I want to know who sent it so that I can find out what it was/is for. They are unable to tell me anything other than the 8 figure reference number. I asked them that if I didn’t want it and wanted it returned to the sender, who would they send it to. They couldn’t tell me! Seems bloody strange that. Anyone else had unexplained deposits into their accounts? Seems like an easy way to launder money with no comeback on the recipient?

Problem solved. Got home from holiday today and had a letter from the NHS. Mrs Mottie gave up work a year or two ago and this was one of her pensions that kick in when she reaches 65. She has another that starts when she's 67. She’d forgotten about filling a form in a few months ago as she was told it wouldn’t start until November so it didn’t ring any bells.

 

[pete01]

Thats lucky I was just about to suggest opening a barber shop right next to another barber shop to ship the money through

 

[noseall]

Thats lucky I was just about to suggest opening a barber shop right next to another barber shop to ship the money through

It would quicker and simpler to gift it to Fromage and let him rinse it.

 

[pete01]

It would quicker and simpler to gift it to Fromage and let him rinse it.

Great plan, you and Fromage are like peas in a pod.

 

[motorbiking]

Actually just the other day I saw a thing about a scam which involves scammers finding houses for sale and then pretending to be the solicitors or some other party and asking for a payment to cover something. It works because you are actually expecting this kind of request.

I experienced such a scam. Lawyer's email had been compromised. I discussed payments in the exchange which triggered the scammers to ask for the money to be transferred to a different account. My suspicion was altered because 1) the scammer tried to sound Lawyery and 2) I'd never experienced such a quick reply from them.

 

[motorbiking]

Great plan, you and Fromage are like peas in a pod.

he seems obsessed with cheese.