Thread: Wiring money to the wrong account

I have managed to wire 20k to the wrong account number for my missus.

I had one digit wrong. 8 instead of a 6

Is the money going to vaporise into nothing or is it going to be bounced back to me here?

Can I do anything or do I have to say goodbye to that 20k?

^ I wondered where that money had come from. Thanks!

Looks like if the account exists even though it's not in my missus's name I am most likely fucked.

If it doesn't exist then my bank here has to put in a request to get it back. That is if a thieving banker has pocketed it yet.

Arsehole bum wanks

some lucky somchai will be feasting on deep fried snickers tonight

The money should not have reached another account because the name and number will not match.

Tell the bank and it should be easy to get it back.

I farking hope so. However we do live in Asia.

The fucking ****ing bit is that I have wired money from another account here to her account. Different bank though. I didn't want to confuse matters and take the old transfer slip with me so I left it at home.

Got to the bank couldn't decide if it was a 6 or an 8 decided on an 8 and wired away.

Fucking useless twat that I am.

top it all off the missus gave me a gob full saying I should have wired it to her mums account since I knew the number for that one in Thailand, very true but I had left that number with the original twatting wire transfer at home.

Get another ATM card send it to the wife and let her do the rest

Done that, Korean cards are somewhat tempremantal and aren't meant to work outside Korea even though they have international numbers on them. She has an account here and it has 10k stuck in it since she was only ever able to withdraw 3k then it just refused after that.

She is due back on Saturday as well, that money was to pay for a fence and some other bits and pieces that needed doing. Will have to try and do it again tomorrow to the correct number instead.

Strangest bit about it is I'm not that annoyed. If it's gone it's gone nowt I can do about it. A few years back I would have been raging. Maybe it's a good thing.

Had the same thing transferring a modest amount to my lady in Kaohsuing- Taiwan - it didnt arrive due to my cock-up with numbers - did it again with the right number - all ok -then bugger me a week later the Taiwan bank had it sorted and she had twice the amount in her account !!!
Bless her little cotton socks - she tried to send the extra back to me but as it was "lost money " told her to treat it as a bonus !!!!

I've given her instructions to get her arse out of the house tomorrow and get to the bank and speak to them before I start chasing things up here. Show them the right account number and tell them that 20k is floating around in somchais computer somewhere and she would like it back.

^if you were in the UK it wouldn't be a problem -as to accept money you know is not yours is fraud. In LoS, it may well be different

^ I think William has done the same thing this week by the looks of things...

mate - my money wire transfer days are almost over. I was introduced to Western Union this week. "Nice", was my comment

13,000 Won and a quick trip into town this afternoon and it looks like I get it back.

Ask your missus to go to an ATM in Thailand and to do a transfer at the ATM to this wrong numner account from her own account

Get her to enter the wrong account number, the ATM machine will give you the account holders name if the number you enter is valid.
If the account number you sent to has not been issued the ATM will warn you of your error.

Dont forget to tell her to cancel the transaction at the last minute

so if i have recieved a wrongly transfered amount to my european account,
what should I do.
What can a thai bank do against me in the thai legal system to retrieve their money.( if it is their money)

Originally Posted by mrsquirrel

The fucking ****ing bit is that I have wired money from another account here to her account. Different bank though. I didn't want to confuse matters and take the old transfer slip with me so I left it at home.

Got to the bank couldn't decide if it was a 6 or an 8 decided on an 8 and wired away.

Fucking useless twat that I am.

top it all off the missus gave me a gob full saying I should have wired it to her mums account since I knew the number for that one in Thailand, very true but I had left that number with the original twatting wire transfer at home.

Stupid twat, shoulda checked that number,

Originally Posted by jarne

so if i have recieved a wrongly transfered amount to my european account,
what should I do.
What can a thai bank do against me in the thai legal system to retrieve their money.( if it is their money)

It is not yours, you cannot spend it as such, you will be required to return it.

well I had about 75000 euro on my account for a few days that was not mine.
Today their gone.
I didnt take them, considered the pros and cons and let them be.
Today the bake adjusted the balance and kobom, the 75k was gone.
If it had been a norwegian bank I would have taken the money

now I feel poor, isaanish
and less happy

^
Plonker!

Originally Posted by mrsquirrel

Looks like if the account exists even though it's not in my missus's name I am most likely fucked.

If the number and name don't match, the money will bounce back to you within a week.

Are you lot stupid or what?

I posted this thread in 2007

FFS.

Shut up.