It turns out some lifehacks can come with prison time.

  • IllNess
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    4 months ago

    If you need an account with Chase, doesn’t that mean they were just withdrawing their own money? On top of that they are now going to jail for fraud.

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        4 months ago

        I see.

        To combat this my bank doesn’t allow me to withdraw above what is in my bank account, no matter how big the check is. Like I can see the check money in there but it usually has a note that only a certain amount is usable until the check clears.

        • Ep1cFac3pa1m@lemmy.world
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          4 months ago

          My understanding was that the money from the bad check was actually showing up in their available balance before it officially cleared. Then they’d withdraw the money before the bank actually rejected the check.

      • Githyanki@lemmings.world
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        4 months ago

        I did this by accident once when using mobile deposit of a check and missing the decimal point while typing in the amount. I was not dumb enough to think it was free money and spend it. The bank fixed it two days later.