Return my $10K

While you're 'accidently' writing checks for $10K, send one my way,
will ya? LOL.

I accidentally used a suitcase full of $1000 bills to pay for my fries
at McDonalds and...

Ha ha, you're funny Jessie Mae.

Thanks for giving me my daily laugh.

Perhaps you should get an attorney to do the talking for you. That is,
if you have some sufficient proof that Cingular cashed the check.

I am guessing you are going to have to prove you actually wrote this
check before you get it back. Do you have a copy of it? Was it cashed?
If it was then you should have a copy with your bank that proves you
had that much money in your account and the check was cleared.


Not that I believe this story at all...but just in case you MIGHT be
telling the truth.

That's why government employees shouldn't pay the family bills.

To me it seems as if maybe it was a check given to HER that accidently
made it's way into the envelope. Like some sort of settlement check
or proceeds from the sale of a home... something of THAT sort. If
that is the case I would suggest you contact the issuer. They can put
a stop on the check and reissue it to you.

Anything that gets sent to Cingular becomes their to dispose of. If
it arrived with a payment and wasn't payable to them, they likely
destroyed it.

Who has to write a check for 10,000? A morgage? Wouldn't that be a
morgage on a almost 2 million dollar house? If you have a 2 million
dollar home you can afford a stop payment fee!

I got two words for you.... stop payment

#1 - Was the check made out to Cingular? If so how did you
*accidentally* write "ten thousand and 00/100" in the amount?

#2 - If the check was not made out to Cingular, then neither their
accountant nor the bank were paying attention and you shouldn't be
responsible for that (although you weren't paying attention when you
sent it, but everyone makes mistakes).

#3 - How long after it was sent did you realize that you did it? Like
someone else said, a stop payment is like $30 or so. Not much in
relation to $10k.

No you didn't. Stop making stuff up.

Hey, look at it this way...

You probably won't have to pay your cell phone bill for a good 100
years!

:)

Maybe that's where I sent my sanity to, also?!? Doubt I'll ever get
THAT back.

This reminds me of the time I accidently sent my birth certificate,
SSN Card, and 10 new $100 bills in an envelope with my Columbia
Records 10-for-1 CD selections. I really enjoy the music, but I never
got the other stuff back...

How quickly can I get my home address to you?!?

If this is for real then you need to call your bank and issue a stop
payment. However, I think it is not something that actually happened.
Who writes a personal check for $10,000? Most places that would take
a check for that much would require a certified check or a bank check.

You know I did this exact thing last month. Not only did Cingular
return the money to me, they also included the interest that I lost
because the money was not in my savings account. That was very nice of
them so I decided to sign a 5 year contract with Cingular.

Boy, am I glad to know I wasn't the only person to make this mistake
(lol).

Wow.

You accidently sent $10,000 to a cell phone company. Instead of
calling the bank you used PFB. I like your style.

Most people don't know this, but the new mods are also wise guys. If
you don't get the money soon, Erik and Venice will start breaking
thumbs. If that doesn't work, oh man, Greg might pistol whip the snot
out of them.

The juice is running people.

Oh come on! I've done lots of stupid things in my life, but
"accidentally" sending a $10,000.00 check to a utility is NOT one of
them.

IF (and I am very dubious of your claim at that) you did indeed send
them a check for that amount, the first thing I would do is call my
bank and place a stop payment. It's usually about $25-$30, but at
least then you know that no one could cash it.

I have to ask, though, how do you "accidentally" send a check like
that to Cingular? Was it an endorsed check from another source, made
out to you, that got placed in the envelope or did you actually,
physically, write out a $10,000.00 check payable to Cingular?

I also can't imagine Cingular refusing to return the check to you if
they do have it and it is indeed your check. That is not their
property and they would have no reason or capability to keep it.

I would think that someone who has this kind of money at their
disposal would a) be more careful and b) know what to do in the event
a "mishap" like this occurred.

I had a similar problem when I accidently mailed my mint-in-package
1938 Action Comics #1 comic book in with my cable bill. Boy, I had a
heck of a time getting them to send that back to me.

I wish i had 10K to accidentally send to Sprint...hmmmmmmm

All I can say is *call your bank*, and do it right away.

So... did Cingular cash your check? Or are they just keeping it
instead of incurring the cost of returning it to you?

Save yourself a lot of worry -- put a stop on the check ($25-$30 for
peace of mind).

Your letter needs more information. Not necessarily for us here at
PFB (though it would be nice so we could have a better understanding
of the situation) but for those at Cingular who will be in receipt of
the letter. It probably should have gone something like this...

To Whom it May Concern,

My name is _______________ and on October ___, 2006 I sent a payment
to Cingular in the amount of $_________ for account #________________.
It seems I included a check, written out to ______________, in the
amount of $10,000. I would very much appreciate it if you would
return the check to my attention at the address indicated on the check
as soon as possible.

If you have any questions regarding this matter, please feel free to
contact me at ____________________.

Sincerely,


__________________

OR:

To Whom it May Concern,

My name is _______________ and on October ___, 2006 I sent a payment
to Cingular in the amount of $_________ for account #________________.
It seems I included a check mistakenly written to Cingular in the
amount of $10,000. As I do not owe Cingular $10,000 I would very much
appreciate it if you would return the check to my attention at the
address indicated on the check as soon as possible.

etc...

Now, my question is why on earth you'd even write a check out to
Cingular in the amount of $10,000! If you didn't write it out to
Cingular you have nothing to worry about as they won't be able to cash
the check anyway.

Let us know how it turns out. $10,000 is nothing to bat an eye at,
that's for sure!

Oh my! $10,000. Wow.

Was the check made out to Cingular? Or was it made out to someone
else?

I'm assuming the later. I'm assuming that they received the check and
threw it away (or something similar). Which is why they aren't
returning it.

Your best bet, if they've claimed to have destroyed it, is a stop
payment. The problem with that is that the check can become
reactivated in a few months.

If I were you, I'd call my bank and explain my problem. Say that you
made a mistake sending the check to Cingular. Indicate that they
refuse to return or it show proof of destruction. Ask if there is any
way for you to permanently stop payment on the check.

As a last resort, I suppose you could file suit against Cingular. It
is illegal (I believe) for them to hold property that does not belong
to them. Specifically, if the check is not made out to Cingular, they
do not have a legal right to hold it.

Or, did Cingular apply this as a $10,000 credit to your account.
That'd be cool. You wouldn't have a cell phone bill for, what, 10
years. Seriously, a refund would be in order, although I'll bet
they'd drag their feet and it's take a couple of months.

Or, are they claiming they never received it? If that's the case (and
I'm guessing it is), you're goingt to have a hard time. See "stop
payment" and "ask your bank what to do."

Why would you send them an check for $10,000 anyways... me thinks
something smells funny here

Stop payment costs $20 or so.