Years ago a programmer - I am sure it was not one of us - working for Mastercard, modified the program that applied payment to the entire outstanding balance of the card regardless of the amount paid. I made a $10 payment and my $1200 balance was completely paid off. What a mess that was! They eventually made adjustments at the bank and mastercard to get things the way they were supposed to be.
Jeff Jeff Johnson [email protected] SanDC, Inc. 623-582-0323 Fax 623-869-0675 [email protected] wrote: > The thing is MS did not send a check out by mistake, i.e. Random checks, they > sent a check to a receipient that both parties were expecting to be sent / > recieved. > > If someone deposited money into your account or you came across money that > you have absolutly no clue how that money got into your hands, especially > large sums of money, then im sure that if you actually have a usuable brain > then you should recognize that something is wrong, and that money should be > "returned" i.e. To the owner or the police. > > Mike > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Geoff Flight" <[email protected]> > > Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 09:02:23 > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: [NF] M$ wants their layoff $$ back > > > If a company sends you a cheque by mistake then you are not entitled to the > money. Just as if you found a large sum of money in the street - it isn't > yours. How many times have you read about people who've had money > accidentally deposited to their accounts who went and spent it believing > they had a right to something that wasn't there. The law is pretty clear. > The morality is even clearer. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, 24 February 2009 8:53 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [NF] M$ wants their layoff $$ back > > Well however they determined that some were underpaid, and if they > legitamantly where then it could be said that they "deserve" and should get > more money. Those that got overpaid, no one has said by how much, which > would be interesting to know. And second, they cashed the check and > microsoft sent the check and allowed it to be cashed. They should be allowed > to keep the money as technically they both made a deal and both parties > accepted it. And from what i could gather from the articles microsoft is > "asking" for the money back, not "demandinga" which leads me to believe that > there is little legal action they could do to get the money back. > > Just my 10 cents > > Mike > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sytze de Boer <[email protected]> > > Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 10:07:43 > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [NF] M$ wants their layoff $$ back > > > Then I must be an idiot. > Mistakes happen. Are you saying the ones who were underpaid (and who are > asking for an adjustment) are also idiots? > > > > On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 9:54 AM, Michael Madigan > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Only an idiot would send them back their money. >> >> ************************************************* >> 1/20/2013 Eviction Notice >> >> http://www.cafepress.com/rightwingmike/6169336 >> >> >> --- On Mon, 2/23/09, MB Software Solutions General Account < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> From: MB Software Solutions General Account < >> [email protected]> >>> Subject: [NF] M$ wants their layoff $$ back >>> To: [email protected] >>> Date: Monday, February 23, 2009, 3:57 PM >>> Sad, but true: >>> http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,498666,00.html >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Post Messages to: [email protected] >>> Subscription Maintenance: >>> http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox >>> OT-free version of this list: >>> http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech >>> Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox >>> This message: >>> > http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/30928.69.7.77.20.1235422639.squirrel@ > webmail.dssco.net >>> ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are >>> the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or >>> medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for >>> those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious. [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
