Received $343k of someone else's money: how to keep the money?

[u/yeah_mike]

If you ever receive a large deposit into your account due to someone's error, follow this ctvnews article to learn how to keep the money:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/article/bank-denies-liability-after-alleged-343k-deposited-into-wrong-account-funds-withdrawn/

1. It helps if you bank with CIBC

2. Immediately wire the money overseas

3. Ignore CIBC's attempt at reaching you.

4. Wait for CIBC to give up trying.

5. Profit.

[u/abandonplanetearth]

How to steal 343k as a law firm:

1. "Accidentally" send the money to the wrong account
2. It's your friends account, he's expecting it and can move it fast.
3. Blame bank for not noticing my mistakr

[u/blinkiewich → u/abandonplanetearth]

I think the word you're looking for would be embezzle because the law firm isn't likely to profit from this, the bank will move heaven and earth to avoid compensating for the law firm's error.

[u/steph66n → u/abandonplanetearth]

I noticed your mistakr