If you got a check in the mail and you knew it was a mistake, would you cash it or send it back?

I'll send it back.

I always returned wallets and other things that I found.

a few years back .. I got a check from the tax department... It was a couple of thousand dollars and i DID try to send it back .. they returned it to .. me .. I rang people and tried to send it back again .. it returned again...i called more people.. (in the tax dept ) in the end I banked it.

Be honest and notify their mistake. You would much feel better about being an honest person than being a petty thief by cashing in a measly five hundred dollars.

You've answered your own question ~ return it and avoid the negative energy from doing something that is not only wrong but could very well be illegal!

Good on you for doing the smart and right thing!

Cheers :-)

i did that once, but not intentionally. i received huge checks from school often and just trusted that finance office gave the right amount. when the semester ended, i was charged and had to pay back the full amount they credited me for... and it was more than a thousand.

Send it back, or call them and explain and they can void the check.

no way dun cash it - they'll find out and cuff u! lol

if we accept, its wrong&cheatin so we've to return it at once