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Aug 29, 2020 at 04:09 AM
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I received a facebook IM from someone in HR at a company I used to work for saying that they owed me money, and to get in touch with another person. This sounded a bit fishy so I contacted a friend who still works there, and she said the person contacting me was legit.
I have no idea what the money is from, or how much it is, but even a couple of hundred bucks would help me right now This is all especially weird since I left the company in 2006. splitimage __________________  "I danced in the morning when the world was begun. I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun". From my favourite hymn. "If you see the wonder in a fairy tale, you can take the future even if you fail." Abba 
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Aug 29, 2020 at 09:19 PM
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Hi splitimage. I guess a lot of this depends on how much you trust the person.
If it were me I would ask myself some questions. Is there anyway to look back in bank records to see if I wrote them a check? Am I the kind of person that would give someone a couple hundred dollars if they were in need? Do I have a post office box that would not reveal my street address and they could send me a check? Is there someone in my past that might be trying to find out where I am that I absolutely would not be comfortable talking to them. Is it possible a collection agency is trying to locate me to pay some disputed bill? Good luck figuring this one out. __________________ Super Moderator Community Support Team "Things Take Time" |
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Sep 01, 2020 at 02:32 AM
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It turned out to be totally legitimate.
After confirming that the person who IM'd me did in fact work for the company I gave her my email. She passed it on to the benefits administrator who contacted me by e-mail. It turns out that when they'd calculated my severance pension amount, they'd under calculated one portion of it, and she sent me the pension statement showing the calculation and balance due. It's not a huge amount of money - just under 600, but heck I'll take it. It'll help me pay off some debt. Now I just have to have a phone conversation with her, this morning, to figure out the logistics of getting me paid. __________________ "I danced in the morning when the world was begun. I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun". From my favourite hymn. "If you see the wonder in a fairy tale, you can take the future even if you fail." Abba
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Sep 01, 2020 at 02:46 AM
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If receiving this 'money' involves divulging any personal information whatsoever I would really be suspicious.
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Sep 01, 2020 at 05:55 AM
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Sep 16, 2020 at 08:01 AM
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Just a quick update. This turned out to be totally legitimate. They deposited the money into my bank account overnight.
This little windfall really helps me out. __________________ "I danced in the morning when the world was begun. I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun". From my favourite hymn. "If you see the wonder in a fairy tale, you can take the future even if you fail." Abba
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