Extra money in the bank

[wader leg]

I'm pretty sure that the law differs as to whether it is a wage overpayment or whether it is just a random deposit that has appeared accidentally, with wages I believe they are more lenient and allow you quite a lot of leeway on you repaying it. With an accidental credit to your account it's classed as theft if you spend it.

[bolt pp]

what happend to the 5k sub?

[sovietsong]

I work for a bank, if the money is put into the account in error they will always chase the funds back and they have the right to. 

[bobAlike]

I helped in moving the I.T. infrastructure of a large Bank into their new at Canary Wharf, whilst the move was being implemented their was a discrepancy in the number of people being moved. It turned out that a member of staff we were supposed to be moving had left almost 5 years previously. The bank had been paying them £80K a year.
The member of staff had saved all the money in a high interest account with the same Bank.
He had to pay it back but the talk at the time was saying that if it had gone over 5 years they wouldn't have chased it.

[Indestructable]

Is it an assumption that it is the bank at fault, rather than the sender of the money? Either way, as above put the money somewhere to earn a bit of interest until he/she is contacted.