Money left in cash machine - what would you do?

[timmytortoise]

So I get to the hole in the wall at Tescos last night and there's a bloke already using it - no problem, I patiently wait my turn, but as he walks away and I step forward he suddenly says "Oh I forgot my money!" and sure enough £200 (?) pops out in front of me.
Now, being a honest type, if he hadn't done so I would have called him back but my question is "what would you do if you got to a cash dispenser with no-one in site and a load of dosh just sitting there?" and hypothetically, would your answer be the same if they didn't have cameras in them, so there wouldn't be any 'evidence' against you?
Timbo
PS. Yes before anybody asks, he was bigger than me, but I like to think this is irrelevant.

[john_p]

Cash machines haul the cash back in if nobody collects it.

[Murray993]

Yes done it before. always call them back. If you mug them afterwards that's personal choice but I advise against it.

Mind you didnt stop someone taking my card and draining my account when I left it in a machine, not sure about karma....

[MK4 Slowride]

I got to a cashpoint that was unattended and still beeping. A £10 had folded along the long bit & got stuck.

Kerching £10 extra in the black for MK4.

[Skipppy]

john_p said:

Cash machines haul the cash back in if nobody collects it.

They certainly do.

[lawrence567]

Got to a cash point once & there was £30 in the money bit.
Nobody else around (no cars etc)& the supermarket was shut.
What was i to do?
Leave it there for someone else?

[Rotary Madness]

It happened to me when i was 14, found 50 quid in the wall, which was awsome. Took some effort to stop my friends with me at the time spending it on my behalf. Got home told mother, she handed it in at the bank the next day, and the person claimed it back. What pleased me most was i asked people nearby the machine if it was their money, and rather then lying saying it was, they told the truth, which was nice.

Im not religious by any means, but i do believe in a form of karma, do good and itll come back round to you later. Probably how ive managed not to get any points so far

[Ganglandboss]

lawrence567 said:

Got to a cash point once & there was £30 in the money bit.
Nobody else around (no cars etc)& the supermarket was shut.
What was i to do?
Leave it there for someone else?

Contact whoever provides the cash machine and give them the time etc.?

[Rotary Madness]

MK4 Slowride said:

I got to a cashpoint that was unattended and still beeping. A £10 had folded along the long bit & got stuck.

Kerching £10 extra in the black for MK4.

Thats why you're an ugly ginger, naughty boy

[Simpo Two]

I'd say it was a sort of financial Darwinism. If he goes to a cashpoint to get cash, and then walks off without it, then he's fair prey to a species better adapted to the environment

[fullbeem]

snatch and run usually

[whitechief]

It happened to me once, the person in front of me finished with the machine and walked off leaving about £100 in the machine, I chased after him and gave it to him.

[threesixty]

john_p said:

Cash machines haul the cash back in if nobody collects it.

I remember a few people at uni saying this.

With the accompanying tale that if you withdrew say £250 removed a few notes carefully and then waited, the machine would suck it back in, and credit your account with £250 leaving you a few notes up.

[Jasandjules]

Yep, happened to me once too, some lady with kids was struggling with them and putting her card back in and away she went. I shouted after her that she may want to take the cash.......She was most grateful...

[marlinmunro]

I saw some young girls call someone back as they had forgotten to take the cash, If I had done that would give the person at least a tenner for their honesty

[MK4 Slowride]

Rotary Madness said:

MK4 Slowride said:

I got to a cashpoint that was unattended and still beeping. A £10 had folded along the long bit & got stuck.

Kerching £10 extra in the black for MK4.

Thats why you're an ugly ginger, naughty boy

Wow, your so witty & original Gregory. You should quit working as a toilet attendant and do stand up. I mean, what a waste of natural humour for it not to be employed in comedy. Tell me, how do you know I'm ugly if you've never even seen a picture of me? I know you haven't seen a photo of me as for some deluded reason you think I'm ginger. Or perhaps you think reeling out tired old in-jokes will make people think your funny & in with the lads?

If you feel that you need to try and insult or piss people off because of your insecurities try doing it in person to some random stranger you've never met as this is the same thing. To me your just some silly little boy crying out for attention on the internet and it makes you look like a idiot.

Please don't quote me like you know me it's embarrassing.

[Mexico.]

Many moons ago i was going to ibiza day of my flight went to the cash point> card still in i took £250 out went into the bank they contacted the old lady gave her the card and cash back.I left my details two weeks later she was at my house and gave me £100 for a thank you,saying that she did have a few pennies short of 2 million pounds

[A1]

Happend to me once, aroun d £150. Bank was closed so came back next day and gave in to bank.

Few days later i got a phone call (left my number with them) thanking me as she was a single mother and that was her benefit money or something for the week.

[okgo]

Ganglandboss said:

lawrence567 said:

Got to a cash point once & there was £30 in the money bit.
Nobody else around (no cars etc)& the supermarket was shut.
What was i to do?
Leave it there for someone else?

Contact whoever provides the cash machine and give them the time etc.?

Are you serious? You would do that?

[Somewhatfoolish]

I'd never take the money as it will come from the account holder rather than the bank.

If it were coming from the bank I might think differently...