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Article #11214Re: Loan Check
From: Bill Funk
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 1997 00:00
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 1997 00:00
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Elwin Bullard II wrote: > > On Tue, 18 Feb 1997 03:44:41 GMT, wbb@netcom.com (Will Bell) wrote: > > >In a previous article, Vic Goldberg <vic@tc.cornell.edu> wrote: > >>This weekend, my wife received a check in the mail for > >>$7,500 from Signet Bank. Only catch? This was an > >>unsolicited loan! This was not a replica, or One of those > >>other gimicks - just endorse and deposit. > > > > I thought that anything sent to you through the mail that you had not > asked for was yours to keep->no stings attatched. check with a > lawyer. It may be yours to keep. > > BTW, how do I get an unsolicited check in the mail. You can indeed keep such a check! However, if you cash or deposit or otherwise redeem it, you are bound by the terms of the contract included in the mailing. To get such a check, all you need is good credit. IOW, if you don't need the money, there are *lots* of people willing to lend you some. Bill
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