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Re: Loan Check

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From: Bill Funk
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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From: Bill Funk <skypilot@starlink.com>
Subject: Re: Loan Check
Date: 1997/02/18
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