Old job put money in my acount i thought it was my new job back paying me

[Nb23]

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Ohio

Yes hello recently a old job i worked for 6 months ago put money in my bank i wasent sure where it came from but the boss i work for now says that thats the payroll company that pay back pay so i took the money out to pay my bills thinking its the money they dident pay me for my first three weeks i worked but the day after they took the money back out and left me minus 546 dollars but the bank gave me a over draft fee for the money not being there i called my old jobs payroll and told them i would most defintly pay it back but i would have to do it in incrments on 50 every two weeks i work a part time job making 815 they said that they could nit do that and went strait to saying there going to take leagle action and youll here from us end of story i cant aford to pay 546 strait up i dont even make 400 and i have a family to pervide for i cant work a month to have my whole check taken out idk what to do im lost and confused please any advise would be a huge help

 

[army judge]

Yes hello recently a old job i worked for 6 months ago put money in my bank i wasent sure where it came from but the boss i work for now says that thats the payroll company that pay back pay so i took the money out to pay my bills thinking its the money they dident pay me for my first three weeks i worked but the day after they took the money back out and left me minus 546 dollars but the bank gave me a over draft fee for the money not being there i called my old jobs payroll and told them i would most defintly pay it back but i would have to do it in incrments on 50 every two weeks i work a part time job making 815 they said that they could nit do that and went strait to saying there going to take leagle action and youll here from us end of story i cant aford to pay 546 strait up i dont even make 400 and i have a family to pervide for i cant work a month to have my whole check taken out idk what to do im lost and confused please any advise would be a huge help

Not much you can do, but go with the flow, take your lumps.

Correct me if I read your post incorrectly, but the money was deposited, you took it out to spend, and the former employer snatched the money back causing your account to be overdrawn.

If that's the case, you'll have to work with your bank to get your account straightened out.

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Or, the former employer deposited the money, your spent it, and the former employer is demanding you repay the money.

You can ignore the former employer's threats.

If you don't have the money, you don't have it.

You cold get sued, but worrying about it won't fix it.

If you get sued, you show up in court and explain your side.

A judge decides, but the worst that will happen is the former employer will get a judgment, not a check.

Once they have the judgment, they'll try to collect their loot.

If you fear that happening, change bank accounts tomorrow, and don't blab to anyone about the new account.

 

[mightymoose]

I'm not sure how you could not know where the money came from. Electronic transfers indicate the source of the funds, and the bank could have told you if you didn't have online access or a paper statement.
If the old job pulled the money from your account and overdrew it, I'm not clear what action they would be taking against you. It seems they got their money back already?

 

[Betty3]

Your post isn't completely clear. Are you saying you thought the money was for 1st 3 weeks you worked at former employer but didn't get paid for?

Are you saying payroll at former employer put the money in & then payroll took it back out? Why did they take it back out - deposited in error? It sounds like you are saying you need to pay back the money to payroll at former employer? Why them if they got their money back?