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Do I Have To Give The Diffrence Back To The Buyer

Asked on Aug 28th, 2013 on General Practice - Georgia
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I Was Contacted By This Person When He Contacted Me About Buying My Equipment And I Told Him My Bottom Dollar Was $35000.00 USD. He Sent Me A Check From The UK. For $35000.00 Pounds Which Is A Little More Than $54000.00 USD. He Told Me To Put It In My Bank, Which I Did Into A New Acct. Now He's Telling Me To Send The Diffrence To His Shipping Company When The Funds Clear My Bank. Do I Leaglly Have To Send Them Anything Or Can I Keep It.
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Appellate Practice Attorney serving New York, NY
If someone sends you money by mistake to which you know you are not entitled, you cannot keep those funds. 
Answered on Aug 28th, 2013 at 12:32 PM

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