Cheque through the post

eddie101 · 22 Jun 2011 at 11:52

Hey guys. The postie just came and I have a bit of a quandry. There was a small envelope with obviously a name and address on. The name its addressed for is near enough mine, the address it was supposed to be sent to is mine (although one line is wrong, the 4 other lines are correct). So whats the problem I hear you ask?

Inside there's a a postcard with a message on it and a cheque for a substantial sum of money. Now after a bit of googleing the cheque is from a very wealthy public figure in London. So what would you do?

Cash it? Get in touch with them?

Whats the worst that could happen if i take it to the bank?! Help!

eddie101 · 22 Jun 2011 at 11:57

Jono8 said:
Is the cheque for you

I assume not, so how do you intend to pay it in to your bank...

Has my name on it, just confused

Ewaf said:
Pictures please, blank out the important stuff.

Just editing now

Ginger-Menace said:
if it is all addressed to you and the cheque has YOUR name on it cash it in. what was the sum of money may i ask ?

£3.5k. Granted, not a lot to some. But to just randomly turn up is odd.....

eddie101 · 22 Jun 2011 at 12:00

mlbtheshow said:
Any recent drunken nights out?

Is your bum sore?

Nope, bum is 100% intact

eddie101 · 22 Jun 2011 at 12:04

eddie101 · 22 Jun 2011 at 12:09

Tefal said:
tardy book?

Did you not turn up to something?

Not that i know of? If i didn't i wish i didn't turn up more often!

eddie101 · 22 Jun 2011 at 12:13

Ahleckz said:
OP, who sent it? Come on, you can tell us that!

Na. It was odd when I found it on my hallway floor. I thought "Who's sending me a card?" It was my girlfriend's birthday last weekend so thought maybe someone had sent her a card to my house. And my Dad's getting married so thought it could have been a wedding invite. But no, addressed to me. "Alex, Congratulations!" and had a tenner in it.

Ginger-Menace said:
who was it from? and strange that the writing doesnt match up?!

I'd rather not say at the moment. Am going to try and get in touch with them though. Honesty is the best policy

eddie101 · 22 Jun 2011 at 12:32

Right after a fair amount of googleing, it turns out my google-fu is weak. So i need your help guys. I am looking to get in touch with:

'The Viscount Macmillan' A.K.A Dan Macmillan

eddie101 · 22 Jun 2011 at 12:35

Currently on the phone to Coutts Bank to see if they can inform him for me

eddie101 · 22 Jun 2011 at 12:41

Have been requested to send the cheque back to the bank. Which I shall do

eddie101 · 22 Jun 2011 at 12:45

jmc007 said:
Why back to the bank if he sent it to you?
The check is from a London bank which fits too.

So they can issue it back to their client. Don't think they will give details out of people worth £300m

eddie101 · 22 Jun 2011 at 12:52

Ewaf said:
Did they say what happened? How did they accidentally send you a cheque to your address with your name on?

It wasnt from them directly, it was from Dan Macmillan himself. Suppose he might of used the post code finder on the post office website and used mine instead of the one for London.

eddie101 · 22 Jun 2011 at 12:53

Doohickey said:
Do you know this Dan Macmillan personally? How does he know you? (I imagine he must know you somehow in order to even have your name and address and to write a note like that.

Never heard of or even met him. I have put it down to one big coincidence

eddie101 · 22 Jun 2011 at 15:15

Nope still alive

. Just posted the cheque with a letter.