Thread: Money transferred into frozen bank account by mistake

Hi i wonder if anybody could give me some advice.

I used to have an alliance and leicester account but stopped using it, a small direct debit came out a few months later which i wasnt aware of which made me overdrawn, by about £5, to cut a long story short the charges escalated into being overdrawn by £500 as i did not know i was originally overdrawn. I contacted alliance and leicester for the charges back but they said it is on hold until the court case is over and a decision has been made on charges. They have frozen my account as i told them i no longer wanted it. I have received 1 statement in the past 12 months which still shows my balance as overdrawn.

The reason i need advice is that a friend this morning transfered some money to me thinking they had sent it to my current Natwest account unfortunately they transfered it to my old A & L account which has been frozen. Will the transfer bounce or have i lost the money now?, I really hope it bounces.

Thanks

Originally Posted by Davren22

Hi i wonder if anybody could give me some advice.

I used to have an alliance and leicester account but stopped using it, a small direct debit came out a few months later which i wasnt aware of which made me overdrawn, by about £5, to cut a long story short the charges escalated into being overdrawn by £500 as i did not know i was originally overdrawn. I contacted alliance and leicester for the charges back but they said it is on hold until the court case is over and a decision has been made on charges. They have frozen my account as i told them i no longer wanted it. I have received 1 statement in the past 12 months which still shows my balance as overdrawn.

The reason i need advice is that a friend this morning transfered some money to me thinking they had sent it to my current Natwest account unfortunately they transfered it to my old A & L account which has been frozen. Will the transfer bounce or have i lost the money now?, I really hope it bounces.

Thanks

Ask your friend to contact his bank and ask if they can cancel the transfer. If both bank accounts are not on faster payments system he might be able to cancel but do it ASAP

Davren22,

You haven't lost it. The money that was transfered over was real, it's a question of is the Account Closed then it will bounce back to your friends account. If it's still a live account, it will except the funds. then you just need to speak to your bank.

Thanks for the quick response guys.

Unfortunately my friend was told it was a same day transfer therefore it will already be in the alliance and leicester account, Im not too sure if the bank account is shut down or just frozen, i just cant see A & L giving me the money put in today as the account was overdrawn, will they not just see it as paying off the overdrawn balance.

Sorry if i sound a bit lost with this, i have never come accross this situation before.

Thanks

Originally Posted by Davren22

Thanks for the quick response guys.

Unfortunately my friend was told it was a same day transfer therefore it will already be in the alliance and leicester account, Im not too sure if the bank account is shut down or just frozen, i just cant see A & L giving me the money put in today as the account was overdrawn, will they not just see it as paying off the overdrawn balance.

Sorry if i sound a bit lost with this, i have never come accross this situation before.

Thanks

Tell them that your friend has sent the money in error, it was never intended for you .. he placed it in the wrong account.

I would think they would have to return it or basically its theft is it not ?

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