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i just acted for myself in a property settlement, the lawyer for the other party gave me a hefty cheque, I guess its real? and there was a lady there who took it off me, she said she was from the "commonwealth bank"... Later as the day and evening went on, my online bank balances were not changing. Was that really a commbank worker that would take the cheque to the bank? Was that a real cheque? I hope so!!, as I gave the title and the keys to the other partys lawyer!!
I should have got a reciept or something or asked for ID!! Much later in the night the money appeared, phew! |
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I had to get a bank cheque to pay the same bank a deposit for a home loan. It all went through fine but it was stupid none the less.
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When I was fresh out of school my first job was in a bank and Bank Cheque fraud was common enough then that we were schooled on it.
That was a long time ago and I have no idea what happens today but with modern tech I could easily believe replicating Bank Cheques would be a breeze. It's cash for me. |
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I had the same thing occur to me! So what I said I will take it as long as you meet me in Bank Business hours and get the cheque certified and Cashed in to my account then the keys are yours! But then he kept saying he could only Meet me on the Weekend!
So Banks are Not open where I live So I had to Turn it down because he would not meet me on a Monday or any day when the Banks were open! Just what I did was say No! But I don't see why he can't get the Bank to Transfer the Money in to your account instead of a cheque! I wouldn't do it Mate! Or ring your Insurance company to see if that passes for Cover but you would still have to pay the first $500!! No way!
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For sellers that feel the need to wait for a bank cheque to clear, you may as well accept a personal cheque (archaic as they are) and wait on that one. It would save the buyer $10 and the hassle of making a trip to the bank.
However, as a buyer would you be OK in handing over a substantial cheque (of any kind) and then waiting a few days for the seller to give you the keys? I wouldn't. Keys, rego papers and receipt straight away with photo ID and cash, bank cheque or a speedy EFT is fine by me. Buying or selling.
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I have never encountered issues issuing or receiving bank cheques, with new internet banking I think it will be matter of time when bank cheques will cease giving way to internet transfers. |
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Every new car I have bought I have paid for with a bank cheque and never had a problem. Dealers always require a certified bank cheque in my experience.
Ever gone to a bank and asked for $70,000 in cash? They laugh at you. I discovered a problem with my last car purchase. If you have your money locked into a term deposit you now must give the bank one months notice. I waited until my term was up went in and told them I wanted $60,000. They said sorry you can't have your money. I nearly exploded, it's my effing money give it to me, NOW! Nope, government changed the regulations. I had to wait a month.
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I rang one of my Banker friends and she said Bank Cheque fraud definitely does exist.
Her advice was as soon as the purchaser receives the cheque from the bank have them phone you immediately while the branch is still open and give you all the cheque details. You can then ring the issuing bank yourself and have them confirm the details to verify the cheque is authentic. When they present it to you at the point of sale check that the details are as per what you confirmed with the bank. If there is a discrepancy don’t accept it. If they can’t phone you with the details during banking hours don’t accept it. She did add you would be unlucky to get caught out but it is possible and it isn’t hard to check the details for peace of mind. . |
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Although i know the transaction is done, I thought I'd add this for anyone else in a similar situation in the future:
Seemed to be a lot of opinions on this thread: good, bad and indifferent. So, I did a quick google search and found the following: NAB: Quote:
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Bank cheques are fine.
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+1 to bank cheques being fine.
I called the bank the cheque was coming from and asked for their security features, saw them all on the presented cheque, so all fine.
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As with any high dollar purchase, always take the time to do the appropriate checks. . |
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I get the difference between personal and bank cheques, but given the same person who would think about writing a dodgy cheque would also be the same person who'd hand over the bank cheque and call up to cancel it as soon as they drive away in your car, yeah nah.
Sure, they may have the funds, doesn't mean they intend to give those funds to you. I think most people are honest enough, but there's enough who aren't. |
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Best way is to open a bank account with the same bank as the buyer. Go to the bank and get the teller to transfer from there account into yours. Foolproof. No waiting for other banks. It's instant straight out of his into yours. Bang done.
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I had a friend bashed once doing a cash deal with sale of car parts, hey **** happens! Where do you draw the line? |
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Cleared funds are cleared funds. Anything else is just idle chit chat. There is no walking out of Coles with $400 worth of groceries with them accepting anything other than cleared or in the case of credit card, secured funds.
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Back in the day a bank cheque was as good as cash. Ever tried fitting $18000 in your wallet ? Anyone get paranoid holding that much in the time between withdrawing and handover ? Teller gives you cash over counter, do you double check it then and there in front of everyone. What if the seller isn't great at counting.
As a seller I would hate to have that much cash handed to me. The chances of a stolen BANK cheque are a lot lower than any other form of fraud. I suppose it depends on what someone considers a large amount of money. 20 grand is pocket money to some nowadays . |
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And the $15 fee is at the banks discretion.They don't have to charge anything if the teller chooses not to.Last couple of bank cheques I have bought,1 free 1 $5.Bendigo Bank much fairer than the big crooks
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I bought my GT with a bank cheque, the seller drove me in the car to his bank, and deposited the cheque - I paid an expediting fee (cant recall the cost) and it was cleared within an hour.
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Doesn't it still take a couple of days to transfer from one brand of bank to a different brand? It used to.
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I used to be the same until i got paid $32,000 in cash for a car i sold. The bank then put an investigation against me and the buyer also got investigated. Can't be bothered going through that again, never had issues with bank cheques.
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Lots of blank bank cheques have been stolen. lost etc, banks used to place ads in papers listing serial numbers of cheques that they'd lost
Bank cheques can be cancelled for various reasons and have even been cancelled by banks after being wrongly issued They can also be altered There's no way they are as good as cash and should only be accepted once they've cleared Last edited by xxx000; 27-07-2017 at 09:46 AM. |
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