What to do if I accidentally used someone else’s bank account information when paying my car payment?
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What to do if I accidentally used someone else’s bank account information when paying my car payment?
My son was jacking around on my computer and when I got up to get my bank information, he had entered a routing number and account number and hit enter. The account was charged and I don’t know what to do. Am I going to be in legal trouble?
Asked on February 28, 2014 under Criminal Law, Colorado
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 10 years ago | Contributor
At the very least, you will certainly have to repay that money--that is a given, since you had no right to it. As to criminal liability: if there is reason to think that you or your son knew that this was someone else's account, then you or he could face criminal charges--knowledge that you were taking another's money is what could elevate it to a crime.
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