Friday 24 February 2017

Reverse Money Transferred To Wrong Account

Misdirect payments are a common mistake, and often  occur when people get just one digit wrong. In the world of internet banking millions of  electronic payments are made every day,  but a slip of the finger and  the wrong sort  code or account number . Just contact your bank  straight away to let it know  about the mistake.
As per the Reserve Bank of India’s guidelines, it is the responsibility of  the  remitter to  provide correct beneficiary account number and details while making payment. Hence in case of wrong transfer  to an account , only the remitter is responsible and liable,  not the bank. Bank can only act as a facilitator. Bank’s also cannot  reverse money from its end without approval from the beneficiary.
The easiest way to get  back wrongly transferred  money,  is when the account number is invalid or does not exist, the money is transferred back to the remitter automatically. The other way to get the money wrongly transferred is to send a written letter to the bank. In case the remitter and the beneficiary are in the same bank. In case the account was transferred to a wrong account  with another bank then contact the Branch Manager of the wrong Beneficiary and  explain the situation in a written letter. The manager could then contact the wrong beneficiary and request for re-transfer of  wrong credit to the remitter.

REMEDY
          In case a wrong beneficiary fails to return the money back, then a written complaint must be lodged  immediately with the money back, then a written complaint must be lodged immediately with the concerned Banks. Then a lawyer can be engaged to provide a notice to the wrong  beneficiary, requesting that the money  be transferred back. If he or she refuses to give the money , even after a legal notice,   then a legal case can be initiated, though it’s a expensive and time-consuming route for resolution. Hence, its best to employ a legal route, only if sum involved in large enough to warrant the legal expense and time.

EASY PRECAUTION
Banks normally ask you to type the account number twice , if you happen to commit  a mistake in typing, the mismatch in the two numbers will not allow  you to proceed further. Then, if the IFSC code is correct, it will ensure that the intended bank and branch are at least coordinated. If you want to transfer a large sum of money online, you can do a ‘test’  transfer. Once you received  a conformation, you can check then safely transfer the rest.

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