Re: Paid twice
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There's no downside to playing dumb.
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Expected from you. You steal from sites with gnome accounts so its no surprise you dont see this as stealing either.
rJ
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First, I just want to say that I don't condone gnoming, ro what FiFish and Vandressen does. If I went to the local store and was given incorrect change on a purchase I'd made, I'd obviously give it back and point it out. Same holds true for pretty much any store, and same holds true for a bank. However, If I'm given an extra cashout by an offshore gambling operation that is questionably legal, and operating within the United States despite being explicitly told not to by the justice department, and makes its money solely off the stupidity of the gullible, I'm just not feeling that guilty about not taking the initiative and telling them about their mistake. I certainly wouldn't go out and spend the money, just leave the extra money in the neteller account for a few months, if they ask you to give it back, give it back, if they don't say anything, I say its yours. I don't condone gnoming or doing anything to deliberately scam an online site, but this is different.
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I stick by my stance that he should return the money. One thing to note for this poster, though, is that poker sites and Neteller are for the most part offshore. What I want you to get from this fact is that they are not really run by many if any laws. If a poker site finds out about the mistake, they pretty much just take the money back from Neteller, and this can happen anytime. I've heard stories of a poker site finding out MANY months after the mistake and still taking the money back.
Depending on your financial situation this can be pretty dangerous. You will always have this hanging over your head. If it's for a big amount like 2K or something, maybe they'll take it back 2 years from now after some sort of internal audit.
This is much the feeling I have about defrauding the IRS. It could be 20 years down the line when they find out about your poker winnings, and by then, the penalties could be enormous.
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