I guess it pays to be honest

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Slick Wilhelm

December 30, 2012, 02:46:47 PM
Last night, I received an email from a guy claiming that he made a typo and accidentally put my email address in a PayPal transaction, which resulted in my Paypal account receiving an $800 payment. He asked me to refund this payment, and provided me a link.

Smelling a scam, I logged into my Paypal account(not using his link!) and sure enough, I had received $800 from a verified transaction. I still suspected it was a ruse of some kind, so I called Paypal and they were able to determine that it was a legit transaction. Furthermore, since it was a personal payment, there was no protection for the guy who accidentally paid me. I could have said "tough luck, pal" and kept the money. But I did the right thing and had Paypal reverse the payment.

I replied to this guy and told him that I had the payment reversed. He was so grateful, that he googled my name and found that I was a wargamer, and he offered to buy me a game or three in token of his appreciation. I thanked him for his generous offer, but I declined and said that I only did what I hope someone else would do if I made a mistake like this.

A few minutes later, I received an email from Matrix Games that he bought me a $50 gift card!

So, I suppose I should use it because he wasn't taking no for an answer. :)

I guess it does pay to be honest!

Nefaro

#1
December 30, 2012, 02:56:38 PM
Well done, sir.  ;D

Cool story, too.   Maybe that karma will come back to ya soon, when you need it.  8)

bayonetbrant

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December 30, 2012, 03:16:45 PM Last Edit: December 30, 2012, 08:06:50 PM by bayonetbrant
seeee?  we wargamerz is güd peeps, regardslesss of wot' odder peeps thinks  8)
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Huw the Poo

#3
December 30, 2012, 03:18:21 PM
Wow, an excellent Christmas story there!  Well done mate - enjoy your voucher. 8)

Longdan

#4
December 30, 2012, 03:24:02 PM Last Edit: December 30, 2012, 03:36:38 PM by Longdan
Well both you and he did the right thing.
Whether I would have or not would depend
on how many beers were in the fridge and
how many naked pictures of his daughter
he was willing to trade. Bravo.
By extension you made us all look good.
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Toonces

#5
December 30, 2012, 03:46:32 PM
That's really cool, dude.   8)
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Silent Disapproval Robot

#6
December 30, 2012, 03:48:15 PM
Good on you Willhelm.

Is $50 enough to buy anything from Matrix?  A Win7 version of Pong or Lemonade Stand maybe?

Greybriar

#7
December 30, 2012, 04:06:23 PM
Good for you, Slick Wilhelm! Both you and the guy you helped acted appropriately.

By the way, a $50 reward for an $800 recovery isn't bad but it isn't as good as it might have been. I once knew an old man who told me if I lost my billfold and someone returned it, I should reward them by giving them half the money that was in it. The difference between $50 and $400 is possibly due to his nationality (he was a Swede) and the period when he learned that lesson himself (he was born in 1908 or thereabouts).

But $50 isn't anything to sneeze at and it will buy more than one game during the Matrix Holiday Sale.
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#8
December 30, 2012, 04:35:40 PM
What was it General Cota said on Omaha Beach?  Wargamers lead the way.
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Bison

#9
December 30, 2012, 04:40:18 PM
This is a real good story Slick. 

TheCommandTent

#10
December 30, 2012, 05:26:09 PM
Good for you Slick.  It is nice to see there is still some good left in this world.
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Martok

#11
December 30, 2012, 05:31:35 PM
Nice job, SW.  Glad to see a good deed get rewarded.  :D 


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bob48

#12
December 30, 2012, 05:39:44 PM
There's hope for mankind yet - nice heartwarming story.
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steve58

#13
December 30, 2012, 05:44:16 PM
 Great story, thanks for sharing and kudos to you.  We need more stories like this to make up for a somewhat crappity 2012 :-\...
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spelk

#14
December 30, 2012, 05:50:38 PM
The world needs more folk like you Slick. Doing the right thing.
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