Today, I went to the grocery store where I work to pick up my pay check. After I got it, I headed back to the dorms to take a quick nap before Chemistry later. I woke up, and my check was gone. I later found it. In the form of a text from my roommate saying he gambled away 'our' money. FML
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Today, I put my paycheck in my wallet, intending to cash it in the next day. Later on, I met up with a friend and went to a party. I ended up getting so drunk, I gave away my $400 check in exchange for a pack of smokes, thinking it was a $5 bill. FML
Today, I was standing in the gas station, pulling out my wallet to pay the $100 of gas I just filled my car with. I opened my wallet and found a note saying "borrowed money for food". FML
Today, I lost my wallet while out shopping. Panicked, I retraced my steps and found it at a store, turned in by an employee. Grateful, I opened it to find a note that read, "We left the money but took one dollar for karma." I checked. They did actually take one dollar. FML
Today, while paying for groceries, I opened my wallet to find that all my cash had been exchanged for Monopoly money. FML
Today, I went to the store to buy some groceries. Several hours later I realize that I can't find my wallet. After looking all over my house and then the store parking lot, I had my credit cards cancelled. On the drive home, I feel something under me. It was my wallet. FML
Today, I found out that I accidentally returned a customer her $147 check she had written out to pay for her groceries and receive cash back. The lady got free groceries and money, and I'm now losing my job. FML
Today, I went shopping with a friend. She picked up a hundred dollars on the floor that somebody dropped. I told her, "I feel sorry for the retard who dropped the money." When I got home, I checked my purse and realized that I was missing a hundred dollars. FML
Today, I learned that the gentleman who found my wallet was not satisfied with the $300 cash and forged a check for a washer and dryer. I found out when I checked my account. It cleared. FML
Today, my roommate asked me for help finding her wallet because it’s been lost for days. I helped a bit, but it never turned up. I left to go to my boyfriend’s house as I'd planned. Guess whose wallet I found laying on the ground next to his night-stand? And why it was there… FML
Today, I went to the store, but after I'd selected my items, I saw that I'd forgotten my wallet. When I tried to explain to the cashier, he thought that I was trying to steal and called the cops. My roommate had to come to the store to save me. FML
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MouseyN 0
Tell him to pay it back or you'll be taking him to small-claims court.
pleasetryagain 0
If this guy SENT you a confession you can definitely press charges.
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Mefreh 0
Yeah I commented first! My Life Is Average!
YDIbigtimebro 4
Chill out
MouseyN 0
Tell him to pay it back or you'll be taking him to small-claims court.
alvar 0
Yeah, you can even just text back: "If you don't return it within 2 days you'll be talking to the court".
patticake1601 0
its not a small claims court case. You call the cops because the check was made out to the OP and the roommate stole the check AND cashed it. A felony I would imagine in most states.
Shuinoshina 0
This and, this has to be fake. How in the hell would he be able to cash your check without proper identification?
GreenAlbatross 3
With the scanners in the new ATMs, all you need is the card and PIN.
Darraghscoot 0
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******* hell why is america sucha sue happy country steal his paychec punch him in the face ******* key his Car if he still refuses to give it back.But please dont bring him to court!!
LoosechangeX 0
Why not bring him to court that is the smart idea plus you would probably get more. Also If someone did that to me I would probably kick there ass without a second thought take all the money they have on them then get the rest whenever they get money.
pleasetryagain 0
If this guy SENT you a confession you can definitely press charges.
Reyo 2
This. Call the cops and show them the note when they get there.
mrdblq 6
Because things like a roommate stealing your paycheck should never have to have a slow and "nice" process. People breaking laws should get no consideration.
MagicMeds 0
Why shouldn't they get some mercy? It's the OP's ******* ROOMMATE!! You'd think SOME effort would be made to keep peace... Plus, if the problem can be solved without the use of the court (how much time/money would that cost even?) then why royally screw him/her over unnecessarily? I swear I'm renouncing any ties to America once I turn 18 and move away x.x
Leviyah 0
Really? REALLY?! You would work for two weeks, taking eighty HOURS out of your LIFE and you would be just fiiiine with someone taking that and losing it? It would be one thing if the roomate took it for, oh I don't know, a kidney transplant for his cat...something emergency like...but he took it and GAMBLED it away. ANY scenario where he takes the check and cashes it is theft, but it is why he did it that may have saved him. If his kid needed diapers, maybe some leniency would be in order, and you could give him a chance to fix it. THIS though, this has to be dealt with right away. OP I hope you immediately called the cops man.
hahaha_poor_you 0
Seriously?!? you think that a kidney transplant for a CAT is a good reason? come on! Just put the poor thing down.
badvoodoo 0
**** that shit. Sue his ass and kick him out.
LeeIsAwesome 0
Probably should have put it somewhere your roommate can't find it.
maverick1031 0
+1 If you'd hide it somewhere/keep it in your pocket/keep it in your wallet, it's unlikely your roommate woulda found it and used it. But yes call the police, that clearly is theft
Sun_Kissed18 25
He probably didn't know that the roommate would steal it. He does now though...
jakeJIGSAW 2
Is it done differently in USA? Cause in UK most places it goes straight into your bank account. "/
mj2123 0
You can usually choose whether to use direct deposit or get a check in the USA.
evangldbrg 0
Exactly why most workplaces in the US are now requiring direct deposit (when the money goes directly into the account) to prevent something like this from happening.
drimpossible 0
US banking market is much more fragmented than UK. Checks (cheques) are much more common as well. It took some getting used to. My landlord in US wanted a monthly cheque, whereas in UK most people want a standing order
bored690 0
In Australia, they want cash or direct debit lol
_elly_beth_ 0
1 - Get direct deposit 2 - Pretty sure he can get arrested for check fraud or theft or something. I'd go to the police.
amagaeru 0
How did your roommate take your money? If he was cashing your check, he would have had to present ID. Otherwise the money would have been deposited into your account, where he (presumably) couldn't get at it. Though I suppose it's possible that he could have also "borrowed" your ID, if the two of you look similar enough to fool a bank teller. In any event, that's clearly theft. Report it to somebody immediately. I would suggest your RA/housing authority, since you're living in a dorm. They might be able to solve it, which will spare you the hassle of filing a police report, etc.
thisyearsgirl 0
Yeah, what #11 said. You have to have an ID to cash a check, otherwise it goes straight to your account. Tell him you're claiming ID theft if he doesn't pay you back in like a week, because you definitely can.
rachexl 0
you dont need an ID to cash a check if the person endorses it over to you aka signing the back. he probably just forged his roommates signature and cashed it himself. ive done that with checks for close friends who dont have their ID with them, dont have a bank account, etc.
dudeitsdanny 9
I've done that, too, but it required me showing MY ID to the bank teller so they'd know it was legit.
kazkazkazkaz 0
I don't need ID when I deposit my paychecks because I have a debit card that I have to swipe first so that the bank teller can pull up my account (I use TD Bank). If someone knew my PIN and stole my card they could cash it, so I never leave my card or checks lying around anywhere. I also never ever sign the endorsement line on the back until I actually get to the bank. HOWEVER if you actually cash in a check at a bank and don't have your debit card or don't have an account there they'll still do it as long as you have ID. It varies from bank to bank I think. And there are check cashing places that aren't banks in my town too (they de
feminist19 0
while he's out, take items of his which equate to the value of the cheque to the local pawn shop. case closed.
lolwatlol 0
Then his roomate does what OP should've done and OP ends up in jail sleeping with buba
patticake1601 0
a lot of licor stores in "bad" places around DC/MD would cash his check without ID. Also, if you have a Citibank account you can deposit it and the funds are available immediately. I bank with Citibank and realized this after I deposited a check from my pets health insurance, the funds were available to me that moment!!