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There was a story on CBC radio this morning about a person who  
received an eTransfer payment (auto-deposit) for an in-person  
exchange of an item for sale.

But the payor was able to cancel the payment within 30 minutes,  
long after he had disappeared with the goods.

Technically, cancellations of auto-deposit eTransfers are not  
supposed to happen.  All the "banks" do not allow that  
cancellation after a confirmed auto-deposit.  BUT.. apparently,  
the credit unions didn't get the memo.

Eventually, the person got her money from her bank as a  
"goodwill gesture", since clearly the cancellation was not  
supposed to happen.

So.. I wonder how long that buyer/scammer got away with the  
credit union "feature".

Meanwhile, if you're receiving eTransfers from people sourcing  
their funds from a credit union (not a bank) ..caveat emptor.

Or wait at least 30 minutes before handing over precious  
merchandise in a transaction.
-- 
  ../|ug

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