<prompt> Human: I got a mysterious 1,000 deposit in my checking account. I looked at the deposit slip and it wasnt anyone I know...I think they just wrote their checking account wrong, but it hasnt been corrected deposit went in Thursday, and its still there today. Would love to keep the money, durr, but I dont know if I should call the bank or just wait and see if they leave it. If I do that, how long should I wait before I start spending it? I dont want it to pull out and leave me with an overdraft.Assistant: Any bankers on Reddit have insight on what banks do in this scenario? Id imagine they would just trace the account from the deposit slip and remove it, but getting 1,000 is an unholy tease, and maaaybe they would leave it and just reimburse original depositor?  <response>: No. You dont get to keep it. I had the unfortunate experience of informing some folks who had been in your situation and spent the cash that they did have to return it. I think it ended up going to collections because they tried to skip out on it. Just call the bank and let them know. P.s. theres also probably a person out there who is wondering where the neck their deposit is. The sooner you call the sooner theyll get their issue resolved. Consider it good karma : 