Aw shucks,
We received a check from a local mega law firm that referenced one of our invoices but it was a few hundred MORE than the invoice and it was for a job that was not theirs. I called their accounts payable department and at first she was convinced she had not made a mistake. I asked if we could keep the extra for our beer and pizza fund and she did actually laugh. I emailed her a copy of the invoice and I heard lots of typing on her end. It turns out she was supposed to send the check to the company that we did the job for plus their markup. Then she wanted me to mail the check back to her. I told her it was real easy to shred it and she agreed. I wanted to ask who would be dumb enough to try to rip off one of the top law firms in the state. They have a dozen interns that would love to get a case where some little firm kept $1,200.
Heck I called her! We could have cashed it and kept it form months or longer before they tracked down what happened. Now if it had been for 1.2 million.........
