In May, an envelope dropped through my front door, addressed to me at my business, containing a cheque for 3000 euros.
I haven’t cashed it, hoping maybe the people who sent it would contact me. They haven’t. Satisfy my curiosity, internet – where the hell and who the hell did this come from?
As for why I haven’t cashed it, I was informed by my bank that that would be very naughty if it didn’t belong to me. I’m still half bloody tempted but I’m sure, if it was ever real, it has expired by now.
Envelope
(No, I’m not putting my address online – not that it isn’t already public enough.)
Postmark
Post mark
Post marking looks like it *might* say s’Hertogenbosch, stamp is definitely Dutch, and Gebruik ‘m goed seems to translate fairly well into ‘proper use’ or ‘use it well’.
Cheque and Envelope
Not gonna lie, I sat looking at this for a bit.. I could really do with three thousand euros.
Cheque
59077 Hamm refers to a district in Hamm, Germany. Most of the cheque is German, and… well, thats pretty much as far as I got.
I live in Leicester, UK. Assuming this is an error in some eCommerce or Payroll software, I was able to identify three companies with bases in s’Hertogenbosch, NL, and Leicester, UK. I’m linking them to this post.
Anyone recognise the cheque or manage to translate any of this any better?