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Paid money to wrong bank account
Hi everyone,
I messed up and need help on the what I need to do next.
I make my Vat payment through my mobile app banking but for some reason on 28th February 2020 I made a payment and then another one on 14th August 2020. The following day I was paying something completely different and realised I've got 2 HMRC saved payment accounts. I then looked into it and realised that those two last payments was sent to HMRCs correct sort code but the account number was wrong. I don't know how the account number was saved as my Vat number minus one digit.
Both payments has been taken from my account, I've contacted HMRC and they have confirmed that the payments has not been received by them. I've contacted Barclays bank and they are looking into this.
I was wondering what happened, surely there shouldn't be a same account with the name HMRC, same sort code and my Vat number as an actual bank account. Also shouldn't this incorrect details meant the money to bounce back to my account, does anyone know where the money has gone or any experience in this?
Is there a change this money will not be returned to me, I am slightly worried as its a large sum and especially payments that should of been sent to HMRC.
Appreciate any help, thanks.
I messed up and need help on the what I need to do next.
I make my Vat payment through my mobile app banking but for some reason on 28th February 2020 I made a payment and then another one on 14th August 2020. The following day I was paying something completely different and realised I've got 2 HMRC saved payment accounts. I then looked into it and realised that those two last payments was sent to HMRCs correct sort code but the account number was wrong. I don't know how the account number was saved as my Vat number minus one digit.
Both payments has been taken from my account, I've contacted HMRC and they have confirmed that the payments has not been received by them. I've contacted Barclays bank and they are looking into this.
I was wondering what happened, surely there shouldn't be a same account with the name HMRC, same sort code and my Vat number as an actual bank account. Also shouldn't this incorrect details meant the money to bounce back to my account, does anyone know where the money has gone or any experience in this?
Is there a change this money will not be returned to me, I am slightly worried as its a large sum and especially payments that should of been sent to HMRC.
Appreciate any help, thanks.
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