Do i have to pay it back?

[beck07]

I was working at marks and spencers and after being there for around 3 months i got sacked.
They didnt take me off the payrol and continued paying me. I wasnt sure where the money was coming from at first as my bank statments were being sent to my mums address and i wasnt living there so i didnt get them for a while. I kept on taking the money out of my bank and it ended up being around �4000 they paid me.
They are now asking for the money back but as this was their mistake do i have to pay it back?
From some people's point of view, i shouldnt take money that isn't mine and i should of told them to stop paying me, but from other peoples point of view- anyone who was getting free money would keep their mouth shut and enjoy it!!

[Illyria54]

Instead of losing your temper with everyone on here, have you thought of speaking to Citizens Advice? that would have been my first port of call, although I would know the answer to this one before going there, You have to legally pay it all back, yes they made a mistake but you knew it wasn't yours.

[chazza]

Read this, it should back up the other answers on here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6966683.st m

[flipnflap]

Hang on, calm down, calm down.

That's better.

Now, cue the music.

And here's your soothing answer (delivered in the soft tones of Dervla Kirwan):

THIS ISN'T JUST MONEY YOU OWE. THIS IS MARKS & SPENCERS MONEY...

[NORMANTHEDOG]

your a LIAR, your a THIEF,and lets hope you get PUT AWAY.

[Illyria54]

flipnflap you should be on the telly, that was great!!

[Twenty20]

Are the schools out already? Surely its another few weeks yet?

[trevt0m]

tichfield you come across as a very childish arragrant devious person and one fcked up wa^ker

[trevt0m]

py them back a pound aweek fck them

[trevt0m]

they should of been more carefull where they put there money all you lot out there who are saying pay it back if you lot found 4.000 pound would you hand it in to the police nooooooooo dont think so you buch of ar.s.e h.o.l.es

[beck07]

trevt0m- ur the only person who actually agrees with me on this lol.. your last statement is TOO true!