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It may not add up, but too much is not enough

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EARLIER this month, Melody Townsel popped into Wing Lung Bank Trustee Ltd on Des Voeux Road to pay her rent into her landlord's account. She couldn't remember what the precise figure should be, but she knew it was a little over $10,500.

So she paid in a cheque for $10,600 to be safe.

Yesterday, more than two weeks after her payment, she noticed that the money had still not been taken from her account.

So she called the bank to ask what the problem was.

They could not cash the cheque, they said, because it was not the exact sum they were expecting. They wanted her to physically return with a fresh cheque for the precise amount.

''Why didn't you tell me?'' she asked.

''I expect we would have soon,'' replied the bank staffer.

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