Is this some attempt at entrapment?

[cliff_lemming]

Centrelink appears to have mistakenly paid me about $900 when I should not be receiving a payment.

Am I their one millionth customer or something???

I think I'd best call them and bring it to their attention on Monday, and resist spending the money.

Comments

[jimx]

I'll take care of it for you. When you want to collect it though, you may find that some or all of it may have been converted into various goods and/or services. But I promise to give you whatever's left of the goods, and do my best to emulate whatever services I may have acquired with the money.

[cliff_lemming]

The emulation of some services may redefine "liquid assets" in a way that Centrelink is not accustomed to dealing with.