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The Saga Of "Bob Evans"
The bank wrote and asked for rent on Maggie Evan's divorced husband's safe-deposit box. She went to the bank where the records showed the box rented in the name of "Bob Evans." Somehow Maggie Evans managed to talk them into drilling the box for her, even though it was in her husband's name alone. When the box was opened, she found that it contained $186,000 in cash!
Convinced that the cash was "not right", and that it was "filthy, illegal money", Maggie took it home and built a bonfire with it in her back yard.
Shortly after that, the bank discovered they had contacted the wrong "Bob Evans" and that the cash and the box belonged to a different "Bob Evans" altogether! The bank and their insurance company had to reimburse the real owner's estate.
They are now in the process of suing Maggie and her insurance company for the cash. The FBI has not yet said whether they will prosecute her for burning money, which is a federal offense.
Which leaves every banker who is responsible for entry into safe deposit boxes, who is reading this story, (which came out of a southern newspaper) with the same question. How in the world did Maggie get into the box in the first place? Sure would like to have heard that conversation!
Our thanks to Andy Anderson, Security Officer, Glendale National Bank, NJ for forwarding this to us to share with our subscribers.
Copyright © 1991 Bankers' Hotline. Originally appeared in Bankers' Hotline, Vol. 2, No. 10, 11/91
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