scott <sco### [at] scottcom> wrote:
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> >  I don't really understand why giving your bank details to someone would
> > be in any way dangerous. It's not like they could withdraw money by simply
> > knowing your account number.

> In Germany you can buy stuff with just that info on most websites - see 
> attached screenshot of the amazon.de payment page.  The three boxes I 
> highlighted are to enter your account number, bank code and account name.

  How can any bank in the world accept a transfer which a third-party is
requesting, who only has the account number? That sounds absolutely crazy.
People could simply try random account numbers to see if they get lucky.

  I understand why that's a necessity with credit cards, but not directly
with bank accounts.

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