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scott <sco### [at] scott com> 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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- Warp
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