He's an a$$h4t. He got lucky... If someone really wanted to, they could have cleaned him out... It's absolutely stupid to provide that kind of information in a public forum and NOT expect to get exploited...
He's an Idiot On Jan 8, 2008 12:28 PM, Graeme Carstairs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > What this proves is that the Direct Debit scheme in the UK is flawed. > > You used to have to sign a form to declare you wanted the Direct Debit set > up. > > Now you just need bank account details. > > Though he will get his money back instantly as the direct debit scheme is > fully guaranteed and any miss or fraudulent payment is covered. > > Also his claims that there is nothing the bank can do under the data > protection act is correct the police. can investigate who setup the payment > as part of a criminal investigation. > > His details are out there as he said before he published them, and it was > open to anyone to use. > > Though he may come across as pompous and arrogant Clarkson is one of the > best presenters on TV. > > I dont think he should need to say sorry because he made a mistake, as he > was correct, no one has stolen his money, he will get it back instantly as > it was a fraudulent DD charge. > > > > > > > On Jan 8, 2008 5:57 PM, Kurt Buff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > He's a useful idiot, in this case. > > > > He's provided his audience with proof positive that losing control of > > your PII is a *bad* thing. > > > > Heh. > > > > On Jan 8, 2008 8:06 AM, Don Ely < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > I gathered that from reading the article... again I say; Idiot > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Jan 8, 2008 8:00 AM, James Rankin < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > I saw that yesterday and laughed my ass off. For non-Brits > > unfamiliar with > > > Jeremy Clarkson, he is supremely arrogant and self-assured, which > > makes it > > > all the more funny. > > > > > > > > I still love watching him on Top Gear though.... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 08/01/2008, Kurt Buff < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > > > > From: InfoSec News < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Date: Jan 8, 2008 12:02 AM > > > > > Subject: [ISN] Clarkson stung after bank prank > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7174760.stm > > > > > > > > > > 7 January 2008 > > > > > > > > > > TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson has lost money after publishing his > > bank > > > > > details in his newspaper column. > > > > > > > > > > The Top Gear host revealed his account numbers after rubbishing > > the > > > > > furore over the loss of 25 million people's personal details on > > two > > > > > computer discs. > > > > > > > > > > He wanted to prove the story was a fuss about nothing. > > > > > > > > > > But Clarkson admitted he was "wrong" after he discovered a reader > > had > > > > > used the details to create a 500 direct debit to the charity > > Diabetes > > > > > UK. > > > > > > > > > > Clarkson published details of his Barclays account in the Sun > > newspaper, > > > > > including his account number and sort code. He even told people > > how to > > > > > find out his address. > > > > > > > > > > "All you'll be able to do with them is put money into my account. > > Not > > > > > take it out. Honestly, I've never known such a palaver about > > nothing," > > > > > he told readers. > > > > > > > > > > But he was proved wrong, as the 47-year-old wrote in his Sunday > > Times > > > > > column. > > > > > > > > > > "I opened my bank statement this morning to find out that someone > > has > > > > > set up a direct debit which automatically takes 500 from my > > account," he > > > > > said. > > > > > > > > > > "The bank cannot find out who did this because of the Data > > Protection > > > > > Act and they cannot stop it from happening again. > > > > > > > > > > "I was wrong and I have been punished for my mistake." > > > > > > > > > > Police were called in to search for the two discs, which contained > > the > > > > > entire database of child benefit claimants and apparently got lost > > in > > > > > the post in October 2007. > > > > > > > > > > They were posted from HM Revenue and Customs offices in Tyne and > > Wear, > > > > > but never turned up at their destination - the National Audit > > Office. > > > > > > > > > > The loss, which led to an apology from Prime Minister Gordon > > Brown, > > > > > created fears of identity fraud. > > > > > > > > > > Clarkson now says of the case: "Contrary to what I said at the > > time, we > > > > > must go after the idiots who lost the discs and stick cocktail > > sticks in > > > > > their eyes until they beg for mercy." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________________ > > > > > Visit InfoSec News > > > > > http://www.infosecnews.org/ > > > > > > > > > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > > > > > ~ < http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > James Rankin > > > > Tel: +44 7902 193912 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm > ~ > > > > > > -- > "Good News Everyone, you just received an e-mail from me." > > > > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
