Didn't the LifeLock guy do it too. Or is that the same guy? Dave
Not sent from a Blackberry On Apr 2, 2012, at 2:40 AM, Robin Wood <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't remember the full details but I'm sure I remember someone, Jeremy > Clarkson I think, said this type of scam was rubbish and posted his account > number and sort code in a newspaper column they wrote along with a challenge > to take his money. Someone did then take a big lump of cash from his account. > > I'll see if I can find more details when I'm at a machine later. > > Robin > > On Apr 2, 2012 12:57 AM, "Mike Loh" <[email protected]> wrote: > I think it's more along the lines of requesting for your bank account number > and an advance fee (usually for some administrative detail or another) and > gradually increasing the amount requested... hence advanced fee fraud. I > doubt anyone can use your account number to drain your account, as account > numbers are usually given for other parties to transfer amounts around... > minimally they would need another piece of information (i.e: pin). > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance-fee_fraud > > Mike > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2012 20:09:00 +0200 > From: Alex Kornilov <[email protected]> > Subject: [Pauldotcom] How does Advanced Fee Fraud works (Nigerian > Scam) > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Hi > > I read this in CASP study guide: > http://i.imgur.com/TOgOu.png > > It means if somebody knows my account number (in Europe IBAN) he can get > money? How is this possible? > > regards > Alex > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Pauldotcom mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom > > > End of Pauldotcom Digest, Vol 43, Issue 1 > ***************************************** > > _______________________________________________ > Pauldotcom mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom > Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com > _______________________________________________ > Pauldotcom mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom > Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com
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