What happened to JC was someone set up a direct debit to a charity using his details. The amount of personal info needed to do this is pretty much just the sort code and account number... I'm not even sure if they check the name on the account.
Jim On Apr 2, 2012 3:08 PM, "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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