While it's not likely that someone entering into a business transaction with you will try to take money from your account, I can think of at least a couple of ways in which they could take funds from your account, should they want to. "Almost zero risk" is not risk free.
That said, I've entered into a few international wire xfers with no problems. Money flows quickly and relatively inexpensively. I've received funds from Central and Latin America, parts of Europe, Japan, and Hong Kong. Ideally, if the buyer uses an international money order, or even a check made out in US funds drawn on a corresponding US bank (CitiBank has been the most common bank I've encountered, but there have been others), that would be the safest for you, although it may take a little more time to complete the transaction. Shel > [Original Message] > From: Cotty > >Is there any risk to giving out banking account numbers? I suppose the > >account number is on every check you write, so... maybe I'm just being > >paranoid. > > > >- MCC > > Almost zero risk.
