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J_MacD
J_MacD Posts: 4 Newbie
in Savings & investments
Having registered with an on line bank to open a new account. I was quite shocked that the bank concerned emailed the new account number, User ID and Application ID

The only thing that will be sent by post is the password

Am I being paranoid? as I thought email was anything but secure

I have emailed the bank in question expressing my concerns

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  • Mikeyorks
    Mikeyorks Posts: 10,378 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    J_MacD wrote: »
    as I thought email was anything but secure

    So do they ..... that's why they're splitting the key data into two separate communication channels. Fairly industry standard for online accounts.
    If you want to test the depth of the water .........don't use both feet !
  • a7man
    a7man Posts: 365 Forumite
    What will someone do without the password IF the email got hacked? Not much...
    Living the good life spending all my money but loving it!!
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