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£200 in account, can they take more?

JohnLock
JohnLock Posts: 74 Forumite
edited 4 September 2018 at 4:49PM in Budgeting & bank accounts
Hello,

Suppose you had around £200 in a basic bank account with no overdraft.
You then get a viscous and nasty company wanting around £2000 off you.
The company is based in the USA and only has your IBAN and BIC code, no card details at all.
They try and charge your bank account.
Will the transaction go through, even though you only have £200 in your account?
Will it leave you - £1.8k into a non-existent overdraft?

Thank you.
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