Bank info

John_Gray

pbartlett said:

who can set up.a direct debit ?

Jeremy Clarkson got stung after he was shooting his mouth off...

But it was in 2008 - "that was a long time ago and things were different then"...

Neil49

Is this "someone" likely to do anything illegal with this information? If yes, what? 

Going back to the earlier comment where they point out that all this information is on a cheque, just to add that handing over a cheque also gave the added bonus of providing them with a copy of your signature! 

J_B

NewUser99 said:

Hello, wasn't sure where to post this so thought i would try here. 

Suppose you could try the Bank Accounts section of the forum - a good example here

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6254808/how-big-a-risk-is-it-to-divulge-a-bank-accounts-sort-code-and-account-number/

forgotmyname

John_Gray said:

pbartlett said:

who can set up.a direct debit ?

Jeremy Clarkson got stung after he was shooting his mouth off...

But it was in 2008 - "that was a long time ago and things were different then"...

One direct debit which was easily claimed back, but that was published in a national newspaper.

If thats the worst that happened then i think your going to be 99.999999999999999999999999999999999999999999% safe.

Easier ways to get access to your money,  can you lend me £5?   

moneysavinghero

mksysb said:

NewUser99 said:

Hello, wasn't sure where to post this so thought i would try here.  
It has come to my attention that someone has my full name, address, bank account no and sort code. Can they do anything dodgy with this info?  

Unlikely.  In the old days we used to send cheques that had all that information on.

Don't recall cheques ever having account holders address on them.

But yet it's unlikely they could do much with this information. Most likely would be a social engineering scam where they could use that information to try and convince you that they were your bank. But as your a savvy MSE'er i am sure you will not fall for such a scam. If you do fall for such a scam just make sure the transfer all your money to my bank account, it will be nice and safe in there.

neilmcl

moneysavinghero said:

mksysb said:

NewUser99 said:

Hello, wasn't sure where to post this so thought i would try here.  
It has come to my attention that someone has my full name, address, bank account no and sort code. Can they do anything dodgy with this info?  

Unlikely.  In the old days we used to send cheques that had all that information on.

Don't recall cheques ever having account holders address on them.

They didn't but quite often when you sent a cheque in the post you were required to put your name and address on the back.

pbartlett

random people cannot setup a direct debit - it is tightly controlled.

onomatopoeia99

pbartlett said:

random people cannot setup a direct debit - it is tightly controlled.

We won't take DDs at my workplace as the hurdles you have to jump (the £1million turnover requirement is a big enough obstacle for many) and indeminities the banks require to become an originator are much too onerous for a small company to get involved it.  I've no idea how "scammers" would do it.

Undervalued

J_B said:

NewUser99 said:

Hello, wasn't sure where to post this so thought i would try here. 

Suppose you could try the Bank Accounts section of the forum - a good example here

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6254808/how-big-a-risk-is-it-to-divulge-a-bank-accounts-sort-code-and-account-number/

But that information is revealed to anybody who sees your debit card (and those old fashioned things called cheques as mentioned earlier)!

J_B

Undervalued said:

But that information is revealed to anybody who sees your debit card (and those old fashioned things called cheques as mentioned earlier)!

Not all banks put the A/C No on the debit card