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  • 31-05-2005 3:38pm
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    vector
    Registered Users Posts: 1,756 ✭✭✭


    I occasionally tell people my bank
    sort code
    &
    account number
    so that they can pay me

    Those details allow anyone to LODGE money, but could an evil person WITHDRAW money?

    direct debit?
    standing order?

    do those require your Date of birth or something else other than the sort code
    and account number?


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    daveirl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,483 ✭✭✭✭daveirl


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    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,476 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    You could set up paperless direct debits for phone services etc. They don't need a signature.


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    RainyDay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,925 ✭✭✭RainyDay


    vector wrote:
    I occasionally tell people my bank
    sort code
    &
    account number
    so that they can pay me
    Anyone that you've ever given a cheque to has these details anyway. They should always need a signature to effect any kind of withdrawal.
    Bond-007 wrote:
    You could set up paperless direct debits for phone services etc. They don't need a signature.
    Tell me more - Which companies allow you to set up direct debits without a signature? Do they look for ID documentation?


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    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,476 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    Esat BT
    SKY
    UTV internet
    AA Ireland

    That's all i can think of at the moment. No ID required. I'm serious. ESAT BT set up DD's without my consent and IFSRA said it was ok and above board.


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    Meh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,295 ✭✭✭Meh


    Bond-007 wrote:
    Esat BT
    SKY
    UTV internet
    AA Ireland

    That's all i can think of at the moment. No ID required. I'm serious. ESAT BT set up DD's without my consent and IFSRA said it was ok and above board.
    NTL as well I think, I forgot to send back the DD mandate they sent me and they set up the direct debit anyway.


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    vector
    Registered Users Posts: 1,756 ✭✭✭vector


    just registered on paypal, so I can accept credit cards and "pull" payment rather than have people "push" payment at me, the only info payers need is my email address.

    but looking at the page now, people paying me must register for paypal, I can't just take their info on the phone like a real credit card merchant.

    (caveat www.paypalsucks.com)


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