Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/06/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It is like credit cards - every store checkout clerk where you use the card has all the information they require to perpetrate a fraud if they so wish. I still say - open a bank account, or get a low limit credit card issued, for the sole purpose of effecting transactions on the internet. Cheers Jayanand On 6/21/07, Jeff Moore <jbm@jbm.org> wrote: > > 2007-06-20-19:14:48 Mark Rabiner: > > If it was the number already on every check I don't think I'd think > twice > > about it. > > Maybe it was and I shouldn't have. > > Was it? > > As often, a query practically in haiku form. > > Except for details like the syllables. > > So maybe haiku spirit. > > Anyway, look at the bottom of your checks: you should find the bank > routing number, and your account number. > > If that's all they were asking for -- yes, that info can be abused to > try to initiate bogus transfers, but it's info everyone you mail a check > to gets. So calibrate your nervousness based on that when making > decisions. > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >