Yes but (a) often cheques are only given to somebody whose integrity you can vouch for some other way (e.g. by having actually met them etc.) (b) sending bank details over the internet by email etc. is not the same as handing a cheque and (c) in this case the other party may also have other personal details that a cheque payee would not.Every time you send someone a cheque you give them your account details and your signature! No one seems to think paying by cheque is dangerous?
Did you read the BBC link that was posted earlier?how can someone, who has your account number, and sort code, withdraw money from your account?
Did you read the BBC link that was posted earlier?![]()
Fill in a DD mandate form with the above details and a forged or arbitrary signature and I reckon it will work in most or all cases (i.e. I can't see the signature being checked as a matter of course). Maybe you can get Jeremy Clarkson's signature online though if you want to be even more accurate?how did he set up a direct debit...... did he just ring the bank, with account number, sort code and address!
surely it can't be that easy to remove funds from someones account
Fill in a DD mandate form with the above details and a forged or arbitrary signature and I reckon it will work in most or all cases (i.e. I can't see the signature being checked as a matter of course). Maybe you can get Jeremy Clarkson's signature online though if you want to be even more accurate?
True - I would expect so if there was fraud involved.Presumably Jeremy Clarkson is entitlled to a refunfd from his bank of the funds they allowed out of his account?
The fraudster set up a direct debit using Clarkson's bank account details and paid the money to the British Diabetic Association, one of many organisations which do not require a signature to set up a direct debit.