Timeline for Bank account security
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| Mar 27, 2019 at 14:06 | vote | accept | UnhandledExcepSean | ||
| Mar 26, 2019 at 23:18 | comment | added | Aganju | @PaulPalmpje , the US system was built on trust and honor. That probably worked when it was built, but times have changed. Many Americans have no ID (or forget it), so banks 'help you' when you walk in and know your name, address, account number, and SSN... | |
| Mar 26, 2019 at 22:00 | comment | added | Paul Palmpje | Took too long to edit my previous comment. There are very common ways of taking money out of an account (authorized transfers) but most of them (exception - think lottery purchases) can be reverted without citing reason within a set period. | |
| Mar 26, 2019 at 21:51 | comment | added | Paul Palmpje | Urgh, this sounds terrible to even consider that this could be done? I'm Dutch and being formally employed since (uhm) 1983 I've always had my pay being "deposited" (we'd say transferred) directly into my bank account. Never ever did I or 99.999% of anyone else here consider this to be a security threat. No way you can just take out money with just the account number and a name. | |
| Mar 26, 2019 at 21:09 | comment | added | UnhandledExcepSean | @Aganju Not everyone writes checks or even has them. I get cashier's checks when I need to, but that is a rarity due to electronic payments. | |
| Mar 26, 2019 at 20:56 | comment | added | Aganju | Note that your account number is on every check you write. Not exactly a secret number. | |
| Mar 26, 2019 at 19:44 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Mar 26, 2019 at 19:22 | answer | added | Vality | timeline score: 5 | |
| Mar 26, 2019 at 19:19 | comment | added | UnhandledExcepSean | @yoozer8 not a duplicate as I am not asking for a deposit-only account. I have no concerns about my employer, but a question on Workplace SE got me curious about what someone can/should do to protect themselves. | |
| Mar 26, 2019 at 19:15 | comment | added | yoozer8 | Possible duplicate of Is there such a thing as a deposit-only bank account? | |
| Mar 26, 2019 at 18:52 | review | First posts | |||
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| Mar 26, 2019 at 18:50 | answer | added | quid | timeline score: 5 | |
| Mar 26, 2019 at 18:44 | history | asked | UnhandledExcepSean | CC BY-SA 4.0 |