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Is there any danger to giving out a check routing number for a purchase? I gave out a routing number and now concerned that it could be used to draw out more then I authorized.

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    The routing number identifies the bank and possibly account type, not the customer. That number is public anyway. You mean the account number?
    – cHao
    May 15, 2018 at 21:23

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Not really any more dangerous than giving out a physical check with the exact same information printed on it.
You'll notice signs in many stores which tell you in one way or another that if you give them a check they're going to process it electronically - which ends up being the same as if you're just giving them the routing numbers off the check.

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