Re: Bank security

["Tomas L. Byrnes" <tomb () byrneit net>]

I had exactly the same sort of experience with Sprint and GMAC Mortgage
(now "Ally" bank).



> -----Original Message-----
> From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org]
> On Behalf Of Larry Seltzer
> Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 7:23 AM
> To: Drsolly; funsec () linuxbox org
> Subject: Re: [funsec] Bank security
>
> What a shame. Things like this would never happen in America.
>
> LJS
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org]
> On Behalf Of Drsolly
> Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 10:07 AM
> To: funsec () linuxbox org
> Subject: [funsec] Bank security
>
> I just got called by my bank. And then they wanted some information so
> they could be sure it was me. Why, when it was them that callked me?
> Well, it's just they way they do it.
>
> Naturally, I refused to give out any info to someone who had just
> called
>
> me, and I told them that I'd call them back, on a number that I know
is
> my
> bank (i.e., not the number she gave me, although when I checked it
out,
> that was indeed the same number).
>
> So I did that. And she still wanted to ask me info to identify me,
> which
>
> is a reasonable request, and I have no problem giving this info to my
> bank.
>
> So then she asked me the last two digits of the bank sort code, and
the
> last three digits of my accoiunt number.
>
> What???
>
> This information is on every check that I send out (and probably on
> lots
>
> of other things too). So, anyone I've ever sent a check to, can call
> the
>
> bank and pretend to be me, and be believed.
>
> These people are just *playing* at security.
>
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