>
> You give out that information freely on the front of every check/cheque
> you
> make out. It's not secret. In fact, the check/cheque is worse because
> it gives the recipient a signature sample and a sample check/cheque.
>
>
Yes, that's why it is safer to use *internet banking* to transfer money.
That way people know everything short of your autograph! That's not the onl=
y
plus about online banking! You can see your account balance real time, see
what goes in and what goes out. You can also check the status of direct
debit 'contracts'. Wonderfull. The only thing that pisses me off is that
banks can not transfer money from your account to that of another in
*realtime*; when I transfer money from my savings account to my main
account, it's instant. When I transfer money from my main account to that o=
f
a friends it takes two hours. And that friend has an account at the same
bank!

Sean.
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