i had received a mail that i am eligible for receiving 15 million dollars from some . i had given my account name & bank account no ( personal details also)to that person for transfer of funds. i have not made credit card . so can that person steal money from my account just using account name & bank account no? if yes then what r the steps i can take to prvent that person from stealing from my account?
2007-06-07 22:57:36 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
just from knowing the account no and name, its a bit difficult, unless you have given them your password. enen then, contact your bank to be on the safe side..
2007-06-07 23:07:56 · answer #1 · answered by jinay s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Theoritically, theose people won't be able to debit your account, meaning they can't make any withdrawal from your account without a signature from you (hopefully, you've not giving them your signature also). The entire banking system of the world operated in such a way that anyone can deposit into any other person's account, but cannot withdraw (otherwise it would be chaos and banking system fails). However, they can use your legitimate banking account number for further scam, or fooling other person. I have been working in Banking for over a decades and have witnessed unbelievable cases, even with some bankers with 25 years experiences still wired 25,000 dollars to a guy in Nigeria hoping he would use his account and transfer 10 million in it. It ended up that he lost 25 K and got nothing back. If I were you, I could immediately close that account and open a new one and move all the funds to another account. Good luck and don't get yourself into the syndicate of money laundering.
2016-04-01 09:42:16 · answer #2 · answered by Laura 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is probably too late. They have all your money, and further more over-draft so now you owe the bank money.
As fast as you can, get to the bank and close the account, to save whatever is left. Tell the bank that you have been really stupid idiot dumb, falling for an Internet scam.
You want to take whatever measures needed to prevent any unauthorized transactions from your account.
You will probably need to transfer whatever is left to a brand new account.
After that, you probably need to do a mea culpa statement to the police, because all those 15 million dollar e-mails are from people who claim that they got the money illegally, and want to give you a discount for helping them money launder it. So by you deciding to try to help them, instead of reporting them to the police, FBI, Secret Service, or whatever, instead you became an accessory to their criminal behavior, and you need to turn state's evidence, cooperate fully with the authorities, so as to minimize your legal culpability.
This is one of many many scams, in which the people at the bank are often somewhat ignorant. I had a friend who went bankrupt because a virus infected Quick Books of a customer, getting at the bank routing numbers, then the virus caused nickle dime transactions from the guy's bank accounts ... once they had the name of the account, and some of the banking info, they were able to go after other accounts at the same bank that were coded to permit electronic banking transactions.
2007-06-12 13:02:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Human greed knows no bounds does it? Did you really think that $15,000,000 had simply fallen out of the sky for doing nothing. This is one of the oldest scams around. It is probably too late but get in touch with your bank by phone NOW and tell them what has happened and they will put a stop on any further transactions via your account and then change its details. Remember if it looks too good to be true - it probably is.
2007-06-07 23:12:55 · answer #4 · answered by U.K.Export 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They cannot take money from ur a/c.
Why u r giving ur a/c details any have. They are all fake. You are so greedy on seeing that 15 million. Isn't it.
They just give ur contact details to hackers.* But no, problem, keep track of all ur transactions, thru ATM and get ur passbook updated every week from the bank.
2007-06-07 23:28:52 · answer #5 · answered by tdrajagopal 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
inform your bank as soon as possible the net is full of con artists running scams dont ever give bank details or credit card details to anyone or they may clear your bank account
2007-06-07 23:04:18 · answer #6 · answered by sparks9653 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first off, go find someone to smack you in the head cause you're an idiot. You seriously believed you were to receive 15 million dollars? God common sense just doesn't exist anymore. RUN TO YOUR BANK!!! CLOSE THE ACCOUNT!!!
2007-06-07 23:05:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are a moron!
He is transferring the funds right now. Out of your account and into an untraceable account he owns..
2007-06-07 23:07:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Brother, you made a very fatal mistake, call, and run to your bank now, you probably will need to completely close that account , and get a new one.
If something sounds to good to be true,
IT IS.
2007-06-07 23:03:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)A partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C). Alerts for consumers and easy-to-use ... contact them Immediately and they will help you! good luck~also fwd the email you recd to spam@uce.gov.... cheers~
2007-06-15 04:16:13 · answer #10 · answered by The Thinker 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋