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Re:A fake job offer gone wrong by lultimouomo on Saturday December 10, 2022 @03:29AM (#33931000)
> When receiving one, in most places it can be deposited by just taking a photo, doesn't get easier than that. Most importantly, I don't get to be another victim of the "$PAYMENT_PROCESSOR froze my account and stole my money", whether it be paypal or any of the other ones.

If only there was a way for people to transfer money from their bank to someone else's bank... They could call it "bank transfer", and it would solve all these problems!

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Re:A fake job offer gone wrong by jjav on Saturday December 10, 2022 @07:04PM (#33938443)
> They could call it "bank transfer", and it would solve all these problems!

Yes, it is ACH, which is what a check is. One doesn't need to physically have the piece of paper to make it happen (which is why you can deposit a check with just a photo). Either way it's just ACH.

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