and what else I can do with your bank account besides send you money?
You'd think nothing, but people have failed attempting to prove this before.
> "But Clarkson admitted he was "wrong" after he discovered a reader had used the details to create a £500 direct debit to the charity Diabetes UK."
Re:$300k for Cracking Telegram Encryption
by vidarh on Tuesday November 04, 2014 @01:21PM
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Though the Direct Debit guarantee gives an automatic right to a no-questions asked instant refund.
Not even having a provably validly signed mandate protects merchants against a refund (merchants recourse is small claims court), so while it's a nuisance, and while some people do get de-frauded by not paying attention to their statements, the article overstates things: If he "lost" money it'll be because he chose not to demand a refund.
Re:$300k for Cracking Telegram Encryption
by bhhaskin on Tuesday November 04, 2014 @11:00AM
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What....
In order to get the amount, you need to send an email to the secret email of the message, containing your bank account details. Nigerian prince scam also say that.
"Your email must contain: . . - Your bank account details to receive the $300,000 prize."