Bank details and Homebase

[Vipers]

Unless I am missing something, they tell you to make sure if you are using your card on line, make the link shows https to ensure a secure link. (The "s" means secure or words to that effect).

NEVER reveals bank details to anyone, so when I was going to apply for a Homebase store card in the store, this spotty kid gave me a form to fill in. This would result in my getting £15 off my product.

It wanted my name, address, no probs, then BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER, AND SORT CODE.

Now would you give a complete stranger your name, address, bank account number and sort code? Its like stopping a complete stranger in the street and giving him all your bank details to him.

Cant be right, I will be sending a lovely letter to the manager tomorrow to ask him about it.

[_rubinho_]

It's a credit card. Why wouldn't they need your bank details? Have you ever applied for credit successfully without?

[marshalla]

Have you ever looked at the bottom of a cheque ? The banks actually MAKE you give out your account number when you use cheques.

It's a conspiracy I tells ya - they're all out to get you.

[randlemarcus]

Vipers said:

Unless I am missing something, they tell you to make sure if you are using your card on line, make the link shows https to ensure a secure link. (The "s" means secure or words to that effect).

NEVER reveals bank details to anyone, so when I was going to apply for a Homebase store card in the store, this spotty kid gave me a form to fill in. This would result in my getting £15 off my product.

It wanted my name, address, no probs, then BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER, AND SORT CODE.

Now would you give a complete stranger your name, address, bank account number and sort code? Its like stopping a complete stranger in the street and giving him all your bank details to him.

Cant be right, I will be sending a lovely letter to the manager tomorrow to ask him about it.

Don't send the letter. I've highlighted the important phrases in your OP. One is online, the other is a form to fill in so they can set the Direct Debit up. Its perfectly normal.

[R1 Loon]

marshalla said:

Have you ever looked at the bottom of a cheque ? The banks actually MAKE you give out your account number when you use cheques.

It's a conspiracy I tells ya - they're all out to get you.

Spot on

[Stevenj214]

Vipers said:

Now would you give a complete stranger your name, address, bank account number and sort code?

Yes

[bigandclever]

Sometimes I think the tinfoil hats actually penetrate the brain

[R1 Loon]

bigandclever said:

Sometimes I think the tinfoil hats actually penetrate the brain

Try the Speed, Plod & The Law forum. They're all so paranoid in there that they appear to never leave their steel lined bunker basements.

[Engineer1]

Stevenj214 said:

Vipers said:

Now would you give a complete stranger your name, address, bank account number and sort code?

Yes

Can I have all of those details and a trial transaction for £100 to verify them

[Stevenj214]

Engineer1 said:

Stevenj214 said:

Vipers said:

Now would you give a complete stranger your name, address, bank account number and sort code?

Yes

Can I have all of those details and a trial transaction for £100 to verify them

Sure, I'll PM them and you can transfer it in today.

[sneijder]

No OP, you are missing nothing.

Don't give them your full address either, just the street name, not the house number. Otherwise peados can go on the electricity cables and things.

[Vipers]

Your a trusting bunch.

[maser_spyder]

Credit = monthly repayments = direct debit = bank details

How else do you expect to make payments in 2010?

[PeteG]

maser_spyder said:

Credit = monthly repayments = direct debit = bank details

How else do you expect to make payments in 2010?

The man from Homebase can come round and we'll give him a goat or something.

[sneijder]

Vipers said:

Your a trusting bunch.

Jeremy Clarkson printed his in the paper. Someone set up DD for a charity, that's it.

Homebase generally don't do this, so I really wouldn't fret.

[s3fella]

Just burn your local Homebase store, burn it good, so the sort code gets charred proper.


If the rozzers come for you, remember to blow your head off, Big Vern Style. That'll learn the lot of em.

[Vipers]

s3fella said:

Just burn your local Homebase store, burn it good, so the sort code gets charred proper.


If the rozzers come for you, remember to blow your head off, Big Vern Style. That'll learn the lot of em.

Someone did the chineese take away the other week, maybe Homebase is on their list

[SC7]

I never understand things like this.

What's the worst someone could do with your account number and sort code anyway?

Am I being naive?

[Mojooo]

SC7 said:

I never understand things like this.

What's the worst someone could do with your account number and sort code anyway?

Am I being naive?

As Jeremy Clarkson foudn out, some direct debits can be set up without your permission

However the chances of someone just being able to withdraw lots of money are slim.

Unless they have direct debit money taking facilities i guess!

[Vipers]

SC7 said:

I never understand things like this.

What's the worst someone could do with your account number and sort code anyway?

Am I being naive?

With names, addresses, bank detils, identity theft springs to mind.