graveleye wrote:NZcaver wrote:I agree it's probably a scam, but the bank account number thing doesn't quite work that way. Just knowing somebody's account number doesn't give a person access to withdraw money from an account.
if you give them the routing number of your checking account they can. Even with your employers direct deposit that routing number can also allow them to take money out.
No, "they" (random people) can't take money out just because they have the routing number to your checking account. "They" (your employer) is a different situation, because your direct deposit agreement usually allows an employer limited rights to reverse overpayment, for example. I've given out my routing/account number to relative strangers so they can do one-time direct deposits into my account. No real security risk with this. It's not like I'm giving them the online user name and password.