Is it possible for someone to withdraw from my bank account using the sort code and account number?Basically as part of my new job the employer has asked me for a scan of ID (passport) and for me to open a bank account with Barclays as that is where I will make withdrawals of money that the company's customers will deposit. Now I put £12,000 in that account yesterday when I opened it - is it possible for... | |
Do the sensible thing and report this in full with all the details to your bank. If you are later connected with money launding it will follow you for ever. Tell your bank, they will not think you are stupid etc but talk to them now. This is a scam and you will be found out and found liable if you continue with this.
RUN. They don't NEED to access your account. The deposits will be BOGUS and you will be liable to the BANK when they are canceled. That said, if they have enough information to put money INTO the account, they have enough information to take money OUT of the account. The required information is EXACTLY the same for both transactions.
Edit: NONE of the information on the website is accurate. Neither the company OR the address listed exists. For all you can prove, the person involved is your next door neighbor.
YOU ARE BEING SCAMMED.
The "company" that hired you is doing illegal money laundering. The check that you deposited is COMPLETELY fraudulent and if you withdraw any of the money from that account, YOU will be responsible to the bank for paying it back when they discover that the check was bad.
Go to an officer of the bank IMMEDIATELY and tell him exactly what you have told us. Show him the instructions your "employer" has been sending you. He may want to get the police involved in order to stop them from pulling this scam on others.
REPORT THIS QUICKLY before the "employer" uses the information you provided to pretend he's you and withdraw all the funds himself.
Banks make mistakes. Fraud happens.
A typical scam has you open a bank account and deposit money with the promise of future profits. The scammer usually opens a joint account and empties it and disappears. The office of the local UK prosecuter should be contacted. In the US we call them district attorneys.
THIS IS A SCAM. The deposit checks are fake and will bounce. You CAN'T be gullible enough to fall for this! DO NOT send ANYTHING via Western Union.
Oh dear Peter they are asking you to do money laundering. Totally illegal in the UK. Whose 12k is it, yours or theirs. I suggest you take whatever details you have of this company and ask to see Barclays Manager tomorrow. You also need to inform the passport office, they are going to steal your identity.
Dude - this smells like a scam - through and trough
No, and report it to your bank
who knows?
