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Title: Hoist, petard Post by: pauld on Monday, January 7, 2008, 19:18:12 This made oi larf, Jeremy Clarkson wrote one his standard "I haven't got a damn clue what I'm on about but I'm going to bang on about it anyway" pieces in which he said everyone was whinging about id theft and to prove it published his bank details, confident that no-one would be able to use the details to steal money off him. One enterprising (and generous spirited) reader promptly set up a £500 direct debit to a diabetes charity using his bank details, cue red-faced pompous pundit.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7174760.stm Title: Hoist, petard Post by: Samdy Gray on Monday, January 7, 2008, 19:22:31 He could always claim it back under the Direct Debit Guarantee.
Title: Hoist, petard Post by: BANGKOK RED on Monday, January 7, 2008, 19:24:37 Quote from: "Samdy Gray" He could always claim it back under the Direct Debit Guarantee. Maybe, but to claim 500 knicker back from a charity would make him look a right knob! Title: Hoist, petard Post by: Samdy Gray on Monday, January 7, 2008, 19:29:54 Technically, he'd get the money back from the bank. Then the bank would claim it back from the company.
Title: Hoist, petard Post by: Bushey Boy on Monday, January 7, 2008, 19:33:37 Priceless!
Title: Hoist, petard Post by: axs on Monday, January 7, 2008, 22:33:54 I read his column on saturday in the paper where he publically admitted he had fucked up and was stupid, at least he had the balls to admit it.
Title: Hoist, petard Post by: Barry Scott on Monday, January 7, 2008, 23:49:55 That's funny. I like Clarkson though. Fair play for doing that, because he's proved me wrong as well. - I used to have my bank details published on eBay. :oops:
I'd love to know how it was done, because that's seriously hard to do and ting. Title: Hoist, petard Post by: Samdy Gray on Tuesday, January 8, 2008, 08:04:28 Relatively easy. When you complete direct debit mandates online all you require is a sort code, account number and account name.
Title: Hoist, petard Post by: STFC Village on Tuesday, January 8, 2008, 08:15:42 Exactly Sam, no PIN code/signature required for online purchases. Some companies have started asking for the card holders home address to match the delivery address, but not all.
Clarkson :doh: Title: Hoist, petard Post by: Barry Scott on Tuesday, January 8, 2008, 10:55:35 Quote from: "Samdy Gray" Relatively easy. When you complete direct debit mandates online all you require is a sort code, account number and account name. I feel thick now, because that's clearly easy. :oops: Title: Hoist, petard Post by: genf_stfc on Tuesday, January 8, 2008, 11:42:34 if only you could do it for your own gas bill... I suppose the fact that they would know the address where the gas bill is being paid would be a slight flaw
Title: Hoist, petard Post by: land_of_bo on Tuesday, January 8, 2008, 12:06:38 Quote from: "STFC Village" Exactly Sam, no PIN code/signature required for online purchases. Some companies have started asking for the card holders home address to match the delivery address, but not all. Clarkson :doh: Yeah, but Clarkson pretty much published his home address as well! |