Philiberal Posté 11 janvier 2008 Signaler Posté 11 janvier 2008 "British TV host Jeremy Clarkson recently wrote a newspaper editorial ridiculing the uproar that had occurred after the British government admitted to losing two compact discs containing the personal information on 25 million people. To support his claim about the overhyped risks of identity theft, he published his bank account information in the article. Proving that some identity thieves have a sense of humor, a week later, he found out that someone had setup an automatic bank transfer for $1000 to a diabetes charity from his account. " Slashdot Jeremy Clarkson found himself unexpectedly donating to charity TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson has lost money after publishing his bank details in his newspaper column. The Top Gear host revealed his account numbers after rubbishing the furore over the loss of 25 million people's personal details on two computer discs. He wanted to prove the story was a fuss about nothing. 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. I was wrong and I have been punished Jeremy Clarkson Clarkson published details of his Barclays account in the Sun newspaper, including his account number and sort code. He even told people how to find out his address. "All you'll be able to do with them is put money into my account. Not take it out. Honestly, I've never known such a palaver about nothing," he told readers. But he was proved wrong, as the 47-year-old wrote in his Sunday Times column. "I opened my bank statement this morning to find out that someone has set up a direct debit which automatically takes £500 from my account," he said. "The bank cannot find out who did this because of the Data Protection Act and they cannot stop it from happening again. "I was wrong and I have been punished for my mistake." Police were called in to search for the two discs, which contained the entire database of child benefit claimants and apparently got lost in the post in October 2007. They were posted from HM Revenue and Customs offices in Tyne and Wear, but never turned up at their destination - the National Audit Office. The loss, which led to an apology from Prime Minister Gordon Brown, created fears of identity fraud. Clarkson now says of the case: "Contrary to what I said at the time, we must go after the idiots who lost the discs and stick cocktail sticks in their eyes until they beg for mercy." bbc
h16 Posté 11 janvier 2008 Signaler Posté 11 janvier 2008 Eh oui : il n'y a décidément qu'une bonne fessée pour faire comprendre aux récalcitrants l'importance d'un peu de réflexion.
Invité jabial Posté 14 janvier 2008 Signaler Posté 14 janvier 2008 Bof. Faut une autorisation signée parl e client pour un prélèvement automatique, en FRance en tout cas. Pas d'autorisation = c'est pour la poche de la banque si elle a accepté le prélèvement.
LaFéeC Posté 15 janvier 2008 Signaler Posté 15 janvier 2008 Eh oui : il n'y a décidément qu'une bonne fessée pour faire comprendre aux récalcitrants l'importance d'un peu de réflexion. Je ne crois pas non.
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