clarkson stung after bank prank

red · Post: # 80514Post **red** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 2:08 pm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7174760.stm
I think this is dead funny...

Stonehead · Post: # 80522Post **Stonehead** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 3:33 pm

It's a bit strange that the bank says nothing can be done because of the Data Protection Act. I suspect that once again the Data Protection Act is either being misinterpreted or used as a figleaf to cover their poor anti-fraud systems.

red · Post: # 80523Post **red** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 3:41 pm

I think so too

I hate how often the DPA is used to hide stuff.

still i feel thats come-upance for you...

Silver Ether · Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:05 pm

I think the bank are prolly laughing up their sleeves at him ... serves him right his is such a W***** ... I hope more goes out ...

Milims · Post: # 80539Post **Milims** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 6:50 pm

I love the fact that it was a DD set up to go to a charity. I guess the person doing it was really trying to teach him a lesson without being greedy themselves - with the added bonus that if he stops the DD he's stopping a donation to a charity which will look bad for him! (goes off to look for devil emoticon! lol)

Russian Doll · Mon Jan 07, 2008 9:29 pm

i love that...how dare he turn round and say its no big deal that someone out there has all my details...yay for the person who did it

hamster · Post: # 80556Post **hamster** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 11:30 pm

Milims wrote:I love the fact that it was a DD set up to go to a charity. I guess the person doing it was really trying to teach him a lesson without being greedy themselves - with the added bonus that if he stops the DD he's stopping a donation to a charity which will look bad for him! (goes off to look for devil emoticon! lol)

Me too! Although I did wonder if that's just because it's easier to set up a DD to charity with just sort code and account no, whereas probably quite difficult to put money into your own personal account from someone else's.

Tomr · Post: # 80583Post **Tomr** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 12:57 pm

I have to say I agree with his original comments. Thereâ€™s not a lot someone can do with bank details and name and address. Apart from set up a DD obviously! The thing is though that only a business, charity or other legitimate organisation can make DD collections. It cannot be done by an individual. You also have the guarantee. So all JC has to do is ring his bank and he gets the money back within 24 hours.

the.fee.fairy · Tue Jan 08, 2008 6:02 pm

But if he does that, he'll be branded tight! He does deserve to lose the money after his idiocy of publishing his details. Maybe the bank should tell him he's not secure enough...

Thurston Garden · Tue Jan 08, 2008 8:06 pm

Serves him right!