Re: Bank security

[Rob Thompson <my.security.lists () gmail com>]

Rich Kulawiec wrote:
> About a year ago, I went several rounds with a local financial institution
> while trying to deposit money into an account.  They wanted a thumbprint
> in order to verify that fraud wasn't being attempted, and were utterly
> impervious to the point that it was a DEPOSIT, not usually a profitable
> means of fraud.

If it was a deposit into an account other than your own and it was a
check, that would make a little bit of sense, but I would think it would
drive customers away.  That's not a Federal guideline, if you're in the
US, btw - it would have been a local policy.

If it was your own account, I would recommend you to change banks.
Personally, I would never do business with a place that has rules of
that sort.

Depositing is a profitable means of fraud.  It's how check kiting is done.

> ---Rsk
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Rob

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