Hi, Reb, Thats a strange one. Maybe the reason they cant trace the account is that its at a different bank and privacy provisions apply.....yeah, even banks get stupid. Best bet would be to report it as an attempted fraud to the cops....they could certainly trace it....however, it could have been an error, couldnt it? Someone doing an authorised debit on a NAB account and accidentally got a digit wrong, giving your account number? Fraud certainly seems to be on the increase, and most banks are tightening security. Westpac now has us using a security token when paying into anyone's account, for any amount over $0...previously, I only had to use it for amounts over $5,000. Did you know that if you get an account number wrong and pay into the wrong account, the recipient cannot be made to return the money if he/she doesnt wish to? A couple of years back I paid $4300 to the agent of a supplier.....the next day, the guy rang up & said he had given me the wrong number by one digit and provided the right one. Oh great. Rang Westpac, and was told it had gone.....to NAB, ironically, and that there was nothing Westpac could do to force the return. Rang NAB, and was told the same thing. NAB said the only hope I had was that the account number I used was inactive, in which case the money would "bounce back" to my Westpac account. If the account number was active, it would have been bye bye money. Great, eh?
