transferring money on line

ooh-la-la | 22:23 Wed 07th Jul 2010 | Technology

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hiya, what's a safe way to transfer money on line into my bank account?
i thought i could with pay pal, but that's only for buying things online

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craft1948

I regularly pay people just using the transfer button on my online bank.

Buenchico

PayPal can be used to send money to anyone with an email address. (No purchase is necessary).

See here for details:
https://www.paypal-ma....uk/sendmoney/how.htm

Chris

boxtops

Agree Chris, I have sent money to people via paypal, you don't need their bank details, only their email address. Where are you transferring it from ooh-la-la, is it from another account of yours, or someone else's?

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Hopkirk

Are you sending money to that nice Nigerian man?

boxtops

no he's giving it to her, hopkirk, the money is going into her account not out.

Hopkirk

That'll be a ploy before the big sting.

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lol! would you like a girlfriend eddie? he he!!
It's coming from someone else's account into mine. I'm always worried that people can take money out if you give them your account details hence i don;t really give them out.
Thankyou Buenchico, i think this looks alot safer, i'll give this a go :-) xx

hc4361

Did you never write a cheque out? The cheque has far more details about your account than the account number and sort code.

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ow my goodness, i didn't even think of that hc, dam. Do you think it is ok to give your account number and sort code out then? i always thought you shouldn't?

boxtops

If you go to PayPal as suggested, then the sender doesn't know your account details. I never give mine to anyone unless I absolutely have to.

factor-fiction

There's nothing secret about account numbers and sort codes. You can find them for firms and charities easily.

ttfn

boxy - you may absolutely give to the 'Save ttfn Fund'

boxtops

ttfn - I thought I had already, weren't you the woman in the tabard chugging in the High Street yesterday?

ttfn

chugging? moi? how very dare you - I have never, repeat never, chugged in my life.
(done most of the rest though)

carmalee

I'm completely thick when it comes to computers but use paypal to send money overseas. it really is so easy and all you need is the persons email address.

boxtops

hmmm....

ttfn

You cannot be thick miss meg - you are a member of the mofc (;-)) Q.E.D.