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		gruez on Sept 8, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A bank security check that leaves you guessing you... But that's what people did, back in the day when they wrote checks to pay for things in store.

vilhelm_s on Sept 8, 2020 [–]

Back then you probably couldn't electronically withdraw money from someone's account with just the account number---it has become more sensitive later.

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