[sudo-discuss] is it safe to share bank account numbers online?

[Jenny Ryan]

As an interim easy run-around, they can stop by Unify (our credit union)
and deposit cash or checks directly to our account.
Check the current hours for Unify, not sure they open right now.

Jenny Ryan
*Nonprofit Bookkeeping and Technology Consulting*
315.292.4656 | jennyryan.net


On Tue, Nov 17, 2020 at 6:37 PM Jake <jake at spaz.org> wrote:

> serious question, can we share the routing number and account number of the
> omni or sudoroom bank account publicly, to enable people to transfer money
> into
> the account?  Or is this a security risk?  I don't know much about banking
> and
> security (except that it's heavily encrusted with tradition dating back to
> the
> pre-computer days) so I figured i'd just put the question out there.
>
> We have people wanting to donate money to sudoroom (yes i have heard about
> bitcoin thank you) but they're turned off by the tradition of giving 3%
> over to
> a credit card processor or other MITM which is understandable.
>
> But since we're in quarantimes, it's another reason to gather ways of
> gathering
> money without making people leave their couch.
>
> for reference:
>
> https://consumerboomer.com/what-can-someone-do-with-your-bank-account-and-routing-number/
>
> god this is so stupid, apparently it is possible to rob someone's account
> from
> those numbers, but it's also impossible to hide those numbers as they're
> printed on every check you send out.  Wow great system.
>
> -jake
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