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by pdpi 3544 days ago
They'll refund you after you've already lost the money, or the attacker might use the bank details as part of larger-scale identity theft that might come to leave you in hot water with law enforcement if he uses your identity to commit a crime. All that inconvenience is your own loss, and the bank paying damages for that doesn't really "fix it"
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>leave you in hot water with law enforcement if he uses your identity to commit a crime.

Officer Friendly: His social security card was found at the scene, so Mr.Smith must be guilty!