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by pinksoda 5748 days ago
- Wire transfer the money out.

- ACH transfer the money out.

- Create checks using the account info, send it to a sucker on Craigslist who then deposits it and sends most of it back to you through Western Union, Money Gram, etc.

- Open credit cards or loans in your name. Not long ago they were getting peer-to-peer loans on Prosper.com but it's not as popular anymore.

- Buy stuff with your credit card or a "virtual check"(account # and routing #) and then sell it.

- Sell the information and let someone else worry about it.

If they get enough information about you, they can use that combined with some social engineering & fraud to accomplish nearly anything. They can even get replacement documents such as your birth certificate or license, depending how good they are.