FYI: identity theft

[Ed Kelleher]

At 01:57 PM 11/24/2004, you wrote:
>I've also had several people from other parts of
>Europe (I'm in the UK) asking if they can pay
>directly, all I need to do is provide an IBAN for
>my account. I've declined up to know (because I
>have no idea how it works, what scams might lie
>behind it and - most importantly - what the charges
>are and who pays them!) and they've all gone on to
>pay via PayPal.

Wire transfer is my preferred way of getting paid from companies overseas.
Sold a good bit of DEC stuff that way.
If you send someone a check, they have all the information they need for a 
wire transfer.

Ed K.