" I don't know about you, but red lights would be flashing all over the place if someone asked me for my bank account number over the phone. How radically stupid do you really have to be to give it out to someone you don't even know, can't see and is not giving you a physical address of their whereabouts? People seem more inclined to give out their bank info than their cell phone number. This is how identity theft happens and why it is so prevalent. NEVER, REPEAT - NEVER GIVE OUT ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION OVER THE PHONE UNLESS YOU MADE THE CALL AND THEN BE CAREFUL. It happens to children all the time. Someone calls, asks for the address, an unsuspecting child gives it out and pretty soon there is a sexual predator at your front door. Get smart, people or it is your fault if you get ripped off or worse. Don't be a victim. "