British bank details for sale at Indian call centres: report

[maddezmom]

LONDON (AFP) - A newspaper reporter was able to buy the personal details of 1,000 British bank customers from a telephone call centre in India, throwing doubt on the security of such offshore outposts, a report said.

The Sun newspaper said its journalist had paid a computer expert in New Delhi 5,000 dollars (4,100 euros) to obtain account numbers, bank card details, secret passwords and other information.

The 24-year-old IT worker told the paper he had obtained the information from a network of contacts inside call centres used by British banks, which have mushroomed in India over recent years.

According to the report, the man formerly trained call centre staff, and said he was also able to get information on US banking clients.

Among the information he sold was details from credit and debit cards such as expiry dates and security numbers, which could be fraudulently used to make purchases.

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more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20050622/wl_uk_afp/britainindiabanking;_

[wakeme2008]

1. And we are moving IRS work to India....

smart move.. :sarcasm:

[Trillo]

2. Must be why they're doing it.

Don't know if it's sarcasm or not.

[maddezmom]

4. is that still a go?

:scared:

[UpInArms]

3. what are we bitching about

they have to make a living, don't they?

Global economy and all that, right?

:sarcasm: