TV host should read more personal finance blogs

January 8, 2008

Most of us in the personal finance blogosphere know that we should be really, really careful with our checking account numbers. It’s just too easy for someone to withdraw all our money once they have our checking info.

Top Gear (a british show) presenter Jeremy Clarkson should read more personal finance blogs. He branded the scandal of lost CDs containing personal information of Britons a “storm in a teacup”.

The prove his point, he printed his bank details in a newspaper. Not very smart.

However, in a rare moment of humility Clarkson has now revealed the stunt backfired and his details were used to set up a £500 direct debit payable from his account to the British Diabetic Association.

After his enlightment, he added:

Contrary to what I said at the time, we must go after the idiots who lost the discs and stick cocktail sticks in their eyes until they beg for mercy.

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