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Information Required By Guest for Transfer

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My first non-UK prospective guest is trying to send a deposit to me and I have provided the IBAN and SWIFT. He now says that his bank requires my full address. Does this sound usual? I haven't a problem with providing it, but I am not accustomed to having to and I am of course always on the alert for any possible fraud. Do banks need this now for overseas transfers? The sum involved is only a matter of €237.
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Yes we have been asked several times for the address of the bank. We now have a preprinted doc. with all details on to send out.
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I've been asked for my bank address several times but never my home address.
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It is my home address I am being asked for. I have given the bank details and the SWIFT code identifies the bank but not the branch address.
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Post by Marks »

Not unusual. Some banks want it, others don't.
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Post by French Cricket »

Yep, nothing to be concerned about - as Marks says, some banks need it, others don't.
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Okay :) Just not been asked before, but then I haven't taken an overseas booking before. I have absolutely no reason to think that this guest is even remotely dodgy.
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yup. been (rarely) asked for both bank address and my own.
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Thanks for the reassurance. I am just on my guard because these scammy types are getting ever more sophisticated in their information gathering techniques and I don't want to be taken for a mug by a plausible shyster. I do not get that vibe at all from this guest though.
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Casscat wrote:Thanks for the reassurance. I am just on my guard because these scammy types are getting ever more sophisticated in their information gathering techniques and I don't want to be taken for a mug by a plausible shyster. I do not get that vibe at all from this guest though.
you're absolutely right casscat - in my case I was also quite confident it was a genuine request, but I certainly wouldn't accept such a request from any old riff-raff. (and never click on a link within an email as I'm so fond of saying)
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tavi wrote:yup. been (rarely) asked for both bank address and my own.
+1
Some banks ask for the home address others just want the bank's address.
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