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I see would-be scammers all over the place trying to get my personal info. You know, they want to be generous and pay off my debt or be my sugar momma. They're all so terribly obvious. But a would-be scammer gave me their routing and checking account number. What can go wrong if I were to use that to make a payment on one of my credit cards? None of my information is out, in this scenario.

Brandon
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But a would-be scammer gave me their routing and checking account number. What can go wrong if I were to use that to make a payment on one of my credit cards?

The routing and checking account number are possibly stolen and belong to a victim of the scammer

By using the innocent victim's account details you are committing fraud and stealing further money from the victim. The crime will be traced to you not the scammer.

You might have to prove to a court that the scammer is real and not just a fiction you or a pal dreamed up to get you off the hook.

You might have to prove that you were not negligent in ignoring signs that you were laundering money for a criminal.

RedGrittyBrick
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