[MLB-WIRELESS] OT Seeking Paul Briggs (vipchamp at msn.com.au)

[lkhoo at csc.com.au]

Legally, someone from national bank can't tell you the name of the person
that is listed on the account.

However a court/police investigation should be able to get this
information, they just can't pass it on to you.

As a side note I know that if a bank employee accesses an account it is
logged. So if the real name was to magically be obtained by you through the
bank they can trace which employee has accessed the account. I believe this
would then be a breach of the privacy act.

I was sure that there would have been something you could legally do about
this. Just seems like they don't "want" to.


Lucas

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stuart Anderson [mailto:stuart.anderson at optushome.com.au]
> Sent: Sunday, 1 December 2002 01:27
> To: melbwireless at wireless.org.au; syd-wireless at lists.sydneywireless.com
> Subject: [MLB-WIRELESS] OT Seeking Paul Briggs (vipchamp at msn.com.au)
>
>
> My sad story of internet buyer beware -
>
> I got ripped off in a transaction in the newsgroup aus.forsale - and I
> should have seen it coming. Unfortunately, I didn't, and now I'm going
> to have to get my money back the hard way - through the courts.
>
> Unfortunately, to lodge a statement of claim, I require a real name and
> a real address. Which none of the agencies involved can legally give me
> due to privacy laws. The police won't help because as far as they are
> concerned it is a civil matter (your tax dollars at work). And when I
> spoke to a legal officer at the court, and said in frustration that I
> "might as well take up fraud as it seemed like an excellent way to get
> money without any fear of reprisal", he almost choked, I had to actually
> tell him that I was joking. It's starting to seem like a good idea.
>
> So, help me out here.
>
> The future defendant:
> * Paul Briggs (quite possibly a false name)
> * Resides in Melbourne, quite possibly he lives or works near
> Tullamarine.
> * vipchamp at msn.com
> * Bank account details:
> Branch: National Bank, Tullamarine
> BSB: 083451
> Account #: 048488156
>
> If anyone can point me in the direction of Paul (ie. give his
> residential or work address, or information that can lead me to him) I
> am happy to make it worth your while. I can claim any legitimate
> expenses incurred in locating Mr Briggs through the courts. If you're
> cheaper than a private investigator then you are still affordable to me.
>
> If you work at the National, and wish to help me out, then I would be
> happy to discuss the matter with you.
>
> If anyone wishes to offer to break Paul's legs for a reasonable sum,
> feel free to do so. Although I'd rather not throw good money after bad.
>
> If anyone wishes to flame, laugh at or generally deride me, please do
> so. Just don't be as dumb as I was, and learn from my mistake.
>
> Regards,
>
> Stuart Anderson.


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