Laurie R wrote:

nightjar wrote:
You only have to send
your bank details, which they say is needed to get the money past
currency controls, and that gives them enough information to empty
your account.

But your bank's address and your account name, number and sort code appears
on every cheque you write - it's hardly secret. Surely you need more than
that to empty someone's account.

But those perpetrating the scam wouldn't know what they are and would
need a valid combination of name, number, and sort code.