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INTERAC transfers from other user to my phone number
Recently, I became aware that I could send money from my bank's website via INTERAC to a phone number as well as email addresses, which I had used often before to send and receive money. Now I notic...
eTransfers to a phone number will show up as a SMS text message with a link to deposit it at your bank.
Optionally you can register your phone number and/or email address with your bank account to auto deposit. Once this is done (and verified by you) then any eTransfer sent to the registered phone number/email address will automatically be deposited to your account. You will still receive notification by you don't have to do anything else.
If you don't get the notification then either they didn't send it or they sent it to a different number/email address. Be careful of transactions with strangers (i.e. selling something) because some banks allow the sender to cancel the transaction within a short time of you triggering the deposit.
eTransfers to a phone number will show up as a SMS text message with a link to deposit it at your bank.
Optionally you can register your phone number and/or email address with your bank account to auto deposit. Once this is done (and verified by you) then any eTransfer sent to the registered phone number/email address will automatically be deposited to your account. You will still receive notification by you don't have to do anything else.
If you don't get the notification then either they didn't send it or they sent it to a different number/email address. Be careful of transactions with strangers (i.e. selling something) because some banks allow the sender to cancel the transaction within a short time of you triggering the deposit.
Excellent. I was able to locate the SMS from a weird sender (100001) and select my bank and account to accept the deposit. And I take your warning to heed after using this type of transaction in the future. Much obliged
