Thieves were using her name, address, phone number, and driver's license number to write fake checks with fake routing numbers, and fake account numbers.
But each respondent has either requestedhis bank account number or routing number, or asked for the $1,000 up front -- leading him to believe they were scammers.
The system allowed a user to have a refund directly deposited to a bank account, or a payment electronically extracted, by entering the routing number and account number.