Various phone services are gone, like checking a bank balance by typing in the account number followed by # and/or *, for these act as escape sequences to the bank computer.

各种各样的电话服务也不会有，比如通过在账号后面加# 和/或 *来核对银行账户的收支情况，因为这些操作相当于把转义序列传递给银行的计算机。

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Payments associations would lose out if customers pay for goods directly from their bank accounts (whether via mobile phone or online banking services) rather than with credit or debit CARDS.

如果客户直接从银行账户(手机或是网上银行)而不是信用或借记卡上支付，那服务商搭建的支付联盟就失败了。

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Criminals use stolen bank details to set up direct debits to pay for goods and services they will benefit from, such as mobile phone accounts, pay TV or gym memberships.

犯罪分子利用盗窃来的银行信息建立直接借记付款，从而购买他们想要的商品或服务，例如为手机账户、有线电视或者健身卡付费。

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In France, Switzerland, Finland and the Czech Republic, for example, Internet information services packaged for the thin-pipe network and small phone displays allow users to access their bank records, Internet mail and information services such as horoscopes, news and stock quotes.

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