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Re: reading the code back when "bank" calls.
You just said you didn't call back BECAUSE the banker SAID you could call back. Well, thinking like a scammer...they could just SAY that so you WOULD trust, no? (Sure they could lose you, but it's worth a shot.) Personally, I would just call the bank back.