Quote from: BanWork on June 30, 2012, 04:37 pmQuote from: vlad1m1r on June 30, 2012, 03:35 pmWhen Intersango are running at full speed, they do a good service. Having said this, it's not a particularly safe way of buying Bitcoins as the original purchase can be traced to your bank account.The only safe way to obtain Bitcoins is via cash or selling goods/services - you may think I'm saying this just because I'm a Bitcoin Trader in the UK but please feel free to ask around! V.So true, a lot of what I've read confirms what you say. I'm not comfortable using my bank to buy bitcoins but I only buy small treats occasionally so I accept the risks for now. If for example I purchased bulk amounts from SR to sell IRL to friends etc I'd definitely be looking for safer ways to make transactions. Didn't know you offered such a service Vlad, I'm gonna bookmark you on the SR right now ;DMany thanks to you both - yes, there's a distinct risk in using wire transfer as any fool with access to your financial records will know exactly how many Bitcoins you've bought. Whether they can link them to a specific transaction is rather academic, you can simply do without that kind of exposure!My service has been ticking over for around three months now for people who can do without the banks and Big Brother looking over their shoulder (see link to my review thread below) but I'd really would rather people went to one of my competitors than used Intersango themselves - I don't deny you can often obtain Bitcoins fast when they're not experiencing a technical meltdown (which seems to happen regularly!) but SR users really need to think about ways to protect their anonymity.Sending cash in the mail clears up the problem altogether, would strongly advise people to think about it. The only reason I can use Intersango safely is because the bank accounts I use cannot be traced back to me - but it's pretty tricky to do this if you don't work in Finance! :-)V.