We don't know that you actually work for one of Australia's biggest banks. If you PM all your information to a trusted member, I'm sure they'd be able to confirm what you're saying, though.
Done and agreed. Any suggestions of whom can mediate?
I'd prefer each borrower to take their due diligence regardless what a trusted member says, however I'll play ball because I think this is important as well.
Sending bank account details name and email must be worth more than 1 cent surely. This is very dodgy in my opinion since the owner wants the details and appears to refuse to escrow.
If I was that desperate, I would just pull the details off the bank system that I have full access to. An Australian account number isn't worth anything, is generally treated as unclassified information and posted on public websites. You can keep your opinion to yourself since it's unwarranted.