How Does Citibank PayAll Work?

So I keep reading about how you can game the citibank spend requirements to get a bonus by using the payall feature. Basically just transfer money into your own bank account and boom easy. But surely this doesn't work right? Surely they would know it's your bank account, after all it has your name on it. In addition, this is effectively a cash advance right? You've turned your credit into cash, interest free while also potentially earning points.

Does this actually work? It just doesn't make sense to me.

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  • +2

    The less this is posted the better for everyone who has payall running.

    • -6

      Explain quickly and I'll delete it

      • +1

        Did you read this?

        • -1

          All the comments seem to contradict the comments under the credit card deals.

  • It works. Ofc just dont let them catch you.
    I have recurring rent payment using Payall for almost 2 years now with no fee and have been collecting sweet points to convert to giftcards. Apparently I’ve been paying to the agent’s bsb and account number and one day thought why shouldn’t I pay the rest of the monthly limit (20k) to myself and deposit it to get some savings interest. Went to Ozb and saw bunch doing the same. So I’ve been doing that for a few months now without issue.

    Just have 1 today: landlord changed to new agent so I got a new payment ref. I cancelled the current recurring payment and initiated a new one. Citi didn’t let me. I suspect the cancelled payall transactions also are counted towards the 20k limit.
    Can someone know of the issue and can confirm?

    • +2

      Wait a couple days and you should be able to setup another recurring payment up to the 20k limit

      • thanks. Can confirm it works!

    • If you regularly transfer large amounts of money to a personal BSB/Acc wouldn't that flag as suspicious transactions/income by ATO? Or how would they know it isn't your income?

      • No. You have an electronic account showing money from another account as proof

    • I am just wondering if ATO will deem the money you received as taxable income? After all the payments came with "rent" comment.

  • There is no fees on it yet - but I’m sure they will come back

  • When does the free payall end?

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