Jeremy Clarkson shared his bank details to prove a point but ended up losing £500

Jeremy Clarkson once managed to lose £500 after sharing his bank details in an attempt to prove a point.

The former Top Gear host will probably be the first to admit that he's made some questionable decisions in his time, whether it be the punching of the BBC producer which saw him axed from the public service broadcaster for good, or his column piece about Meghan Markle, both of which he has apologised for.

While the 65-year-old has certainly landed on his feet, thanks in part to the success of his Amazon Prime series Clarkson's Farm, his beloved brazenness did once come back to bite him on the a**e.

In 2007, around seven million families were impacted after CDs disappeared containing their banking details, which naturally left millions of others concerned about the threat of internet scams.

So a year later, Clarkson, like many of us, was quick to judge those involved in the apparent internet scam, but you really can never know for sure if Gary Barlow is the one messaging you for money.

In a humorous attempt to show that his money was safe and that identify theft was a sham, he opted to print his bank details in a newspaper, along with instructions on how to find his address on the electoral roll and details about the car he drives.

Jeremy Clarkson has never shied away from sticking to his core beliefs (Qian Jun/MB Media/Getty Images)

He said: "I have never known such a palaver about nothing. The fact is we happily hand over cheques to all sorts of unsavoury people all day long without a moment's thought.

"We have nothing to fear."

It didn't take long for the presenter to realise the potentially colossal mistake he had made but fortunately, whoever hacked him also seemed to have a sense of humour.

The journalist, writing in his column for The Sunday Times, confessed that £500 had been taken from his account and donated via direct debit to the British Diabetic Association.

You never know who might be able to get hold of your personal info (Getty Stock Photo)

He later admitted: "The bank cannot find out who did this because of the Data Protection Act and they cannot stop it from happening again. I was wrong and I have been punished for my mistake.

"Contrary to what I said at the time, we must go after the idiots who lost the discs and stick cocktail sticks in their eyes until they beg for mercy."

So, if you weren't already sure, don't share your personal or bank details online, or you could end up with a far worse fate than losing £500 to charity.