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Post Your Credit Card Details

clayj

clayj

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Please make sure you include your name as it appears on your credit card (or debit card), the three-digit security number from the back of the card, the expiration date, and the full 16 (or 15) digit credit card number.












No, I'm joking. Please DON'T post any of the above information here, or anywhere else. If you do, you're an idiot. :rolleyes:
 
Doctor Q

Doctor Q

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Sep 19, 2002
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Credit card: 0875-9668-3639-2835

Name on card: Doctor Q

Expires: Jan 8002

Security code: 746

Ha ha! I fooled you by putting them all right-to-left! :p
 
WildCowboy

WildCowboy

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dcv

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May 24, 2005
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Details: well it's rectangular with rounded corners, it's multicoloured, it has a chip, it's got my name and a bunch of numbers on the front and my signature on the back... :rolleyes:
 
clayj

clayj

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Nermal said:
What's the point of the security number anyway? If someone's going to copy down your number, it'd be trivial to copy an additional 3 digits.
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Well, it's not printed on receipts, so I guess it makes it a BIT tougher to reuse someone else's credit card number.
 
Eraserhead

Eraserhead

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Nov 3, 2005
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Nermal said:
What's the point of the security number anyway? If someone's going to copy down your number, it'd be trivial to copy an additional 3 digits.
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Yeah but you have to see both sides of the card, and can't just see it in your wallet.
 
WildCowboy

WildCowboy

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Nermal said:
What's the point of the security number anyway? If someone's going to copy down your number, it'd be trivial to copy an additional 3 digits.
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For one thing, it's only used for "card not present" transactions like internet and phone purchases. It is not encoded in the magnetic strip, so an unscrupulous merchant who has only your swipe data can't use it for card not present transactions.

Also, the terms of agreement with the card issuer forbids online merchants from storing that info after the transaction goes through. So if their database of customers is compromised, the thieves won't be able to make "card not present" transactions with the stolen data.
 
DeepIn2U

DeepIn2U

macrumors G5
May 30, 2002
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Sucka ... lol

Man this was hilarious.

I saw this thread and the paper clip icon for attachment and was like DAMN: My new MBP for FREE :D. Until I saw the first post. That was hilarious.

Well back to being the normal honest self that I am. I may be able to shortly though :D
 
gothiquegirrl

gothiquegirrl

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Dec 6, 2006
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Well as someone who works from HOME and who takes phone orders for a WIDE RANGE of companies.. People give this info to me everyday, willingly. Including socials....

I often wonder if they realize i am collecting their personal info in the privacy of my own home .. totally unsupervised.. and wearing my sponge bob pj's?

LOL..

I bet you will think twice about putting in phone orders from now on? won't you?

Ang
 
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