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From: bill@camco.Celestial.COM (Bill Campbell)
Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk
Subject: ANYONE CAN FIND MY CREDIT CARD BALANCE & LAST PMT
Keywords: Credit Cards, Privacy
Message-ID: <959@camco.Celestial.COM>
Date: 3 Apr 91 21:54:30 GMT
Organization: Celestial Software, Mercer Island, WA
Lines: 14

I was appalled today when I called about my Visa account and when
asked, entered my account number a voice nicely told me my current
balance and last payment information.  This was with the First
Omni Bank Credit Card Center.

There's nothing to keep anyone with the phone number and an
account number from getting this information.  How common is
this?  Is there no protection from this?

Bill Campbell
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