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From: mpd@anomaly.SBS.COM (Michael P. Deignan)
Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk
Subject: Re: ANYONE CAN FIND MY CREDIT CARD BALANCE & LAST PMT
Keywords: Credit Cards, Privacy
Message-ID: <1991Apr7.211434.3734@anomaly.SBS.COM>
Date: 7 Apr 91 21:14:34 GMT
References: <959@camco.Celestial.COM>
Organization: Small Business Systems, Inc., Esmond, RI  02917
Lines: 22

bill@camco.Celestial.COM (Bill Campbell) writes:

>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?

Citibank, my Visa bank, has a similar phone number. All one must do is
enter an account number and their 5 digit zip code, and you get your
balance, available credit/cash-advance limit, minimum payment/due date.

The really annoying thing is that the number you call is right on the back
of the credit card. All someone has to do is lift your wallet and voila,
they have your card number, your zip code (from license), and instantly
they have your credit limit, along with how much they can milk your card
for.

MD
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