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From: heneghan@ihuxa.UUCP (Joe Heneghan)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: A Great VISA Verification System
Message-ID: <647@ihuxa.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 7-Sep-84 11:05:12 EDT
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Posted: Fri Sep  7 11:05:12 1984
Date-Received: Wed, 12-Sep-84 03:24:03 EDT
Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL
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Last night I bought some paint at a SAXON store in Chicago with
my VISA card. To verify this number they call a database in
Florida with a nifty autodialer. The clerk pushed a key and
an LED display prompted for the number. The number was then
sent to Florida and analyzed quickly and much to my satisfaction,
acurately. This is good for a number of reasons:
1.) The monthly books with deadbeat numbers are avoided. They're
usually out of date. People whose cards have been compromised
can report this to the database instantly