http://www.creditaddict.com/archives/what-do-credit-card-numbers-mean/ feeding your credit card addiction... Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:51:18 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://www.creditaddict.com/archives/what-do-credit-card-numbers-mean/comment-page-1/#comment-337 emilyg Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:47:46 +0000 http://www.creditaddict.com/archives/what-do-credit-card-numbers-mean/#comment-337 I was told about a scheme from a fraud prosecutor in a Texas county a few months ago....he said a fast food worker memorized the prefixes for all the major cards, and noticed that receipts print the last four digits. So when she'd swipe a card, she'd memorize the few numbers in the middle, then already had the rest of the number between the standard prefix and the last four digits on the receipt. She was using those numbers to buy things online, but was finally caught for the scam. While it's interesting to know what the numbers mean, it's worrisome that people can abuse this information. I was told about a scheme from a fraud prosecutor in a Texas county a few months ago….he said a fast food worker memorized the prefixes for all the major cards, and noticed that receipts print the last four digits. So when she’d swipe a card, she’d memorize the few numbers in the middle, then already had the rest of the number between the standard prefix and the last four digits on the receipt. She was using those numbers to buy things online, but was finally caught for the scam. While it’s interesting to know what the numbers mean, it’s worrisome that people can abuse this information.

]]> http://www.creditaddict.com/archives/what-do-credit-card-numbers-mean/comment-page-1/#comment-283 MITBeta @ Don't Feed the Alligators Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:42:51 +0000 http://www.creditaddict.com/archives/what-do-credit-card-numbers-mean/#comment-283 I used to work in credit card processing and I used to know what bank each 6 digit credit card prefix went to. It was a great party trick... I used to work in credit card processing and I used to know what bank each 6 digit credit card prefix went to. It was a great party trick…

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