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rowan · 07-25-2007, 01:04 AM

I'm a careful person and shred documents which have more than my name and address on them... but I bet there are plenty of people that just throw them out in their household garbage.

My bank just sent me a new card and you can see the IMPRINT of the card details (including the expiry) on the front of the cover letter. In addition, the adhesive which holds the card also has an imprint of the rear, which clearly shows the CVV2 number.

Of course the cover letter also shows my full name and billing address.

Within less than 60 sec of viewing this piece of paper a thief would have everything they need to successfully complete a card not present transaction.

This isn't the first time this has happened. Someone at the bank needs to have a good look at what they send out.

07-25-2007, 01:04 AM
rowan Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 17,393	My bank provided everything needed to steal my CC details I'm a careful person and shred documents which have more than my name and address on them... but I bet there are plenty of people that just throw them out in their household garbage. My bank just sent me a new card and you can see the IMPRINT of the card details (including the expiry) on the front of the cover letter. In addition, the adhesive which holds the card also has an imprint of the rear, which clearly shows the CVV2 number. Of course the cover letter also shows my full name and billing address. Within less than 60 sec of viewing this piece of paper a thief would have everything they need to successfully complete a card not present transaction. This isn't the first time this has happened. Someone at the bank needs to have a good look at what they send out.