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Old 04-17-2005, 11:45 PM  
AaronM
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Originally Posted by AdultLoungeRaffi
I think most debit cards are also visa cards these days...but good topic...i would say people watch their bank check accounts more closely than credit card statements..

US debit cards are processed through Visa or MC.......But coming from a banking background, I know that there are ways to tell which is which based on the first 4 numbers. You can also use those numbers to determine what bank issued the card and what type of account it is issued on.

Example: 4635 are the first 4 numbers of many BofA business Check Cards.

All MasterCard's start with a 5 and all Visa's start with a 4. Discover starts with an 8 if I recall correctly......

There is a shitload of info that can be gathered from the first few numbers....
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