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**bestformaldress23** · 11-15-2006, 08:32 AM

Originally posted by Zkribbler
One of the local news shows here is carrying a story about one of their reporters who cut up five credit card applications, then taped them back together, filled them in writing around the tape (as if she were an identiy theif), and mailed in the dirty, messy, taped-together applications. She got back three credit cards with no questions asked.

She even had one mailed to an address at which she has never lived. The bank said it did so as a convenience to their customers.

One bank says it has a vigorous screeming process...which obviously was not followed.

Link to story holy ****. that's horrible. I always figured up ripping up my applications would be good enough.

Although I do recommend the opt out program. Similar to the do not call list. They will not send you credit card applications (though I still get some occasionally, but better than the 3 a week I was getting).

11-15-2006, 08:32 AM	#5
bestformaldress23 Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 472 Senior Member	Originally posted by Zkribbler One of the local news shows here is carrying a story about one of their reporters who cut up five credit card applications, then taped them back together, filled them in writing around the tape (as if she were an identiy theif), and mailed in the dirty, messy, taped-together applications. She got back three credit cards with no questions asked. She even had one mailed to an address at which she has never lived. The bank said it did so as a convenience to their customers. One bank says it has a vigorous screeming process...which obviously was not followed. Link to story holy ****. that's horrible. I always figured up ripping up my applications would be good enough. Although I do recommend the opt out program. Similar to the do not call list. They will not send you credit card applications (though I still get some occasionally, but better than the 3 a week I was getting).
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