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dave@angmar.uucp (Dave Fuess) writes:

>The "deceptive practice" which Citibank is supposed to have
>engaged in is neither Citibanks nor deceptive. The news
>yesterday reported that mail drop boxes are being hit by
>gangs looking for credit cards which have not been delivered
>yet. They can steal these and use them for at least a month
>before the intended customer discovers the charges. All banks
>are being asked to devise an activation method to prevent this
>type of theft.

The "deceptive practice" I am describing refers only to the first part of 
my posting in which Citibank may not send me a replacement card because I
have not been paying more than the minimum balance.  I have no literature 
that suggests that Citibank might reward/penalize you for paying the minimum
asked.  The second part of the article describes an incident with my sister
that may or may not have gone well between her and Citibank.  I don't know, 
yet.  I only found out about it because she was using my computer to type the
letter to Citibank, and the printer ran out of ink.  
In this part, I am not trying to fault Citibank for the lost card, 
since all evidence points to it being intercepted at one of the Post Office's
Mail Processing facilities.  However, I did want to add a pro-article to 
balance my con, if my sister's problem was resolved favorably.

As far as "gangs" robbing mail drop boxes, are you referring to the actual
mailbox, or some point in-between?  In some cases, it is very easy to rob
the "gang box", especially inf the "mailman's lock" is broken.  A friend
that used to live in a roach-infested apartment across from a housing project
moved all-of-a-sudden; (10 days notice) -- a little too soon for her 
AFDC checks to be forwarded.  She missed a check, and I went over to the 
landlord and asked if she had seen it, and possibly mixed it up with mail 
that was to be sent to a tenant that had also moved.  The landlord looked in
the box (for my benefit) and said that she had not seen it.  It was later 
proven that the landlord had cashed the check.  I


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