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In article <116341@lll-winken.LLNL.GOV> dave@angmar.uucp (Dave Fuess) writes:
=>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.

Many banks send out a note telling you that your card has been sent
out.  This note is in an envelope without the bank's name on it, so
thieves won't think to steal it too.  The note tells you to call the
bank if you haven't gotten your card.  I did use it once; my new AmEx
card had been delayed (I got it a day or two later), but they still
insisted on issuing a new one.

ethan
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