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Gender: Male
Age: 47
City: Milton
State: New Hampshire
Country: US

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Saturday, March 25, 2006 


So, you get a lot of credit card applications in the mail. And you tear 'em up and toss 'em in the trash.

Could a determined and dexterous criminal gather all the bits, tape them together and apply for a card in my name? Would a credit card company balk when confronted with an obviously resurrected application? A test was in order ....

Would Chase credit cards approve this:



Read on ....

Hat tip to Ted Goff!
Bill

 
Mike,
You are a genius!
And, funny too.

I've alerted the government.

 
Posted by Bill on Saturday, March 25, 2006 - 1:39 PM
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Mike
Mike Lynch

 
Bill, thanks for your kind words. The next step in the torn-up credit card application is to tear up 2 different applications, tape them together to form one new Frankenstein monster application, and see if that gets approved! 
 
Posted by Mike on Saturday, March 25, 2006 - 1:45 PM
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Jim Salicrup
Jim Salicrup

 
I've been shredding for years!  Now, I feel a little less crazy about it.  Thanks, Mike!
 
Posted by Jim Salicrup on Saturday, March 25, 2006 - 9:03 PM
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Dennis

 
The best part in that the story--if you follow the link--is littered with links to apply for credit cards!!

Dennis
 
Posted by Dennis on Monday, March 27, 2006 - 1:31 PM
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Mike
Mike Lynch

 
Littered with credit card ads? I didn't notice!

Oh my goodness!!! That's hysterical!!!  Irony abounds!
 
Posted by Mike on Monday, March 27, 2006 - 2:27 PM
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