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  2. How to spot debt collection scams: 6 signs to watch out for

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    Receiving a call, email or letter from a company purporting to be a debt collector can spark alarm. Before disclosing any information, look for these eight signs of a fake debt collection scam. 1 ...

  3. Payment card number - Wikipedia

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    Payment card numbers are composed of 8 to 19 digits, [1] The leading six or eight digits are the issuer identification number (IIN) sometimes referred to as the bank identification number (BIN). [2]: 33 [3] The remaining numbers, except the last digit, are the individual account identification number. The last digit is the Luhn check digit.

  4. Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act - Wikipedia

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    The Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 (FACT Act or FACTA, Pub. L. 108–159 (text) (PDF)) is a U.S. federal law, passed by the United States Congress on November 22, 2003, [1] and signed by President George W. Bush on December 4, 2003, [2] as an amendment to the Fair Credit Reporting Act. The act allows consumers to request and ...

  5. Luhn algorithm - Wikipedia

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    Luhn algorithm. The Luhn algorithm or Luhn formula, also known as the " modulus 10" or "mod 10" algorithm, named after its creator, IBM scientist Hans Peter Luhn, is a simple check digit formula used to validate a variety of identification numbers. It is described in US patent 2950048A, granted on 23 August 1960. [1]

  6. How do bad guys make fake credit cards? - AOL

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    Open your wallet. Take a look at the first credit card you see. Now look closer, past the large bank logo at the holograph, run your fingers over the embossed and silver tipped numbers and letters.

  7. Card security code - Wikipedia

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    On American Express cards, the card security code is a printed, not embossed, group of four digits on the front towards the right. A card security code (CSC; also known as CVC, CVV, or several other names) is a series of numbers that, in addition to the bank card number, is printed (but not embossed) on a credit or debit card.

  8. What Do Credit Card Numbers Mean? - AOL

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    A credit card number is the set of digits printed on either the front or back of a physical credit card. Credit card numbers are often 16 digits, but they can be as long as 19 digits or as short ...

  9. Phishing - Wikipedia

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    Emails from banks and credit card companies often include partial account numbers, but research has shown that people tend to not differentiate between the first and last digits. [ 96 ] A study on phishing attacks in game environments found that educational games can effectively educate players against information disclosures and can increase ...