[funsec] Guy Gets Credit Card After Submitting a Torn-Up Application

[Fergie]

I think this illustrates the fact there are serious, serious
problems in the whole credit industry. Wow.

Via Boing Boing.

[snip]

Rob Cockerham of Cockeyed.com says:

"I wasn't sure if just tearing a Credit Card application into tiny bits was good enough to prevent dumpster-diving theft, so I did a test.

"I tore one up, then taped it back together again, filled it out with a DIFFERENT address and CELL number.

"Sure enough, in four weeks I was rewarded with a shiny new card with a $5,000 limit.

"Now I guess I'll go buy a shredder with this card."

[snip]

Picture, too:
http://www.boingboing.net/2006/03/10/guy_gets_credit_card.html

- ferg

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