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Free: See if your CC number is in the hands of thieves

Yeah, and if your number isn't in their hands at the moment, after entering it in their database and it gets hacked later, then it surely will be.

Not a good idea. 🙂
 
so they monitor zombie irc's, record all the CC's, create a query database, and give it general web access.... :disgust:

By the time they set the DB up, and implement it on the net, the CC's are long since blacklisted, and ignored by the phishers. Good way of gaining PP...(paranoia-publicity), but that's about it...go corporate media go!
 
I've actually got a credit card acount that was recently compromised - about a half a dozen illegitimate charges on my last statement. It'll be interesting to see if its made it to their database, once they're back online.
 
Snake: "Wallet inspector!"
3 Nerds: "Here you go, everything should be in order"
Snake: "Oh my god I cant believe that worked!"

Homer: "Hey, that's not the wallet inspector!"
 
No kidding.....I wouldn't risk it.


I like the idea, but not the method.


also, I would feel "safer" if the site was a .gov instead of a .com.


My $.02

 
This is the same company that hosted a list of "lifted" numbers (IIRC, they were known compromised numbers), dropped a few lines in IRC channels where thieves were known to hang out, and survey how long it took for the numbers to be sold and used (a couple of hours). Before that, they did profiled your "average" card thief and how little of his/her day is actually spent thieving.

These guys come up a shock survey every few months to keep themselves in the headlines. 😱
 
Hey, if you post your Name, Address, SSN, Savings acct # and Bank Routing #, I'd be more than happy to tell you if your bank account has been compromised by people who know how to wire funds from your account.
 
i'd trust it less if it was .gov.... they seem to take thousands out of your bank account every april 15th.

and all those hackings on the .gov cuz they dont hire professionals to do the network administrating


and how would this site know if it were in the hands of thieves or not, unless it was the thieves itself. does it employ martha stewart foresight technology?
 
This is not Hot it is OT material and silly too but hey there is a sucker born every minute!

dimwit

ROTFL I'll buy that name!
 
Since there server is down, I'll do it my self send a email containing your cc #, name, address, ssn and any other vital information to creditzcardzchekker365437@hotmai.....

rolleye.gif
I think a better method is just to watch your statements..
 
<<ah, but how am i going to build my credit if i don't use em>>

Maybe you really don't need to.

And, actually, having a credit card can actually kill your credit rating... a mistake by a bank, identity theft, or your credit card number being compromised on-line, can create a situation almost impossible to fix, or it's day-to day use can bury you in so much debt that your rating self-destructs. Hey, these CC companies are counting on you to get overextended!

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If it's a search by CC number format, you could just enter the first 4 digits and then browse the results looking for your number. Then you don't have to compromise your entire CC number.
 
Originally posted by: ed1564
The first four numbers are used over and over by the same CC company.
Click to expand...

Actually, it's the first 6 digits. It's known in the banking industry as a 'bin number' and identifies your institution. Each institution can own multiple bin numbers.
 
The folks at cardcops are legit, so checking your number there won't result in *THEIR* using it fraudulently. Still, who knows how secure their datebase really is. I totally wouldn't trust giving out my number, even to a site like cardcops, which I know is on the up and up.

RagManX
 
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