Author Topic: Mail Men stealing my account numbers! (Read 8260 times)

churnbabychurn · « **on:** November 13, 2012, 12:38:48 PM »

I am not being paranoid. Over the last few months I have noticed that whenever we get new Credit cards delivered there is a small tear on the left side of the envelope through which one can peek in and read the account number of the cover letter. At first I thought it was a innocent tear but now after having multiple cards arrive with the same tear its confirmed.
What should I do about this? I do check my credit reports from time to time and everything looks normal.

sky121 · « **Reply #1 on:** November 13, 2012, 12:40:32 PM »

Quote from: churnbabychurn on November 13, 2012, 12:38:48 PM

I am not being paranoid. Over the last few months I have noticed that whenever we get new Credit cards delivered there is a small tear on the left side of the envelope through which one can peek in and read the account number of the cover letter. At first I thought it was a innocent tear but now after having multiple cards arrive with the same tear its confirmed.
What should I do about this? I do check my credit reports from time to time and everything looks normal.

That's interesting. My last two cards also came wripped like that as well as a gift card ordered from Sears.

churnbabychurn · « **Reply #2 on:** November 13, 2012, 12:54:28 PM »

your in lakewood?

elikay · « **Reply #3 on:** November 13, 2012, 01:07:42 PM »

Quote from: churnbabychurn on November 13, 2012, 12:38:48 PM

I am not being paranoid. Over the last few months I have noticed that whenever we get new Credit cards delivered there is a small tear on the left side of the envelope through which one can peek in and read the account number of the cover letter. At first I thought it was a innocent tear but now after having multiple cards arrive with the same tear its confirmed.
What should I do about this? I do check my credit reports from time to time and everything looks normal.

Why would anything be on your credit reports if you are saying that they see you card number ?

compddd · « **Reply #4 on:** November 13, 2012, 01:21:35 PM »

Quote from: elikay on November 13, 2012, 01:07:42 PM

Why would anything be on your credit reports if you are saying that they see you card number ?

What?

daganster · « **Reply #5 on:** November 13, 2012, 01:46:13 PM »

I also fet my credit cards with a tear on the top keft corner its kind inferesting, but I dont suspect the mailman

mod · « **Reply #6 on:** November 13, 2012, 02:21:43 PM »

I had a similar situation. I received my card in an envelope that looked torn. About a month later there were some unauthorized charges on the card.

milechazzer · « **Reply #7 on:** November 13, 2012, 02:32:27 PM »

"Mail PERSONS"

I had an issue in the past with mail persons stealing our Gap rebate cards. I can't imagine it was a Mail MAN though.

churnbabychurn · « **Reply #8 on:** November 13, 2012, 02:46:42 PM »

mail ladies are also called male men

YankyDoodle · « **Reply #9 on:** November 13, 2012, 02:52:13 PM »

Don't be concerned about your credit cards (just review the statements carefully). What you should be worried about is whether they're looking for cash (or cash equivalent - Gap rebates - as milechazzer said). That might explain the tear without any card activity...

Saver2000 · « **Reply #10 on:** November 13, 2012, 02:58:03 PM »

Quote from: churnbabychurn on November 13, 2012, 02:46:42 PM

mail ladies are also called male men

Incorrect. They are called mail carriers.

Yeki89 · « **Reply #11 on:** November 13, 2012, 03:04:04 PM »

its a bifarisha wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mail_carrier

Kvending · « **Reply #12 on:** November 13, 2012, 03:07:40 PM »

Quote from: Yeki89 on November 13, 2012, 03:04:04 PM

its a bifarisha wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mail_carrier

Thank you very much for that useful information. Now I understand.

Moishebatchy · « **Reply #13 on:** November 13, 2012, 06:45:35 PM »

Quote from: Kvending on November 13, 2012, 03:07:40 PM

Thank you very much for that useful information. Now I understand.

Quote from: txtmax4 on October 18, 2012, 12:59:48 AM

Suffering from "lack of meaningful posts syndrome"?

eis517 · « **Reply #14 on:** November 13, 2012, 08:51:03 PM »

I got a chase united card in the mail today and it also was torn on the top left a little. not enough to see anything, but it is so strange that it happens to everyone all the time....

yosele · « **Reply #15 on:** November 13, 2012, 08:55:45 PM »

Quote from: churnbabychurn on November 13, 2012, 02:46:42 PM

mail ladies are also called male men

mail men or male men?

shmooz · « **Reply #16 on:** November 14, 2012, 12:15:52 AM »

Quote from: eis517 on November 13, 2012, 08:51:03 PM

I got a chase united card in the mail today and it also was torn on the top left a little. not enough to see anything, but it is so strange that it happens to everyone all the time....

I also got one today torn top left and yes you could see the number. but its also torn on the bottom right and in general looks battered. is it possible the machines have a hard time with the envelope and for some reason tears on the top left?

HelpMe · « **Reply #17 on:** November 14, 2012, 01:30:10 AM »

“Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't after you”

Let me take a wild guess. All these are processed on the same type of automated machines. The stiffness of the CC is causing the tear as it is processed through the automated equipment.

AsherO · « **Reply #18 on:** November 14, 2012, 01:32:36 AM »

Quote from: HelpMe on November 14, 2012, 01:30:10 AM

Let me take a educated guess. All these are processed on the same type of automated machines. The stiffness of the CC is causing the tear as it is processed through the automated equipment.

FTFY.

HelpMe · « **Reply #19 on:** November 14, 2012, 01:37:33 AM »

Quote from: AsherO on November 14, 2012, 01:32:36 AM

FTFY.

If you really want to fix it then change it to “this is what is happening”.