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Jan 21, 2011 | 1:15 am

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lksf

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Quote:

Originally Posted by sdsearch

Since a Visa card always starts with a 4, that's actually 5 digits you have to have in common between two cards.

How likely is that???

Well, first, if both are MC or Visa then no problem...

Quote:

Originally Posted by sdsearch

And I don't think you can request a specific set of last 4 digits from any MC/Visa card issuer, can you?

Second, how about using some VAN system to generate cards endlessly until you get the desired 4 digits that match your ATM?

Then you buy online using the VAN and going to the physical store to return with the ATM/DEBIT...

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