The Torn-Up Credit Card Application
Cockeyed.com has a disturbing story where a guy tears up a credit card application he received in the mail into smallish pieces, tapes it all back togther, and then fills it in. He even changes his return address to his parent’s home, and sends it back to the credit card company. Amazingly, the application is accepted and they send him a new credit card!
On the Chase Website about protecting your identity, I learned that I should tear up financial solicitations that I am not interested in.
This was bad news. Maybe my card would never come.
I also checked the Federal Trade Commission website on protecting your identity.
They suggested that I “tear or shred” credit applications and other forms before discarding them.
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Things worked out just fine for me, I got my card, and I’m happy. But for you, you might be worried right now. Every credit card application you get is now like a villain from a suspense thriller. If you don’t figure out how to completely destroy it, it may come back to terrorize you in the sequel.
