I've got an interesting situation popping up tonight. A new account was created, invalid email, no valid contact phone number. The name and address on the card tie back to a 62-year-old individual. The BIN for the credit card is linked to "Prepaid Debit Government" making me wonder if it was a debit card sent to individuals during the pandemic or Economic Impact Payments sent in May 2020. However, all I can find is that they were issued by Visa and not MasterCard, and this was a MasterCard. I did find that the GoDirect program for Social Security, VA, or other federal benefits issues a MasterCard debit card for regular payments rather than checks, so it could be that. Overall it seems unlikely for a 62-year-old to need phone services on the Internet, and highly likely that they might be receiving Social Security benefits. It's possible that someone got their hands on the debit card without authorization. Has anyone else seen strange new accounts paid for with Government Issued MasterCard Debit Cards? Beckman --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Beckman Internet Guy beckman at angryox.com https://www.angryox.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------