Credit Card Fraud

* Recently a young man phoned my wife attempting to get her credit card number, using what may be a new method. He claimed to be with a consulting firm that was arranging to have our name removed from telemarketing phone and mail lists. When we agreed we wanted that, he asked her for the expiration date on her VISA credit card, and then asked for the card number so he could confirm it.

A stupid ploy. Obviously, no one phones to, or mails to, a credit card number! If this is a new method of card theft, perhaps you can publicize it. Or even if it’s not new--it was new to us.

WAYNE C. IRWIN

Northridge