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Post by Brooke on Jan 29, 2004 14:19:00 GMT -5
Dog Issued Credit Card Owner Sends In Pre-Approved Application As Joke
POSTED: 11:54 AM PST January 28, 2004 UPDATED: 11:58 AM PST January 28, 2004
SAN DIEGO -- A pug in Northern California would have purchased his doggie treats with plastic after being issued a credit card by mail.
FeedRoom Pug Issued Credit Card The dog, named Clifford, lives with his owner in Livermore, Calif., in the San Francisco Bay Area. Clifford's owner, Steve Borba, said he was tired of getting spam e-mails, so he signed up for an e-mail account using the name Clifford J. Dog. Eventually, a pre-approved credit card application arrived addressed to Clifford J. Dog, and Borba sent it in as a joke.
"It asked for his mother's name. I put 'Pugsy Malone.' When it asked for a Social Security number, I put nine zeroes, and I even put that this was for a dog and not to send a credit card," Borba said.
The credit card company issued Clifford a card despite the obvious warning on the application, Borba said. After the card arrived, Borba alerted the company of the error and the card was deactivated.
Borba said that Clifford never got to use his credit line.
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Post by Brooke on Jan 30, 2004 16:25:58 GMT -5
I just can't get over this! The things credit card companies will do! It took me forever to get a credit card starting out and this DOG got one no problem! I am amazed....
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Post by Nicole on Jan 30, 2004 21:35:06 GMT -5
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Post by amyjo on Jan 31, 2004 7:54:46 GMT -5
Elvis once joined Columbia House so that his daddy could get the 11 free CD's. Elvis' official name for such transactions is Elvis P. Johnson. We still get junk mail for him too ;D
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Post by Brooke on Jan 31, 2004 10:49:04 GMT -5
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