"Credit Carding" First of all, for those of you who do not know exactly what carding is, well, it is the illegal use of credit cards for the purchase of items. This can be very useful. Especially when you don't have all the money you'd like. This file is of course not for the professional "carder", but for the beginner who does not know how to obtain or use a credit card to his/her advantage. Now you get a history lesson, as usual in my files... When MasterCharge first came out with the Credit Card, there were three secrets that they had. And, as usual, people (phreaks!)found out about them. These are the Account Number, the Signature Panel, and the Magnetic Strip. Most of the codes for things have anywhere from 4-10 digits, making quite a few million possible combinations of numbers. Credit cards have 16-20 digits. They aren't needed, but they make it hard to hack a good code. MasterCharge and Visa both have about 70 million card holders, each with a unique number. Eight digits would give you 100 million combinations, morethan enough for all the card holders. 9 digits gives us one billion different numbers, and 13 is 10 TRILLION numbers.You can figure out the rest. Visa has about 13 digits in its code, but out of 10 trillion numbers, only 65 million are working accounts. That may sound like a lot, but it isn't. Then, there is MasterCharge. Of the quintillions of possible accounts, only 11 million work. The fake accounts are used, among other things, to hold upon TV for advertisements. Guessing account numbers is just plainly not practical. So, the first thing you have to do is obtain a card # from somewhere. The best way is to go to your local supermarket or any store that uses credit cards. Then, you watch them take out the trash. After they have taken the trash out then you go over when the coast is clear and search through their trash. I know that it can get messy, but don't complain, just think of the nice things that you will be able to get out of it in the future. You are looking for carbons that they run the cards through. Then, you take those home and write down the name, card number, and the expiration date and the type of card that it is (Mastercharge, Visa, American Express,etc.). You make sure that you have cards with a good date on it. Next comes the good part, the ordering. All you do when ordering is that you call up a mailorder and then you tell them what you want and your card number, and then they will ask for the place to send it to. Here comes the hardest part. Here are some of your options of places to send it: 1. To a vacant house, apartment. 2. To a friend that will deny it ever arrived when they inquire about it. 3. To someone's house that you do not know. Let's examine these options in detail: 1. Sending to a vacant house or apartment. This is done by giving the address of the vacant house/apartment. Then, when it arrives, the deliveryman will leave it on the front porch or in the bushes.Then you just go by the house and pick it up. You must take into account the possibility that someone may moved into the house/apartment before it gets delivered. 2. Sending to a friend and having him deny that it arrived. You tell your friend to pick up the packages when they arive at his/her house and then give them to you. Then, when the fuzz comes along to grab the guy who it got sent to, your friend (and parents who never saw him get it) will deny it. The fuzz won't mess with them any more! 3. Ok, you find some nice older people that don't know you and that you don't live too closely to. Then, you order the stuff you want and send it to that house. You call the people and make up a sad story about how the company got the wrong address and they already sent it. Ask to pick it up when it arrives, making sure not to give them your real name, address, phone number, etc... The next way of obtaining a credit card is to get it from an elite board. This is not the best way, since this way the card is usually over drawn by the time you get it, not to mention that not many boards would touch credit cards with a ten-foot pole because they are too dangerous to mess with... Another way to card and my favorite is to use the T.R.W. credit information system. This is only if you have a good password, if you do not or do not have a file explaining it do not call it. They DO trace. A TRW numberis (619)-741-6016. The most fun way to get a card number is to simply ask the person. All you need to know is their bank. Simply call up on the fone, and whip into a quick masquerade of a bank official: Victim: Hello? You: This is First National Security and Trust Loan Bank. We are calling to notify you that your Visa credit limit has been raised to one thousand dollars. Victim: But...but...My limit used to be 100,000 dollars! There must be some mistake! You: No, I'm afraid not. Unless... there could have been a mistake in the computer...do you have your card handy? I'll run a check on the number. Victim : I'll go get it! And, you get the number. Phun, huh? Have fun, but BE CAREFUL. If you get caught, forget where you read this!