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		georgecmu on June 17, 2008 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: LinkedIn is Evil Citibank provides a web service that dynamically generates a credit card number linked to your account, which is only valid for a month. This service comes free with their credit cards AFAIK.

kingnothing on June 18, 2008 [–]

Bank of America offers this as well. They give you the option of specifying a one time limit, monthly limit, and expiration dates for the number.

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