Bank Auto-Reissued Credit Card Without Notice, Invalidating Travel Reservations
A bank automatically reissued a customer's credit card and changed the card number without any notification, rendering existing international hotel and car rental reservations invalid. The customer only learned of the reissue through a shipping tracking email. Cardholders using credit cards to guarantee travel bookings face serious disruption when card numbers change without warning.
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