Credit Card Fraud Holds Require Physical Mail to Unlock — No Digital Path
Citibank freezes new credit cards for fraud review and requires customers to wait for a physical letter with an unlock code, with no digital resolution alternative. The card cannot even be closed until the letter arrives, trapping customers in an unusable account state.
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