Australian bank issues credit card to cat

[eSJayBee]

Australian bank issues credit card to cat

source (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070104/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_australia_cat)

SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian bank has apologised for issuing a credit card to a cat after its owner decided to test the bank's identity security system.

The Bank of Queensland issued a credit card to Messiah the cat when his owner Katherine Campbell applied for a secondary card on her account under its name.

"I just couldn't believe it. People need to be aware of this and banks need to have better security," Campbell told local media on Thursday.

The bank said the cat's card had been cancelled. "We apologise as this should not have happened," it said in a statement.





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Only in Amer--oh wait...nevermind. :p

[JJJIrish05]

what would they have done if the "cat" had purchased 10s or thousands of dollars of things..... and the lady didn't pay it back.... who would be to blame?.... lol.... thats pretty pathetic

[eSJayBee]

They'd probably make the woman pay.

[Cyniper]

Actually, if the cats name is the only name on the account as the primary cardholder, the bank would take a loss :)

[eSJayBee]

What if it's a secondary card on her own account?

[Cyniper]

Then she would be responsible.