Discover® Network Card Identification Features American Express® Card Identification Features The words “DISCOVER NETWORK” will appear The three-dimensional hologram should reflect light The letters “AMEX” and a phosphorescence All American Express account numbers start with 3. under an ultraviolet light. and appear to move. in the Centurion portrait are visible under Embossing should be clear and uniform in size and an ultraviolet light. spacing. The number on the front and back of the The magnetic stripe should appear smooth, All Discover Network account numbers start Card, plus the one printed on the sales receipt with no signs of tampering. with 6. The embossing should be uniform in Pre-printed (non-embossed) should all match. size and spacing, and extend into the Card Identification Number The words “DISCOVER NETWORK” With this statement on the Card, hologram. (CID) should always appear appear on the signature panel, American Express reserves the right to above the and an underprint reading “VOID.” “pick up” the Card at any time. “Valid Thru” account indicates the The last four digits number. Some Cards have a last month in of the account hologram of the which the card number appear on American Express is valid. the signature panel image embedded into in reverse indent the magnetic stripe. printing. A Business Name The signature on the may be embossed The three-digit back of the Card should below the account name. Card Identification Do not accept a Card match the customer’s Data (CID) appears after the expiration date. signature on the receipt. An embossed Security ® The Discover Network Acceptance to the right of the The signature panel is Character appears as a stylized “D.” Mark appears on both sides of the card. signature panel. Only the person whose name is tamper-evident. embossed on an American Express Merchant Code 10 Authorization Merchant Code 10 Authorization Law Enforcement Phone Line Card is entitled to use it. 1-800-347-3083 1-800-347-1111 1-800-528-1212 For Law Enforcement Officers ONLY for suspicious transactions if you are suspicious of a card transaction

MasterCard® Card Identification Features Visa® Card Identification Features All MasterCard account numbers start with 5. The three-dimensional hologram, which may appear on the The Dove Hologram appears on most cards, A full or partial account number is indent-printed The embossing should be uniform in size and front OR the back should reflect light and appear to move. however its location on the card may vary. It can on the tamper-evident signature panel. spacing, and extend into the hologram. be in its traditional location on the front of the All new and re-issued card, or a smaller hologram A three-digit code (CVV2) consumer Debit cards The pre-printed Bank may be on the card back. must appear in the white Identification Number must display the box to the right of the (BIN) must match the Debit hologram. All Visa account numbers signature panel or on first four digits of the start with 4. The embossed the signature panel. The magnetic stripe account number must embossed account should appear smooth, number. match the account Some cards have a with no signs of number printed on holographic magnetic tampering. The valid date lists the the sales receipt. stripe featuring doves in flight on the last month in which The last four digits of The pre-printed Bank back of the card. the card is valid. the account number Identification Number These cards do not appear on the signature (BIN) must match the Issuers have the have any other panel in reverse first four digits of the option of placing hologram or indent printing. embossed account a holographic magnetic stripe. number. magnetic stripe The three-digit CVC2 on the card back, appears to the right of The Visa Brand Mark appears in the lower right corner. Visa debit replacing the Globe the signature panel. cards have the word “DEBIT” printed above the Visa Brand Mark. hologram or the Debit hologram. The word “MasterCard” is printed repeatedly in multicolors Are you suspicious about a card? at an angle on a tamper-evident signature panel. If you are ever suspicious about a card or a transaction, call Call for a Code 10 Authorization. your authorization center and request a Code 10 authorization. Discovernetwork.com

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