topic Re: Cant activate JCP Rewards MC ... from 2005 in Credit Cards

Cant activate JCP Rewards MC ... from 2005

Anonymous — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 02:14:36 GMT

Found some old papers and went thru them, found an unsolicited JC Penney Reward MC they had sent me in 2005 and I never activated. I had a JCP store card and in fact, it went into CO in 2008 when we had big problems. It was settled later.

I was very curious about it and stared at it for hours. On a lark, I called the 866 number and it is still in use for JCP Mastercard activations. I tried really hard, but I couldnt resist entering the card number when it asked. After a long pause, it said the account was closed and I should call the CSR number on the back.

The letter said it had a CL of 3250 and the card says expiration date of Feb 2007.

I'm not interested in a cold app with them so I'll just cut up the card and let it continue to die in peace.

Also found a letter from mortgage refi that said my CR score from TU was a 706. It is exactly back to that again, but 10 years later, and only after several years of tough rehab.

It was a very cheap thrill indeed.

Re: Cant activate JCP Rewards MC ... from 2005

Anonymous — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 13:40:03 GMT

Of course you can't activate it...

Re: Cant activate JCP Rewards MC ... from 2005

Anonymous — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 13:48:24 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
Of course you can't activate it...

Nope.

Re: Cant activate JCP Rewards MC ... from 2005

ojefferyo — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 16:39:43 GMT

I hope you weren't really thinking that they would activate that card.

Re: Cant activate JCP Rewards MC ... from 2005

Anonymous — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 19:55:07 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
Found some old papers and went thru them, found an unsolicited JC Penney Reward MC they had sent me in 2005 and I never activated. I had a JCP store card and in fact, it went into CO in 2008 when we had big problems. It was settled later.

I was very curious about it and stared at it for hours. On a lark, I called the 866 number and it is still in use for JCP Mastercard activations. I tried really hard, but I couldnt resist entering the card number when it asked. After a long pause, it said the account was closed and I should call the CSR number on the back.

The letter said it had a CL of 3250 and the card says expiration date of Feb 2007.

I'm not interested in a cold app with them so I'll just cut up the card and let it continue to die in peace.

Also found a letter from mortgage refi that said my CR score from TU was a 706. It is exactly back to that again, but 10 years later, and only after several years of tough rehab.

It was a very cheap thrill indeed.

Interesting...