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How to get a Citi Virtual Credit Card Number
Virtual credit card numbers are random credit numbers you can use online that are associated with a real credit card. So this means, instead of using your real Citi Prestige, you can create a Citi Virtual Credit Card Number that is linked to that card, but doesn’t reveal the real card number. It’s a great way to protect your real credit card number and is specific to one online merchant. So How do you get a Citi Virtual Credit Card Number?
Who can get Virtual Account Numbers?
Why would you want one?
How can you get one?
Then you can generate numbers one of two ways, once you register the card
I use a Mac so the downloaded program didn’t work, but the web-based auto generator is super easy.
You’ll be prompted to select an account
Generate
And Voila…Your Citi Virtual Credit Card Account Number
You now have a virtual account number that you can use that will bill your existing card and help protect yourself.
My ability to access VAN seems to have disappeared, presumably discontinued for my card, with no notice. Was handy for not exposing full credit to certain vendors that might improperly bill or have complaints against them for continuing to bill upon service cancellation.
One of my numbers wouldn’t work, and that’s the only way I found out. So maybe don’t rely too heavily on this sort of thing, especially for auto-billing.
Citi’s online virtual account number tool uses Adobe Flash. That’s a show-stopping fail for me – Flash is insecure and buggy and I refuse to run it.
Great Article! Do you know how many possible cards we can make at a time? Example: once I generate one card, can I only use that one virtual card, and can I make 3 or 6 more virtual cards? thank you for your hep
John – thanks! I don’t know…lemme know if you try and I’ll update the article