Comments on: Virtual Account Numbers

By: Alycia

Alycia — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 16:35:41 +0000

Ok, I keep on trying to use this thing but every time it says it can’t determine wat kind of card this is.

By: Francis Keku

Francis Keku — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:58:39 +0000

Please can i use your credit card to buy a car.

By: scared.

scared. — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 02:24:41 +0000

nevermind i dont think its real because i typed in random things so nvm, sry for waisting your time

By: Hendrik

Hendrik — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 19:01:30 +0000

Hello! This is Hendrik from Germany. I just read your article and it´s nice. I have a question because here in Germany there is no bank offering this kind of service. Is it possible to apply as a German for an account with any US bank which offers this service? Doesn´t matter which bank. Please let me know if there is any.

Kind regards

By: Kelvin

Kelvin — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 17:23:45 +0000

This link is not working at all,SO whats up with it.https://www.accountonline.com/Listener

By: Kelvin

Kelvin — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 17:00:36 +0000

This is not working for me and they keep asking for card number.What do I do now.

By: bob

bob — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 18:51:45 +0000

thanks, this is really helpful.

By: Dylan

Dylan — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 22:23:41 +0000

Can you buy stuff like accounts for websites and stuff with this crdit card??

By: Dylan

Dylan — Sun, 25 Jun 2006 22:53:28 +0000

Is this a credit card i can buy stuff like webcasts or ebay stuff on?

By: Doug Simpkinson

Doug Simpkinson — Fri, 26 May 2006 19:33:05 +0000

Citibank does let you specify dollar and time limits, it’s just that the user interface is hidden.

The first screen you get when you click “Generate Virtual Account Number” is just a screen that says “Generate Virtual Account Number” and has OK and Back buttons. This looks like a useless screen.

But, at the bottom of the screen, in dark blue on slightly lighter blue text, is a link “Advanced Options”. If you click that, then you can choose from two options:
- Generate an account with a $ limit
- Generate an account with a $ limit and a time limit.

The user interface is pretty circuitous, but I guess they think most people don’t want to use that part.

For me, I prefer MBNAs interface where they just always ask you for the limits.