Hrm...

[denny]

You know how they always tell you that nobody at your credit card company knows your PIN number? I just got issued a new card by one company, different long number on the front of it for some reason, and they sent out a new PIN too (in a separate letter) as it's a chip+pin card. The PIN number in the new letter, to go with my new card, is my current PIN number.

Now either that was a 1 in 10,000 long shot, or they just re-issued me with my old PIN number on purpose and then posted it to me - which strikes me as a really pointless security risk.

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[lovelyoliver.livejournal.com]

that depends on what happened to the card. usually if the card has been destroyed or damaged then you'll keep the same pin, if the card is reported as lost or stolen then they'll usually change the pin just in case.