Freelancer.com Payoneer Prepaid MasterCard

I received my Freelancer.com Payoneer Mastercard by post.

Credit Card Number

First Digit (1 digit) - Industry ID

1, 2 Airline
3 Travel and Entertainment (3Amex)
4, 5 Banking and Financial (4 Visa, 5 Mastercard)
6 Merchandising and Banking (6 Discover, Diners Club)
7 Petrolium
8 Telecom
9 Misc.

2 - 6 Digits (5 digits) Issuer ID

7 - 15 Digits (9 digits) Account ID

16th Or Last Digit (1 digit) Checksum

Why they ask for the Card

Some retail stores will ask to see your card so they can manually type in the last four digits on the card. This verifies that the number embossed in the card is the same number that is programmed to the magnet stripe on the back; this is one way retailers can catch the reprogrammed cards before the goods leave the store.

Read more about numbers: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Credit_card_number

Luhn Algorithm

With the Luhn Algorithm, there is a process to deciphering validity of a credit card. The end result is a number that is divisible by ten, although arriving at the end result is complex. Anyone could follow this process and come up with a valid credit card number to make purchases, especially on the Internet.
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CVC

The Card Security Code, also called a Card Verification Code, is a three-digit number code that is on the back of the credit card. It is the number that ultimately validates use of the card. There is not set system, technique, or algorithm used to arrive at this number. Each issuing institution has its own way of coming up with a correct CVC number, and that system is known only by that institution.

Although it may be still be possible to come up with a valid credit card number using the Luhn Algorithm, it is impossible to decipher the number and come up with an expiration date and CVC. Attempting to do so could net you some federal fraud charges.

My Freelancer.com prepaid MasterCard is issued by Payoneer.