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Credit Bureau Terminals
by Axon
What follows is the text off of a sheet of paper I found next
to a device that caught my eye while in a used car shop. The
device appeared to be a keyboard at first, just sitting alone
on the desk. After some quick analysis, I knew this was more
than a normal keyboard. On the back, it had a small array of
ports. The cord that I originally thought was the keyboard
cable actually was attached to a connector, very wide. Oddly
enough, the port was labeled "Printer". I noticed 2 RJ-11
jacks on the back, as well, labeled "Wall" and "Phone". This
was without a doubt some sort of terminal keyboard. I figured
maybe it only used the printer for output, but that would be
absurd. I boldly approached it. Taped to the counter was an
old, tattered piece of paper. Its contents have been captured
in HiR 5 forever. The keyboard had a low-res lcd screen.
There was a screen saver playing on it. It was basically
advertising the dealership, moving around and changing font
sizes. Pretty lame stuff. I didn't try to play with the device.
If the instructions on the paper were for the device, I was
standing inches away from a credit bureau terminal, which could
give me anyone's credit record, if I had enough info on 'em.
<-----begin text on paper----->
To run credit bureau
make sure printer is online
enter
enter
enter
ADD Key
Down arrow key
enter
individual or joint
enter enter
last, first, middle init.
enter
ssn
enter
enter
(repeat if joint application)
house # street name
enter
city,st,zip
former house# street name
former city, st, zip
enter
f8
listen for dialtone
<------End text on paper------>
Naturally, I would need all of the above info on a person just to
get their records. That's a lot of stuff. After researching the
topic of credit checks, I realized that the terminal must have
quite a bit of information about the dealership and their credit
agent. No where on the paper did it mention entering a merchant
ID number, or the initials of the credit checker, but that is
mandatory information. It must be sent, along with the other
data, in order to receive the credit record information.