Identical random pin numbers
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I ordered a credit card from Santander and when the new pin arrived it was identical to my existing RBS debit card! An easy one for your students to work out the odds :-)
It sticks in my memory because the next day I randomly decided to pull in a Cafe on the A1to make a call and I pulled alongside a container lorry which just happened to have my first and surname (and it's not Smith!) in massive letters emblazened on the side!
Date submitted:Tue, 08 Dec 2015 01:04:07 +0000Coincidence ID:8320
