cob
n.— «“Cobs,” or changes of billings, are a hot commodity. Typically, a peddler of cobs is offering fresh bank or credit card accounts, along with the ability to change the billing address through a pilfered PIN.» —“Black Market in Stolen Credit Card Data Thrives on Internet” by Tom Zeller New York Times June 21, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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