credit card number 8944??

3 - Amex 4 - Visa / Delta / Electron 5 - Mastercard 6 - Meastro (Switch)

It may be one of the more unusual ones like Diners club or a store card. Or you may be looking at the wrong number

8944 is a prefix for a sim card for a mobile phone registered in the UK.

Ie:

894410xxx etc = Vodafone 894411xxx etc is O2 894412xxx etc is Orange 894420xxx etc is 3

Unsure about T-Mob, but must be 894413xxx?

Hope that helps,

Simon

Which cards were active around that time ?

It is the prefix for SIM cards, but it is also the prefix for prepay mobile topup swipe cards and in the context of the OP its likely that the receipt was from a topup purchase.

Peter

Indeed it is, but in the context of the OP its likely to be the prefix of a prepay top up card and the receipt is from a airtime purchase. Peter

Of course Peter, I do apologise. You are correct. I should have known that

*BLUSHES*

Simon

Without a hint of irony, Jonathan Bryce astounded uk.finance on 23 Jan 2005 by announcing:

More specifically:

34xx & 37xx

Visa: everything in 4xxx not covered by another range Delta: certain ranges within 49xx & 45xx Electron: certain ranges within 49xx & 45xx

510000-559999

Domestic (Switch): Some 49xx, 56xx and certain ranges within 6xxx International (Maestro): 679999, 500054 & 500061

Then

JCB: 3528-3589 Laser: 560390 & certain 6304xx-6304xx Solo: Certain ranges within 6xxx Style: 500163 Diners: 3000-3059, 36xx, 38xx

thanks all. It must be my old mobile on 02 before i changed to monthly. the receipt was so faint that i could only make out the amount and the 19 digit number!!!

problem solved.