The American Botanical Council (ABC) is proud to announce the introduction of a Platinum Plus affinity credit card, a no annual fee Visa credit card program that provides peerless benefits, service, worldwide acceptance, and convenience. Use of the ABC credit card provides royalties to further the nonprofit educational work of ABC.

Issued by MBNA America(R) Bank, the world's leading issuer of affinity credit cards, this program offers ABC friends a low introductory annual percentage rate on cash advance checks and balance transfers. Platinum Plus customers may also take advantage of numerous superior benefits such as fraud-protection services, a free year-end summary of charges, supplemental auto-rental collision coverage, and up to $1 million Common Carrier Travel Accident Insurance.

The ABC credit card offers privileges of particular value to our friends. Credit lines are individually established to ensure that qualified applicants receive the maximum in purchasing power -- up to $100,000 of available credit. ABC Platinum Plus cardholders are invited to take advantage of credit-line increase decisions within 15 minutes, 24-hour customer service, emergency-card replacement, and cash-advance access at more than 300,000 automated teller machines worldwide that display the Cirrus(R) network logo.

- There are costs associated with the use of this credit card. You may contact the issuer and administrator of this program, MBNA America Bank, to request specific information about the costs by calling 1/800/523-7666 or by writing to P.O. Box 15020, Wilmington, DE 19850. MBNA America and Platinum Plus are service marks of MBNA American Bank. MasterCard and Visa are federally registered service marks of MasterCard International, Inc., and Visa U.S.A., Inc., respectively; each is used pursuant to license.

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