/// <summary>
/// Validates a credit card number using the standard Luhn/mod10
/// validation algorithm.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="cardNumber">Card number, with or without
///        punctuation</param>
/// <returns>True if card number appears valid, false if not
/// </returns>
public bool IsCreditCardValid(string cardNumber)
{
   const string allowed = "0123456789";
   int i;

   StringBuilder cleanNumber = new StringBuilder();
   for (i = 0; i < cardNumber.Length; i++)
   {
      if (allowed.IndexOf(cardNumber.Substring(i, 1)) >= 0)
         cleanNumber.Append(cardNumber.Substring(i, 1));
   }
   if (cleanNumber.Length < 13 || cleanNumber.Length > 16)
      return false;

   for (i = cleanNumber.Length + 1; i <= 16; i++)
      cleanNumber.Insert(0, "0");

   int multiplier, digit, sum, total = 0;
   string number = cleanNumber.ToString();

   for (i = 1; i <= 16; i++)
   {
      multiplier = 1 + (i % 2);
      digit = int.Parse(number.Substring(i - 1, 1));
      sum = digit * multiplier;
      if (sum > 9)
         sum -= 9;
      total += sum;
   }
   return (total % 10 == 0);
}