Re: Merchants who ask for ID on credit card purchases

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From: Tom Oska
Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:59

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"Pat" <pat@peace4life.com> wrote in message 
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> http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_12533443
>
> Q: It's become common for store clerks to ask for my driver's license when
> I use a credit card, then refuse the sale if I won't provide it. Can they?
> - Marie Johnson, Denver
>
> A: Nope. Merchants cannot require identification as a condition of
> accepting a signed credit card, according to the folks at MasterCard.
>
> If it's signed, according to card issuer rules, the retailer must accept
> the card on its face. Report them to your card issuer immediately if the
> store owner doesn't agree.
>
>
You are absolutely correct.
This happened to me last year. I contacted Mastercharge and obtained a 
"Merchant's Agreement" copy and then filed a certified letter with the 
store's corporate office with a copy to the store manager. I included the 
pertinent parts of the agreement with my letters.
I received a written apology from the store and an apology from corporate 
with a $100 gift certificate.
It pays to not be Sheeple.

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