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Article #9403Re: Merchants who ask for ID on credit card purchases
From: spendwize.com
Date: Sun, 07 Jun 2009 16:38
Date: Sun, 07 Jun 2009 16:38
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It may be "illegal" - I don't know - but its actually a protection for you - there's so much credit card fraud these days, I'd rather the clerks make sure I am whoI say I am. xxxxo ------------------------------------- Pat wrote: > 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. ##-----------------------------------------------## Delivered via http://www.spendwize.com http://www.spendwize.com/groups/ Consumer News and Discussions Platform of the Net Web and RSS access to your favorite newsgroup - misc.consumers,misc.consumers.frugal-living,co.denver.general - messages and counting! ##-----------------------------------------------##
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