Re: Merchants who ask for ID on credit card purchases

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From: Rod Speed
Date: Sun, 07 Jun 2009 18:58

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krw wrote
> info_at_1-script_dot_com@foo.com (spendwize.com) wrote

>> 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.

> It's a protection for *them*.

Its protection for both partys.

> You're not protected by giving the cashier even more information about you.

Wrong. You're protected by not having a stolen card used. That avoids having
to have a transaction using your stolen card reversed and ultimately that keeps
the costs down and so you pay less in card costs overall if everyone does that.

> That said, much too much is made about this here.

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From: "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Merchants who ask for ID on credit card purchases
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