Re: Merchants who ask for ID on credit card purchases

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From: Rod Speed
Date: Sun, 07 Jun 2009 19:00

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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.

And nothing will happen when you 'report' that.

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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
Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2009 05:00:59 +1000
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