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Article #9407Re: Merchants who ask for ID on credit card purchases
From: krw
Date: Sun, 07 Jun 2009 19:19
Date: Sun, 07 Jun 2009 19:19
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On Mon, 8 Jun 2009 04:58:41 +1000, "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote: >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. Wrong, as usual, Ron. >> You're not protected by giving the cashier even more information about you. > >Wrong. No Ron. You're wrong, as usual. >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. Dumb as a stump, too. >> That said, much too much is made about this here. > >
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