Sometimes it is your money they are protecting. It can be frustrating=20
but I would rather be challenged once in a while than be scammed.

On 5/6/2014 10:32 PM, CDB wrote:
>   Is it becoming the standard in the US to require photo ID plus an image=
 of
> your credit card to be emailed to a company when an online purchase has
> been made?
>
> I've just attempted to purchase some software from a US company, and even
> when using PayPal as the payment provider, they are demanding that I send
> them by post,fax or email, a photo of myself and a photo of my credit car=
d,
> albeit just the large 4 digits.
>
> I do understand the idea of fraud protection, but as PayPal and others li=
ke
> it exist so that I don't have to send my banking/credit card details to
> vendors, it seems to be counter productive to then ask.
>
> I have written to the software company a note, explaining why I will not =
be
> purchasing their products, which is a shame, as I really liked the
> utilities they offer for Windows.
>
> I find it even more strange considering, Mastercard and Visa have the
> security check where I have to provide a password online and they
> subsequently SMS my phone with a code that I have to input before they'll
> process a payment.
>
> Maybe it isn't the actual software company but their payment provider
> PayPro who are what I see as the problem.
>
> They do say I can wire them money, which seems to me to be less secure fo=
rm
> my point of view.
>
> Colin
> --
> cdb,  on 7/05/2014
>
>
>

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