I personaly put ask for ID on my cards I've never run into a problem with it, but I also live in louisiana. Here I've been asked for my ID once ever when makeing a c/c purchase and the reason was it was 1200 dollars and the machine told the clerk to call. When he called they asked him to check my ID. As for the c/c number I can see troubles happening, The payment slip that you are souposed to return normally has the full number on it.
Logan Vilas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Garth & Kim Travis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <Biofuel@sustainablelists.org> Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 11:03 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] HELPFUL CREDIT INFO > Greetings, > Unfortunately, this attorney did not do his homework. Many places > including the USPS will not accept a credit card that is not > signed. Worse, you will be paying late fees on your credit card payment > if > you don't put the full number on your check, many companies just chuck > them > aside until they have time to track down your account number and make your > payment late. They can do this as the instruction they send tell you to > put your full account number on the check. Ask your company before > following this attorneys advice. > > The rest of his advice is good, only if you have a safe secure place to > keep all your photo copies. > > If your credit card will let you put your picture on it, do so. If they > allow pin numbers, use one. > > Bright Blessings, > Kim > > At 09:47 AM 3/21/2006, you wrote: > > > > > >> ATTORNEY'S ADVICE -- NO CHARGE >> >> Read this and make a copy for your files in case you need to refer >> to >>it someday. Maybe we should all take some of his advice! A corporate >>attorney sent the following out to the employees in his company. >> >> 1. Do not sign the back of your credit cards. Instead, put "PHOTO ID >>REQUIRED". >> >> 2. When you are writing checks to pay on your credit card accounts, >> DO >>NOT put the complete account number on the "For" line. Instead, just put >>the >>last four numbers. The credit card company knows the rest of the number, >>and >>anyone who might be handling your check as it passes through all the check >>processing channels won't have access to it. >> >> 3. Put your work phone # on your checks instead of your home phone. >> If >>you have a PO Box use that instead of your home address. If you do not >>have >>a PO Box, use your work address. Never have your SS# printed on your >>checks. >>(DUH!) You can add it if it is necessary. But if you have it printed, >>anyone >>can get it. >> >> 4. Place the contents of your wallet on a photocopy machine. Do both >>sides of each license, credit card, etc. You will know what you had in >>your >>wallet and all of the account numbers and phone numbers to call and >>cancel. >>Keep the photocopy in a safe place. I also carry a photocopy of my >>passport >>when I travel either here or abroad. We've all heard horror stories about >>fraud that's committed on us in stealing a name, address, Social Security >>number, credit cards. >> >> Unfortunately, I, an attorney, have firsthand knowledge because my >>wallet was stolen last month. Within a week, the thieve(s) ordered an >>expensive monthly cell phone package, applied for a VISA credit card, had >>a >>credit line approved to buy a Gateway computer, received a PIN number from >>DMV to change my driving record information online, and more. But here's >>some critical information to limit the damage in case this happens to you >>or >>someone you know: >> >> 5. We have been told we should cancel our credit cards immediately. >> But >>the key is having the toll free numbers and your card numbers handy so you >>know whom to call. Keep those where you can find them. >> >> 6. File a police report immediately in the jurisdiction where your >>credit cards, etc., were stolen. This proves to credit providers you were >>diligent, and this is a first step toward an investigation (if there ever >>is >>one). >> >> But here's what is perhaps most important of all: (I never even >> thought >>to do this.) >> >> 7. Call the 3 national credit reporting organizations immediately to >>place a fraud alert on your name and also call the Social Security fraud >>line number. I had never heard of doing that until advised by a bank that >>called to tell me an application for credit was made over the Internet in >>my >>name. The alert means any company that checks your credit knows your >>information was stolen, and they have to contact you by phone to authorize >>new credit. >> >> By the time I was advised to do this, almost two weeks after the >> theft, >>all the damage had been done. There are records of all the credit checks >>initiated by the thieves' purchases, none of which I knew about before >>placing the alert. Since then, no additional damage has been done, and the >>thieves threw my wallet away this weekend (someone turned it in). It seems >>to have stopped them dead in their tracks. >> >> Now, here are the numbers you always need to contact about your >> wallet, >>etc., has been stolen: >> >> 1.) Equifax: 1-800-525-6285 >> >> 2.) Experian (formerly TRW): 1-888-397-3742 >> >> 3.) Trans Union: 1-800-680-7289 >> >> 4.) Social Security Administration (fraud line): 1-800-269-0271 >> >> We pass along jokes on the Internet; we pass along just about >>everything. >> >> If you are willing to pass this information along, it could really >> help >>someone that you care about. >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Biofuel mailing list >>Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >>http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org >> >>Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >>http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html >> >>Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 >>messages): >>http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Biofuel mailing list > Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 > messages): > http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
