Instead of signing the back of your credit card, and giving a thief a model of your signature to copy, write “photo ID required” or “check photo ID”.
Hopefully, if your card is lost or stolen and someone tries to make a fraudulent purchase, a conscientious person at a cash register will ask for a photo ID and prevent the transaction from going through.
This is a good suggestion that’s been found in several places over the years, so I’m not sure who to credit as the original source.
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1 Credit Crunch » Don’t Sign The Back of Your Credit Cards ! // Aug 5, 2008 at 8:25 am
[...] Brubrew wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt Instead of signing the back of your credit card, and giving a thief a model of your signature to copy, write “photo ID required” or “check photo ID”. Hopefully, if your card is lost or stolen and someone tries to make a fraudulent purchase, a conscientious person at a cash register will ask for a photo ID and prevent the transaction from going through. This is a good suggestion that’s been found in several places over the years, so I’m not sure who to credit as the original source. [...]
2 Kelvin63 // Oct 22, 2009 at 9:31 am
Yes sir, you read me right. ,
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