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Originally Posted by Worldwalker
Are you paying by credit card?
If so, it's required by the credit card company and the clearinghouse that processes it.
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Yes, I've noticed a trend lately for vendors selling by Credit Card to ask for data likely to be already stored by the CC issuing bank. I assume it is for CC validation purposes. Even many gasoline pumps will ask for zip code
You may know my CC number but you may not know my date of birth or my Postal zip code number of the billing address. And even if you know one of those, you may not know BOTH.
Kind of a PIA, but the world IS getting meaner. But then again, the bad guys will figure out a workaround eventually.