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Adding the billing address in is completely optional; it's at the website's discretion. When you go to a store (in RL), they don't make you enter in a billing a
by ScottWhigham 16y ago
Adding the billing address in is completely optional; it's at the website's discretion. When you go to a store (in RL), they don't make you enter in a billing address to buy your groceries, do they? No - they have the physical card and expect the person accepting the card to ask for your ID (which they don't). However on the web this is a "Card Not Present" transaction and the website owner has the choice as to how "deep" they want to match. I force all purchases to match card, secret number, name, and address down to zip code. Many times people on the web have just the card number, sometimes just the card number and name.
No, the "most retarded fraudster" does not always have the billing address.
- lotusleaf1987 16y agoTechnically, you don't have to show and ID when using a credit card and they can't require it. See here: http:http://consumerist.com/2008/07/10-things-you-might-not-know-about-your-credit-card.html http://consumerist.com/2008/07/10-things-you-might-not-know-...
- phoodstuff 16y agoso is billing address for my protection or theirs? because if it's for mine, I would prefer it to be globally optional.
- ScottWhigham 16y agoFor yours as the seller. You are welcome to not require it however I suspect you'll figure out PDQ why "everyone else on the web" asks for it.