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> Why do you need my address to receive my money? Because of the volume of stolen credit card numbers. If you have the address, you are much less likely to be
by Tangurena2 1mo ago
> Why do you need my address to receive my money?
Because of the volume of stolen credit card numbers. If you have the address, you are much less likely to be someone using stolen CCs. Seriously, most of the crooks are that lazy. So the real reason is the credit card processing companies.
Also, post 911, there is this thing called "know your customer". It was set up to fight money laundering and financing terrorists.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Know_your_customer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Know_your_customer