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    Exclamation The Second-Line Scam

    "Credit-card thieves find sneaky way to beat fraud checks"

    It's a harmless-looking part of every a Web site retailer's checkout page. The form filled out by customers ordering products almost always has a second line — sometimes it’s used for apartment numbers or other information; it's usually left blank. But that innocuous-looking second line could become a big headache for Internet merchants soon, says one fraud expert. Credit card criminals have figured out a simple way to use that second line to foil the most basic anti-fraud measures online merchants use.

    http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6297815/

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    THE POINT: Do NOT leave the "Address 2" line blank!!!
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    Default Re: The Second-Line Scam

    So it looks like the criminal has to have your credit card info to do this.

    Maybe even fix up your ordering information after you send it in.

    Article is not well enough written to explicitly explain what a consumer should do.
    I loved going to strip clubs; I actually made some friends there. Now things are different for the clubs and for me. As a result I am not as happy.

    Customers are not entitled to grope, disrespect, or rob strippers. This is their job, not their hobby, and they all need income. Clubs are not just some erotic show for guys to view while drinking.

    NOTE: anything I post here, outside of a direct quote, is my opinion only, which I am entitled to. Take it for what you estimate it is worth.

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