[SpamCop-List] Re: Why don't more ISPs...

[Steve G]

Redstone <redford_stone> wrote in message
news:3B1426D8.56584ABC
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> Steve G wrote:
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> > Redstone <redford_stone> wrote in message
> > news:3B12F3B8.B7C7C41A
> > > There is also a situation where the spammer opened up numerous
accounts
> > with
> > > fake or stolen creditcard numbers.
> > >
> > > In such a case, it becomes plain whack-a-mole as the spammer comes
back
> > with
> > > even more stolen numbers.
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> > But you can request the billing address for a credit card, and verify it
> > with the bank. I've had that done to me, and didn't type exactly what
the
> > bank had on file, and was denied. Couldn't use that card at that online
> > store ever again. Of course, if you steal the card number from someone's
> > mail.....
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> Which I think happens more often than we think. Another bad thing is when
> people throw away credit card offers without tearing it up first. (Some
punks
> actually rummage through trash looking for these things.)
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I read about that. I always tear them into little pieces now.
I also heard about people stealing the mail out of your mailbox, looking for
credit card offers, payments, etc. But since stealing the mail is a felony,
you can legally put a new hole in their head if you catch them ;)