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Flacolaco · 10-23-2008, 01:44 PM

I'd think that use of the AVS (address verification system) would be required for all online transactions, but I can't find anything on the internet saying it is or isn't.

actually the more I read, the more I see that a AVS request on a card can come back negative, and it is still up to the merchant to decline the transaction at their own risk of charge-backs. Presumably these people are giving fake names with cards under their control, and so they're wouldn't challenge the charge on their statements.

10-23-2008, 01:44 PM	#33
Flacolaco Rooting for the laundry Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 21,342	I'd think that use of the AVS (address verification system) would be required for all online transactions, but I can't find anything on the internet saying it is or isn't. actually the more I read, the more I see that a AVS request on a card can come back negative, and it is still up to the merchant to decline the transaction at their own risk of charge-backs. Presumably these people are giving fake names with cards under their control, and so they're wouldn't challenge the charge on their statements. __________________ Last edited by Flacolaco; 10-23-2008 at 01:48 PM.