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Putting CC details on government applications

gary the great · 2008-06-18 12:00:25

Im filling in a form to get a new birthcert, they ask for me to pay by creidt card and fax the form through to them, is putting your cc details on a form like that safe? Id be afraid iof somebody gettign my detaisl and using them? Is this practice common?

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18-06-2008 1:00pm

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gary the great

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Im filling in a form to get a new birthcert, they ask for me to pay by creidt card and fax the form through to them, is putting your cc details on a form like that safe? Id be afraid iof somebody gettign my detaisl and using them?

Is this practice common?

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#2 18-06-2008 4:30pm
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It's what people have had to do for years before online forms

It's as safe as any other information written on paper, basically. There is always a risk when writing something down that it can be copied/intercepted etc.

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