A colleague has just had credit card details stolen. The first fraudulent transaction on the account was the thief purchasing the card owner's personal details off 192.com.
It seems a little strange to me that 192.com would allow a credit card to be used to purchase the owner's address. Yes, I can see that there might be legitimate situations where this would be possible, but surely, most such transactions are credit card fraud.
(I am currently living in Germany where you sometimes need written permission from your landlord before you can even get a key copied, in case you are a thief. But there is little crime here in Munich)
So, I am writing to 192.com at [email protected] to ask them to review their policy, and disallow a credit card being used to purchase its owner's name and address.
Am interested in other people's thoughts/opinions, and if you agree, then please drop them a line as well.