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I read this question . It was interesting to see this

"Before: If I lose the card, the finder needs to fake my signature (not too difficult, but not a freebie); if I mark the card with 'Check ID', there is a chance that he fails." - Aganju .

While Mr/Ms. Aganju talks/shares about credit card, could the same methodology be used for debit card as well ?

Also could somebody share about what is meant by 'Check ID' and how is it implemented/used ?

Lastly is 'check id' methodology only limited to US or is used world-over ?

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The idea is that you are asking the sales clerk to demand a respectable photo ID, such as a driver's license, in addition to the signature (which they almost never look at).

However, the same sales clerks that don't try to confirm the signature also don't look at the card long enough to see this instruction. So realistically, while it's a good idea, it really doesn't work.

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