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November 23rd, 2006, 11:11 PM
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Unusual to give passport & credit card photocopies for hotel reservation? [Rio de Janeiro]
I'm an American making a hotel reservation in Rio de Janeiro. The hotel
has requested photocopies of my passport and my credit card to make the reservation and charge me a deposit. Does this seem unusual? The hotel: http://www.paysanduhotel.com.br/port/ I don't want to get caught up in identity theft. Thank you for helping this first time traveler to South America! 
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November 24th, 2006, 12:58 AM
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Unusual to give passport & credit card photocopies for hotel reservation? [Rio de Janeiro]
In article .com,
VChao writes I'm an American making a hotel reservation in Rio de Janeiro. The hotel has requested photocopies of my passport and my credit card to make the reservation and charge me a deposit. Does this seem unusual? The hotel: http://www.paysanduhotel.com.br/port/ I don't want to get caught up in identity theft. Thank you for helping this first time traveler to South America! I don't think that giving a photocopy of your passport and credit card will result in identity theft. It can be more easily done when you arrive, if the hotel is that way inclined. Simply, you will find that some places in Brazil and South America still use manual ways of administration. -- John Malathronas Author of Brazil: Life, Blood, Soul & Rainbow Diary: A Journey in the New South Africa Member, British Guild of Travel Writers
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November 24th, 2006, 05:24 AM
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Unusual to give passport & credit card photocopies for hotel reservation? [Rio de Janeiro]
I would go to another hotel. I have never experienced a request for credit card foto ANYWHERE.
cheers, H "VChao" wrote in message oups.com... I'm an American making a hotel reservation in Rio de Janeiro. The hotel has requested photocopies of my passport and my credit card to make the reservation and charge me a deposit. Does this seem unusual? The hotel: http://www.paysanduhotel.com.br/port/ I don't want to get caught up in identity theft. Thank you for helping this first time traveler to South America!
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November 24th, 2006, 09:15 AM
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Unusual to give passport & credit card photocopies for hotel reservation? [Rio de Janeiro]
Doing that for almost 30 years and 12 trips to Latin America I never had
problems WAS "Helene" a écrit dans le message de news: ... I would go to another hotel. I have never experienced a request for credit card foto ANYWHERE. cheers, H "VChao" wrote in message oups.com... I'm an American making a hotel reservation in Rio de Janeiro. The hotel has requested photocopies of my passport and my credit card to make the reservation and charge me a deposit. Does this seem unusual? The hotel: http://www.paysanduhotel.com.br/port/ I don't want to get caught up in identity theft. Thank you for helping this first time traveler to South America!
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November 26th, 2006, 01:14 PM
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Unusual to give passport & credit card photocopies for hotel reservation? [Rio de Janeiro]
VChao wrote: I'm an American making a hotel reservation in Rio de Janeiro. The hotel has requested photocopies of my passport and my credit card to make the reservation and charge me a deposit. Does this seem unusual? The hotel: http://www.paysanduhotel.com.br/port/ I don't want to get caught up in identity theft. Thank you for helping this first time traveler to South America!
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