Is there a safe way to send credit card info to Italian business?

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Dear Prudence asked:

I want to make a purchase at a small winery in Tuscany but I’m not sure how to get credit card info to them safely. I’ve been to the winery and I know that they are upstanding so I trust them. But, I don’t want to email my credit card info (including security code) for fear someone could intercept it. Is there a safe and secure way to send my credit card info or electronic funds to this business in Italy?



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2 Responses to 'Is there a safe way to send credit card info to Italian business?'

  1. Kazam - December 23rd, 2008 at 8:34 pm

    You can send it by mail, that is fairly reputable. Write the code down on a slip of paper and send it to them

    Or better yet——-

    Send it to them in two halves, so if somebody finds one, they’ve got to find the other!! (which is nearly impossible in the world of mail)

  2. Arturo - December 26th, 2008 at 9:29 am

    Ask whether they can e-mail you a “purchase/order form” in MS Word or PDF format, stating the name of wines and quantity of cases and/or bottles that you are ordering, and with a space to be filled in with your credit card no., expiry date, billing address and signature.

    Then print the form, fill it up with all the required data and send it back by fax. This will ensure that your order will processed right away and that nobody else but the winery employees gets to read your credit card data.

    Should any controversy arise with your bank or the credit card company, you will always have the original signed form to prove the authorized amount of your purchase.


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