US Currency vs Mexican pesos

Sounds strange to me. I would think your name on the card along with photo ID (passport or drivers license) would be sufficient proof.

I once read “advice” that signing a financial services card is a bad idea, because skilled card thieves are sometimes skilled forgers as well. The “advice” was to instead print “Ask for driver’s licence” in the space. A thief would then have to have both cards and be able to pass themselves off as being the person in the DL photo.

It seemed a bit extreme. I mean, how often had someone flipped over my card? So I did that.

A couple of weeks later I went to buy something with that credit card. The clerk actually flipped my card over. Then they refused to take the card. They said that the merchant’s agreement only protects the merchant from losses if the card has the person’s signature.

Go figure.

I offered that, and to sign my card in front of him so he could compare the signature on my drivers licence, but no go. He felt badly and apologized but said he had no choice in the matter. I guess he was only doing his job. Fortunately my wife had her card along also. It too wasn’t signed, so I made sure she did sign it before using.
By the way the reason the machine took my hard was because I hesitated in the transaction too long and it pulled the card in as I was holding onto it. Found out that was a precaution for customers who walked away and left their card behind. This ATM did recognize chips.

Absolutely!