# Visa Check Cashing Card -- No ID

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visa-check-cashing-card-no-id/168166>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 12, 2003, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visa-check-cashing-card-no-id/168166 "2003-04-12T01:54:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![TJ555\_The\_Golfer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/41988e/32.png) [@TJ555\_The\_Golfer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TJ555_The_Golfer)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2003, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visa-check-cashing-card-no-id/168166/1 "2003-04-12T01:54:48Z")

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Do I have to have a Visa Check Cashing Card to not be asked for ID or any Visa card? I get asked for ID all the time with Visa debit card/credit card.

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**Author:** ![Padeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@Padeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Padeye)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2003, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visa-check-cashing-card-no-id/168166/2 "2003-04-12T02:24:23Z")

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What do you mean “check cashing card?” I think you may have it confused with the _Visa Check Card_, AKA the Visa debit card you already have. Asking for photo id is a reasonable bit of fraud protection.

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**Author:** ![AmbushBug](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ambushbug/32/4600_2.png) [@AmbushBug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AmbushBug)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2003, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visa-check-cashing-card-no-id/168166/3 "2003-04-12T02:51:46Z")

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A “Visa check cashing” card is a Visa Check card.

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> \*Originally posted by Padeye \*  
> \*\* Asking for photo id is a reasonable bit of fraud protection. \*\*

This isn’t IMHO, but if it was, I would say that in my opinion this is wrong, in my opinion not at all reasonable, and for a _fact_ is specifically disallowed by the merchant’s credit card merchant agreement.

Anyway, [that’s been done](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=172821).

Sign your card. Don’t show your ID.

-AmbushBug