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Morgans wrote:
"Jay Honeck" wrote
And if someone can't get a pre-approval for a $67.15 charge, that's often
a good sign that a person is in way over their head. Either way, they
can't get a reservation when they're denied, precisely for that reason.
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Don't be positive that someone being denied for a little charge means that
they are over their head.
Although I don't recall the exact reasons and circumstances, MasterCard once
denied approval at a gas station, for me, once. I was briefly ****ed, then
pulled out my emergency Visa, and vowed I would get to the bottom of it when
I got home.
I've not been denied, but I've had them call me a few times after
a pay-at-the-pump fillup at the gas station (temp auths as $1) and
then a several hundred dollar purchase at the supermarket. The
pay-at-the-pump is often used as a test to see if a card if good
by thiefs.
John
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