Authorization Name Matching
Visa Card Fraud Protection Program
Authorization Name Matching is used to combat "Skimming" - one of the most prevalent forms of credit card fraud today. "Skimming" fraud takes many forms, but most often involves an unsuspecting handing his/her card to a retail or restaurant employee, who then swipes the card through a small, illegal card reader a "skimmer". The skimmer then copies the data encoded on the card's magnetic stripe. The card is "cloned" and then used for fraudulent charges.
Here's how it works:
The program matches your name on your card's magnetic stripe to what Elevations Credit Union has on record. If the information does not match up, the transaction will be declined.
Note: A transaction may be declined due to name formatting, merchant, or other types of errors.
If you have a transaction wrongly declined or you have questions, please call Elevations Credit Union at 303.443.4672 or 800.429.7626.
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