When you encounter this type of merchants, simply ignore them.
What is not okay to ask for:
❌ Photos of you holding your identity document.
❌ Photos of your identity document.
What is okay to ask for:
✅ Account number ✅ Identity document number
By sharing a photo of yourself with your identity document or just your identity document, you open up a sea of possibilities for someone to impersonate you on other platforms, and I'm not just talking about crypto platforms; any platform with a security gap in identity document verification will make it possible for someone to impersonate you.
It is normal to request this data, what is not normal is to ask for photos of your ID card or passport, and I have encountered merchants who want to do this, even when being verified.
Angeline6
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First time this has happened to me.. I do not agree no matter how good % I have.. THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN TO ME AGAIN