Is a request for photographic evidence (ID & credit card) legitimate for the purchase of tickets to the Australian Open?

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Aparna Patel
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1 Aug, 2023
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12/31/2016 3:36:42 PM

This is not exactly unusual, it’s a credit card problem and it happens everywhere not just Australia and all the time, I myself have been getting these emails for more than two decades. Recent sample (this was from a Chinese shop, needless to say I rather shopped elsewhere):

Re-entering France with an American passport

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Hello,My name is Aparna Patel,I’m a Travel Blogger and Photographer who travel the world full-time with my hubby.I like to share my travel experience.

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Is a request for photographic evidence (ID & credit card) legitimate for the purchase of tickets to the Australian Open?

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