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Re:Namecheap live chat social engineering leads to loss of 2... by ProAm on Tuesday April 12, 2016 @10:35AM (#11479905)
> email them a scan of your passport

What? Why do they do this?

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Re:Namecheap live chat social engineering leads to loss of 2... by pmlnr on Tuesday April 12, 2016 @11:16AM (#11480274)
Some country tlds require copies of legal documents.
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Re:Namecheap live chat social engineering leads to loss of 2... by ryanlol on Tuesday April 12, 2016 @01:56PM (#11481889)
In my case there was absolutely no legitimate reason for them to request that.

And no, it wasn't related to registry rules or transfers as other users have suggested.

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Re:Namecheap live chat social engineering leads to loss of 2... by smarx007 on Tuesday April 12, 2016 @10:50AM (#11480030)
Apparently, OP wanted to transfer the domain from Gandi.
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Re:Namecheap live chat social engineering leads to loss of 2... by Spoom on Tuesday April 12, 2016 @11:15AM (#11480265)
FWIW I painlessly transferred five domains away from Gandi (ironically, to Namecheap), and I was never prompted for anything like a scan of my passport.
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