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by meesterdude 3257 days ago
FYI that's not enough. That may act as a form validation, but does not verify that the card is active and able to be used. Anyone can run the Luhn against a card # - but thieves have known CC numbers and want to verify they can be used. As a merchant you have to be somewhat on top of your orders and cancel any "suspicious" ones to prevent chargebacks.
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Well aware, thanks. I only ever stated that the Luhn algorithm would validate just the numbers.