Apr 2, 2010
Remember that when you give your credit card number to someone over the phone, if the call is to India or other offshore services, it is not illegal there for the number to be taken (no laws exist or enforced).
Operators can sell collected numbers to criminals with no liability of the original theives that started the identity theft using your information. Every ad you reply to seen on TV services their billing from countries that do not have laws to protect you from identity theft. Giving them any information almost guarantees problems for you.