I have purchased many gift cards from Raise for several years, had no problem. Received an email from Raise asking me to call them to complete processing my order. I received so many "TAKE5" emails from Raise, I missed that email and actually forgot all about that order. When I try to place another purchase recently, I find out that my account had been locked up. The customer service said that since I had not call them back, I now need "to further verify your account, please send in two images of your ID, and attach it to this email. For quicker verification we request that two pictures are taken at different angles (90 and 45 degrees), all four corners are clearly visible, and the background is a normal setting to assist in confirming the security features of the ID. Scanned or faxed copies are not accepted at this time. Images cannot be submitted in compressed (zip) format.
At this time we accept the following forms of ID:
1. State Issued Drivers/Operators License;
2. State ID
3. Non-USA Passport with Visa"
Seriously? That's too much info given out for purchasing gift cards. I purchased gift cards from other sites for years, nothing like this ever happened to me or my friends. Any one has similar experience?