Hans: Both us and Payment Method Gateways(PayPal & Google CheckOut) have been experiencing high volume of fraudulent transactions. As we tighten up our security screening, customers, like yourself, are inadvertently affected.
Hans: We may consider other verify methods if you do not feel comfortable sending us sensitive personal information. In the mean time, please forgive our extreme measures while we're actively seeking unobtrusive way to do the screening without causing our decent and honest customers additional trouble.