...High risk for credit card fraud, that is.

This morning I was peeved to find that I couldn't order a kilt because the vendor would not ship to my country (Singapore). After some quick internet research I found that scammers have been using Singapore as a transshipment point for their fraudulent purchases. So we have been blacklisted through no fault of our own! While I can empathise with merchants who have been scammed, I'm disappointed that entire countries are excluded from international e-trade because of these crooks.

I have written back to the vendor to convince him that he is dealing with a genuine customer, while extending a few proposals to assure him. What would you do to get around this situation?