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housekeeper · 09-03-2010, 09:35 AM

Just heard the news on ePassporte, but don't know the details. C'mon fella's AF247 provides the fast breaking stories, where is S4E, someone better wake his ass UP!, or tell his Rooster to do an earlie crow today...

Tigger · 09-03-2010, 09:39 AM

what you mean this

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From: Christopher Mallick, Owner, ePassporte.com <http://ePassporte.com>

Dear ePassporte Account Holders,

Please be advised that, at 120 PM PDT today, September 2, 2010, we were notified that effective immediately, Visa International has suspended our banking partner’s (St. Kitts Nevis Anguilla National Bank) ePassporte Visa program. The ePassporte e-Wallet program continues to be up and running, except funds cannot be transferred between your Visa Account and your e-Wallet. At this time ePassporte can no longer issue Visa Cards, and the ability for our Account Holders to make point of sale purchases and withdraw funds from ATMs has also been suspended.

At this time we do not know why this drastic action was taken by Visa. To us, it is unconscionable that such action would be taken without the opportunity for ePassporte to fully understand Visa’s reasons and to be able to take all steps necessary to keep our program running the way it has so successfully done for over 7 years. But that is what Visa has done.

As soon as we have more information we will be in contact with you.

In the meantime please be assured that your funds are safe.

We are very sorry for the short notice and apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. The ePassporte team is working diligently to rectify this situation.

We kindly ask you to bear with us while we work through this issue.

Please feel free to contact us via the message center or at our call center, should you have any questions, comments or concerns.

Thank You,

Christopher Mallick

you gotta feel for anyone with money in there accounts as it looks like its been frozen

VoyGeorge · 09-03-2010, 10:50 AM

A couple of weeks ago one of my sponsors posted a message that ePass payments were delayed because their bank (I think Wells Fargo) refused to wire in the funds to ePass. The reason the bank gave was that ePass has been associated with online gambling. The sponsor worked out the problem by finding another bank that would wire the funds.

I don't know much about ePass but I've heard this accusation before that at least some of their account holders are involved with gambling. Problem is even if it's one in a thousand, it affects the other 999.

housekeeper · 09-03-2010, 11:55 AM

This story is reminiscent of what happened with "Webmaster Checks" a couple of months ago

jello · 09-03-2010, 01:42 PM

NeteQuette · 09-03-2010, 05:34 PM

Is gambling also illegal in the U.S or something

Bill Benson · 09-03-2010, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by NeteQuette

Is gambling also illegal in the U.S or something

I looked into a gambling site a few years ago. Legally its one of those things you don't want to touch. I don't remember the details.

VoyGeorge · 09-04-2010, 10:22 AM

It doesn't matter where it's illegal; the credit cards don't allow it.

NeteQuette · 09-04-2010, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by VoyGeorge

It doesn't matter where it's illegal; the credit cards don't allow it.

Sorry the credit cards don't allow what? What have I missed here. If I have a credit Card are you saying that visa/mcard will not allow me to spend the line of credit on the horses?

VoyGeorge · 09-05-2010, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by NeteQuette

Sorry the credit cards don't allow what? What have I missed here. If I have a credit Card are you saying that visa/mcard will not allow me to spend the line of credit on the horses?

Let's get with the program, here. We're talking online gambling or non-sanctioned gambling. Horse racing is legal, and here in the US is sanctioned (actually run) by the state. Same goes for lotteries. Credit card companies have many rules they enforce that have nothing to do with whether something is legal or not in any given state or country. Amex won't process porn subscriptions. Has nothing to do with whether porn is legal.