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Originally Posted by kaktusan
actually and my other account got same stuff.. submitted the docs and now awaiting review..
probably it will take weeks, if they really are mailing almost everybody.. atleast its good that accounts aren't frozen while the verification lasts..
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Your account will be frozen after 30 days ....
I find it DISGUSTING that they have not publicly responded to the concerns of many people here
and on that other board ...
I did not even have to provide this much to my bank to secure a mortgage worth several hundred thousand dollars ....
To be very honest, Epassporte's past track record has not been exactly pristine, and they are asking to be the guardian's of my life's history on paper??
FUCK THEM!! I will regretfully close my account before I comply with this ...
They give there reasons as "anti-fraud measures" ...
YOU CAN BLOW YOUR ANTI-FRAUD PROPAGANDA OUT YOUR ASS MALLICK!!
I have had my account for 5 or 6 years now with no chargebacks, or any other form of suspicious activity .. and you have the brass balls enough to call me a (suspected)fraudster?!?!?!?
If you want my professional opinion on what is going on ... here it is :
It is because the state of New York is now making online revenues taxable -- and certainly every other state will follow suite (as it is more gravy for YOUR elected officials), that EPASSPORTE knows that it is only a matter of time before the IRS comes calling on them -- to share their records ... so EPASSPORTE (in a panic), is going OVER THE TOP to make sure their records are complete (and then some ...) and indiscriminately requesting (what is for many people almost impossible to supply) our entire life histories ...
So I have a couple problems with this ....
a) like I already stated, my account is in good-standings for about 6 years now ... so I REALLY do not think am a fraudster ...
b) if this is being done to prepare for the IRS to come calling, I AM NOT AN AMERICAN CITIZEN, AND DO NOT PAY ANY TAXES TO THE USA
c) what right does EPASSPORTE have to request photocopies of bank statements ... with access to how much I earn ... how much I have in my account(s) ... who I, or my spouse, may or may not be employed by and how much we make (direct deposit advices) ... what other credit cards I possess, and what payments I make to them .... where I shop and how much I spend ...
IT IS FOR MAINLY THIS REQUIREMENT, AS A CERTIFIED MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT, I BELIEVE THAT THIS INFORMATION REQUEST IS MORE OF AN IRS INFORMATION SHARING INITIATIVE, THAN IT IS ANY ANTI-FRAUD PROTECTION, AND SUGGESTING THAT IT IS AN ANTI-FRAUD MEASURE, IS AN INSULT TO OUR INTELLIGENCE!!
C) (I'm just getting warmed up here ... LOL!) - The sole purpose of the CVV2 ID is specifically to establish posession of the credit card being used.
CVV2 is an authentication scheme established by credit card companies to further efforts towards reducing fraud for internet transactions. It consists of requiring a card holder to enter the CVV2 number in at transaction time to verify that the card is on hand. --
taken directly from American Express website.
Asking for photocopies of the front and backs of our cards is absurd! You'd better hope I don't send you a photocopy of my cock!
I think Epassporte has gone too far with this information request, and should ammend it to more "standard" anti-fraud measures ... since after all, this is only about reducing fraud, right Chris?
I would have no problem supplying them with a CVV2 number from my attached card, and even a phone call to establish I am who I am ... OH WAIT -- YOU NEED AN ACTUAL
CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO DO THIS ... so we'd better scratch the phone call
One thing that I actually can give kudos to Paypal for ... is that when I spent $369 on a Blue-Ray DVD, the called me the following day to confirm the purchase ... I had no problems with this, and was actually left feeling quite good about doing business with Paypal ...
Paypal has never once asked me for photographic proof of how big my cock is, or what color underwear I have on ...
OK ... I've now sprained my fingers, so I'm done ranting ................
You are now being returned to the scheduled program already in progress ...
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