Hello guys, sorry for the bump but I couldn't find any other information on the subject.
Anyone more who've tried to block merchant transfers lately?
I'm doing affiliate and have setup to get paid to Skrill wherever it's possible, Skrill do have such a function to block gambling sites.
But some program doesn't support Skrill that's why I need to transfer some of my funds to Neteller instead.
But whenever I get paid to my Neteller and have money on my account, I usually do stupid moves and gamble it away.
I need my Neteller account & NET+, I want to block merchant/gaming, but I don't wanna end up like OP.
Any updated information on this?
It looks like you have to keep quiet, as like the OP you will have no opportunity to reverse or even discuss the matter once you have informed them that you have "a gambling problem". It seems they don't differentiate between affiliate earnings and ordinary gambling transactions, so when anyone tells Neteller they have a gambling problem, they will cut all services, rather than support the use of the account for affiliate payments only. No further information has come up because it seems that Neteller will not enter into any discussion.
The first step would therefore be to see if you can set up alternate methods of receiving affiliate payments BEFORE you approach either Neteller or Skrill with a view to having them block merchant transfers. If not, maybe try to log in to the eWallet and immediately withdraw the affiliate payments when they come in so that they are not there as a temptation for any length of time.
Most small affiliates seem to choose their ewallets, even casino accounts, for their own convenience. It's actually "a bit naughty" because affiliate income should be declared for tax, and mingling it with gambling in this way is a kind of tax evasion. One might expect that as the industry matures, the tax departments of most countries will expect affiliates to properly declare anything they make, rather than treat it as "refer a friend" income that is generally ignored as it usually doesn't amount to much.
If there is someone you REALLY trust, have them operate the Neteller account that receives the affiliate income with instructions to transfer it straight to your bank.
Perhaps more risky might be to approach the ewallet and discuss operating an account solely to receive and make payments associated with your affiliate business, which you need to be able to keep separate from your everyday gambling transactions. Point out that the aim is to have a clean record of the transactions "for the taxman", rather than having to pick out the affiliate related transactions from everything else when making your annual declaration. So long as you don't mention "a gambling problem", they shouldn't go into the protocol of withdrawing service without discussion.
The wider issues perhaps need to be discussed in general at a higher level between an affiliate representative body and the eWallets. There may well be booths for Neteller and Skrill at the various affiliate conferences, staffed by people who know more about this side of things than the CS you get on the phone as a customer and gambler.
Although Neteller have always claimed to offer these other services, they have really been a "front" from when they operated in the US. This really came to light when they told US customers they could no longer use Neteller for gambling, but were OK to use their accounts for the other services. When US customers decided to get their trapped money out by spending it on these other services, it quickly became clear that it was nothing more than a front, there WERE no "other services" that were up and running, just possibilities mentioned on the merchant pages. The only "other service" that was viable, the old Neteller ATM and prepaid card, was disabled for ALL spending for US customers, as behind the scenes, they could not give US customers access to their money because the lot had actually been seized by the DoJ at the time.
It's much the same now, the Net+ card is about the only way to use Neteller funds for non gambling purchases and payments. The online merchants where one deposits by using the account number and secure code are all gambling. I suspect it's the same for Skrill and it's prepaid card.
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