SERIOUS PROBLEM (please read)

[babs7262]

Your right Jenn......

hey babs? You don't have to prove anything to anyone other than your bank, and the casino's in question, and perhaps Bryan as he's stepped in to help. If you know it's not malware, good enough! You've got nothing at all to prove to anyone else.

Hope this all gets worked out, scary stuff.

and Thank you, but I want to prove it because alot of ppl doubt or maybe even dont want to come to the realization that this is happening. Someone has to do it and if it jeapordizes my accounts with the casinos, then they dont care,but so far, its not the case, theyve been working with me in private.

I sound like a broken record but......I AM NOT BLAMING THESE CASINOS, I AM BLAMING THE PEOPLE THEY THOUGHT THEY COULD TRUST and I will continue to gamble at these places but will use a reloadable card that I can buy.

 

[silcnlayc]

As I stated before..the [email protected] withdrawal is from Jackpotcity most likely since I have the same exact thing on my account for the amount I deposited less 1 cent. I don't know how many others have received an email from the casinos probably about a month ago stating they are changing over to a new processing system and your withdrawal will show up showing less once cent.

I wish I had saved it but I didn't.

As for the vintagevibez it is the same thing. That was in the email also and my withdrawals match up less the one cent for these too. I checked my account and I have these posted for withdrawals.

The casinos are bing very innovative with these withdrawals since it is hard for the US to deposit, this is the way the can be guaranteed payment. My bank called me on one of these deposits asking if I was buying a lot of jewelry since I made 4 deposts in one month and the receiver showed up as a jewelry store. I knew it wasn't. It was a casino deposit for the amounts matched. I said yes so it wouldn't red flag those withdrawals and they would clear.

Just thought I should pass this along so there isn't a mass panic. The casinos are doing these things to keep and make it easier for US to deposit with credit cards and such which is what I still use and is accepted.

 

[ugaboga]

Good point. It could be a way for Casinos accepting U.S customers to bypass the ban on online gambling in the U.S enforced on financial institutions.

It seems they're operating their merchant accounts as record selling websites or selling voip services and they've gone to the extent of setting up a website for each of these merchant accounts, I wouldn't be surprised if they had to resort to this, all be it very confusing for the player.

Smart

 

[chayton]

Wow Babs, I hope that all works out and it doesn't cost you too much. Not only do you get double charged, but then the banks start adding their fees and penalties.

Keep us posted on what you find out, ok? Good luck to you!

 

[babs7262]

Thanks Chayton

I understand what you guys are saying about them wording it different but that is not my case. As you can see, the casino names are written, they dont have to lie or change the name because I am in a legalized state

My bank Manager even knows and she see's there's a problem. It will say blah bah casino and then another charge from the record place, not only that I got billed twice for a place yesterday before I closed the card and didnt even gamble yesterday and that also is being taken care of

This is not to start a panic...it is to educate and make people aware and pay more attention.Again, Im just as guilty for not paying more attention. It's just not casinos, it's gas stations, stores, etc... noone is perfect and mistakes can be made. I dont know one person who has NEVER had a wrong charge on their bank. It happens everyday. This just happens to be casino related this time and it IS being taken care of

 

[babs7262]

I just received a phonecall

I have something very important to say. I just got a call from CW (I wont yet divulge his name but will in PM's)

He ASKED me to tell you this:

If there is anyone that is having the same problem as me with his Casino, He is ENCOURING you to PM me and get his name. He has been looking over statements and seeing it for himself and is very concerned. He said If Im just coming foward it will look like a fluke but if 3 come foward, he can do a full blown investigation

He is also aware that I am not blaming the casino and he as well is a victim. He really wants to help but unless people come to him, he cant do anything. I told him that a few of you PM'd me. Those of you that have had this problem when making a CW deposit, PLEASE write them and let them know. It's okay if your afraid to PM me to get the name, that would be better but not necessary.

We talked at length and realize there are some people in the world you cannot trust and you do the best you can to protect others but this will happen, no matter where you purchase.

 

[heatherad]

Kudos to CW in doing what they can to rectify this situation.
I have been depositing there for months and have not run into this problem, thank goodness.
Maybe its because of my deposit method but I will be double checking my statements just to be on the safe side.
This is exactly the reason why I have a separate bank account used just for online gambling. I put into the account the exact amount of money I will be using and nothing more.
Hope everything gets resolved here quickly and good luck.

And yes, I know it is the processor and not the Casino that is at fault.

 

[jenn1381]

I also deposit at CW at least once a week. I have been checking to make sure the right amount comes out of my bank account and it's been good, not had a problem yet. Glad to see CW owning up to the fact that it could be coming from their processors instead of trying to hide it and hope that it will go away. Class act IMHO. Now I know why I give them so much of my money... lol

Keep us in the loop, babs! Hopefully they dump the crooked processors and come out with bells whistling, warning other casino's not to use them.

 

[bayleesprings]

OH WOW!

Babs,
The same thing happened to me when I tried to make my first deposit into GM. However, my transaction "timed out" and vintagevibez got my $75, as that was the only thing left on my prepaid credit card. So I guess GM doesn't really owe me anything, since they obviously didn't get their money. I am just hesitant to play there because of this. Had I had $150 on their it would all be gone now. My card was a Greendot card, so it's not like I can walk into the bank to dispute it. I called GD and they said that "someone" got my money because it had an auth #. I thought at first that GM might have been using vintagevibes instead of the voipvibes that I usually see when playing at 777dragon. I contacted GM but they told me that they were not responsible for trans that time out. I explained to them that I had just made an attempt to deposit and I watched the hourglass for over 5 mins...as I know better than to hit the back button or anything. But after 5 mins, I exited out of the casino and went back in to retry the deposit. Low and behold, it was declined. I checked my GD acct online and it showed a pending trans for the exact amt, going to vintagevibes. I simply could not beleive that they blew me off and decided that I would spend my money elsewhere. However, it looks as though they weren't the ones that got my money. What is going on with these processing companies?

I guess now I should contact GD and let them know what's going on. They'll probably tell me "tough shit" because gambling is illegal or something. I've been able to use my GD card at Grand Prive casinos for months now, but that all ended a couple weeks ago...but that's another story.

I hope everything works out for you!!!

 

[bayleesprings]

OMG, WTF?

Ok, I just went to Greendot to get a snapshot for you guys showing the vintagevibes charge and low and behold, ANOTHER transaction for the EXACT amount I successfully deposited into 777dragon last night was on there as, you guessed it, vintagevibez.

Sooo...it looks like someone's double-dipping, Babs. And it looks like GM owes me the $75 deposit that timed out.

Look at the following and let me know what you guys think!!! Please note that the $49.30 was ALL that was left on my card and it successfully went to 777dragon, and I played it, as the history shows...so I know for a fact that the "vintagevibez" charge is them.

GD Transactions:
11 /01/2007 - $75.00 24245007305110100654986 VINTAGEVIBEZ
+18663986917 ,

11 /06/2007 $55.00 74892127312000000028373 FUNDING RECEIVED
000 ,

11 /07/2007 - $49.30 24245007311110700671770 VINTAGEVIBEZ
+18663986917 ,


777dragon trans history:

6 Nov 2007 1291655 Card 4892xxx4421 USD 49.30
Crazy Commerce, www.firepay.com, www.proccyber.com 49.30

8 Nov 2007 1293198 Card 4892xxx4421 USD 95.00
Crazy Commerce, www.firepay.com, www.proccyber.com 95.00

9 Nov 2007 1293265 Card 4892xxx4421 USD 100.00
Crazy Commerce, www.firepay.com, www.proccyber.com 100.00

 

[daera]

The same thing happened to me when I tried to make my first deposit into GM. However, my transaction "timed out" and vintagevibez got my $75, as that was the only thing left on my prepaid credit card. So I guess GM doesn't really owe me anything, since they obviously didn't get their money. I am just hesitant to play there because of this. Had I had $150 on their it would all be gone now. My card was a Greendot card, so it's not like I can walk into the bank to dispute it. I called GD and they said that "someone" got my money because it had an auth #.

Bayleesprings, is the amount showing as a pending charge on your GD statement online or has it posted? Because if it's still in pending and timed out, then it doesn't mean anyone got your money yet.. and it may fall back to your card. That happens with timed out cc transactions when they don't go all the way through and credit to your casino account sometimes. It's happened to me lots of times. Where the casino sees it as pending and the cc company sees it as auth approved. After so many days the auth number would expire and the pending charge would go back to my available balance on my card. I hope that's all it is for you.

It's still a big inconvenience but it happens.

 

[happygobrokey]

this feels like a third-party malware of some kind to me. either the customers are being trojaned or keystroke-logged, or the security of the connection is compromised and the information intercepted at some point, or the business end itself is infected and giving up your data. whoever stole the info then rings up a "sale" at vintagevinyl or whatever to get the money off your card.

whatever it is, it's a pita i'll bet. hope it sorts itself out. take care,

 

[daera]

As you can see, the casino names are written, they dont have to lie or change the name because I am in a legalized state

What country do you live in Babs? All U.S. states are affected by U.I.G.E.A., which has to do with the credit card companies and online gambling transactions.

 

[Mephisto]

hope this is going to be resolved, i thought grand mondial was a great brand

 

[daera]

hope this is going to be resolved, i thought grand mondial was a great brand

Grand Mondial IS a good brand.
I'm confident this whole thing is some sort of mistake.

 

[vinylweatherman]

This seem pretty serious, mistakes like this happen all the time, but the sheer frequency they are happening in these examples beggars belief. This looks like a deliberate scam, rather than the odd few isolated mistakes. I find less than one mistake a year through all my banking facilities.
I am surprised the BANK didn't block the second duplicate transaction, as it was not just for the same amount, but the EXACT same time down to the second. It is just not possible for this to be genuine, even had both sites been open and the purchases done one after the other, there would be a few seconds difference.
The case where the transaction timed out but somehow still went to the duplicate company, is odder still, it shows the duplicates are indeed being triggered before the casino completes the transaction, and the fact they are to the exact same second indicates a pre-programmed automatic process.
This may have affected a very large number of players who just have not noticed, not just those where the problem was big enough to cause problems with their accounts running out of funds (which prompted them to investigate).
With the banks getting involved with resolving these issues, there is the danger that the methods casinos use will become compromised, and indeed will fuel the opinion of the DoJ that they are just criminal organisations pretending to be reputable businesses.
Whoever is to blame, the system was designed by the casinos, and what seems to have happened is that it has become very screwed up, and there have either been monumental mistakes made, or someone is taking advantage of a security loophole and intends to milk it for as much as possible before the inevitable happens and it gets discovered (as has now happened).
This will lead to casinos suffering heavy losses as these "duplicate" charges are unwound by the banks, and casinos can not protest too much as the "companies" officially have nothing to do with them. If "vintagevinyl" or whatever is just the casino, when the money is recovered, it will end up coming from the casino, and money will also be recovered where thare has been NO duplicate charge, which could be a real loss. These processors will then be blocked, not for being a casino, but for mass fraud on US bank accounts. With them being registered in the UK, our regulators could be asked to investigate these entities, and at this point it may be discovered they are a front, and this really IS "money laundering".

This thread should perhaps now be migrated to the ATB section (please!).

 

[babs7262]

Very Interesting

Are you guys saying it's only happening (so far) to us USA residents and noone else.? Boy, that is rich. Im beginning to think Vinyl may be right as well as the previous poster, almost like a "thats what you get for gaming in the USA when your not suppose to" But still, I am not doing anything illegal. This really bothers me (this US thing) Again, it's only 13 states out of 50, That is alot of ppl allowed left to game online.

And GM is a good outfit, even though I cant ever win LOL...but I dont recall any problems as far as winners not getting money etc..

I havnt gambled since Wednesday night, Im not saying the casinos lost a fortune , but because of this, I cant gamble until I get a card because I dont have my visa anymore (they marked it hot) and I cant drive so Im stuck looking at peoples' screenshots and wishing I could play. I HATE funmode, it's not the same, it's like nearbeer

Maybe Rich can take me to buy one before Laurie starts gaming. I would also like to thank Mario at GM for giving me a little sumpin sumpin to give me a little time with the games

 

[lojo]

Go to superior or simon says or slotocash if you like Rival games, go to cashier, then to redeem coupon... there is usualy a little sumpn sumpn there for new accounts

 

[daera]

I havnt gambled since Wednesday night, Im not saying the casinos lost a fortune , but because of this, I cant gamble until I get a card because I dont have my visa anymore (they marked it hot) and I cant drive so Im stuck looking at peoples' screenshots and wishing I could play. I HATE funmode, it's not the same, it's like nearbeer

Hey Babs,

Do you have Quicktender? If not, you should ask one of the casinos you play at to send you an invite. You can order a prepaid Wired Plastic card from their website at www.wiredplastic.com and have the card in a week or two, with several ways to fund it, including moneygram and western union.

If you check around, you might find other ways to deposit and play besides just your Visa.

Sorry you're having these problems.

 

[babs7262]

Hey Babs,

Do you have Quicktender? If not, you should ask one of the casinos you play at to send you an invite. You can order a prepaid Wired Plastic card from their website at www.wiredplastic.com and have the card in a week or two, with several ways to fund it, including moneygram and western union.

If you check around, you might find other ways to deposit and play besides just your Visa.

Sorry you're having these problems.[/QUOTE


Funny you asked that! Inet has been promising me with over 3 or 4 PM's :you'll be getting that invite in the next 24 hours or so" its now going on 3 weeks. Maybe Il ask Enzo or Mario. Thank You

 

[lojo]

All the casino can do is make the request to quicktender; qt sends the invitation on casino's behalf and you click a coded link. It'll come

 

[babs7262]

bumping for Bingo T...he cant find this lol

 

[BingoT]

LOL
Not this one
The one that had the card trick in it.

You do not have permission to view link Log in or register now.

And you even Thanked me for it lol
It had this in it.

 

[babs7262]

OMG that is way tooo funny Bingo. I thought you meant this one. My memory is getting worse with each episode, Lojo said I answered a PM that I dont remember even getting.

 

[BingoT]

OMG that is way tooo funny Bingo. I thought you meant this one. My memory is getting worse with each episode, Lojo said I answered a PM that I dont remember even getting.

It's ok we all know the older we get we lose it at times.

 

[babs7262]

I asked GM for some help and they obliged with QT. I just played there last night. I also played at Inet and ClubWorld so you know I wasnt just saying it wasnt them for the sake of their reputation. Just be careful and look at your bank statements

I had no problems with them using my prepaid Visa

 

[silcnlayc]

Just received...

Here is another casino doing the same things as the others now. Just got this today!

From: Fortune Lounge <[email protected]>

Date: Monday, November 12, 2007 1:30 PM

To:

Subject: =?ISO-8859-1?B?SW1wb3J0YW50IG5ld3MgZm9yIHBsYXllcnMgdXNpbmcgVklTQQ= =?=

Size: 2 KB


Dear XXXX,

*******************************************************
IMPORTANT CASINO NOTICE
*******************************************************

Please note that the way in which we process
VISA credit card transactions has been updated.

On occasion you might notice that we will randomly
process transactions at $0.05c less than the requested
amount.

For example:
If you purchase $50 in the casino, your VISA
credit card might only be charged $49.95 - with $49.95
being deposited into your casino account.
Alternatively, the transaction may go through as
requested.

The adjusted amount will be displayed in the banking
pages of the casino prior to the transaction being
processed.

Should you experience any difficulties in making
deposits at your favorite casino, please feel free to
contact our support team for assistance.

Sincerely
The Fortune Lounge Team

Fortune Lounge, 1934 Driftwood Bay, Belize City, Belize

Report any spam complaints to [email protected].

Many casinos are coming up with interesting ways in which to process monies coming from the USA. We all just need to be aware....they don't say what processor they are using, and if anyone knows, it would be great if that too was passed along. I know I would like to know even if I don't play there at this time.



.

 

[bernynhel]

I left my wallet with $500, my prepaid credit cards and a condom on a buis the other day.

 

[babs7262]

I left my wallet with $500, my prepaid credit cards and a condom on a buis the other day.

Is this a joke or are you having a bad Fing week? You cant win for losing this week Bern, Hope things get better for ya hon

 

[lojo]

Where's your damn bike bern?

Ahhh, in the fridge with the phone!!!!

No kiddin bra, the other day i had my fish set up to smoke, got everything in order and couldn't find the freaking chip pan (I'm a small time smoker these days) after about fifteen minutes of looking EVERYWHERE including the freezer, I found it on top of the laundry. That's why I busted such a gut when you gave your hairydogcellphone thing the other day

You doing okay? Need a nurse? Lots of help out there if you might be getting poisoned, not eating right, not sleeping... Here's some; Go to penny throws on the casinos until you're bored spitless. and for gawd's ache change that avatar.

Be well

 

[babs7262]

I got a phone call from JP factory

This was strange, although nice of them, but strange.

I got a call a few minutes ago from the Jackpot Factory Manager. He asked for me and then said "I was calling about your unauthorized charges" I told him that I havnt played at alljackpots in a long long time. He said "I know", i said that I didnt understand why he was calling lol. He said "All I know is that I got an email with your personal info and to call you to find out if there were any unauthorized charges because MicroGaming has emails going around to all of their casinos regarding unauthorized charges. "

Hmmm.....are they worried? He even said he didnt know why he had to call me because he saw that I havnt played there in several months. I told him what was going on and he had a "sigh of relief" lol when I told him his casino wasnt involved, infact, none of the casinos in reality are. He just thanked me for taking his call and said if I need anything or if this happens while depositing with his casino to let him know

Again....I encourage anyone who emailed me to contact your casino with the dispute in question. The casinos WANT to know, they cant fix a problem that theyre not aware of . This isnt just gonna "go away" if anything things could get worse and that's the chance Im taking. Who knows....me bringing this up in such detail could get me blacklisted, but if that means getting things straight, oh well. I always have B&M's. I am hoping for the opposite. I hope they find who is doing this and straighten everything out and we all live and gamble happily ever after LOL

I wonder who's gonna call me next!

 

[Mario]

Relax, Mario. I was only kidding.

Dont stress was just teezing

 

[babs7262]

Hey Mario

Just wanted to thank you for your help and attention regarding this matter. Your top notch in my book! Now if you could just find me a winning machine lol

 

[kakata]

Hey Mario

Just wanted to thank you for your help and attention regarding this matter. Your top notch in my book! Now if you could just find me a winning machine lol

if he would know....................he would play it him self...............lol

 

[babs7262]

Just got another call from Vegas Partner Group, Im not sure which casinos they are even connected with. I didnt answer and just listened to the voicemail and it said the same thing as the guy from JP factory

For MG's.....Please don't call me if I don't have a complaint that is connected with your casino. I will give my usual canned email if you email me but I am not taking anymore calls.

Im not stupid and I know your not.....You know what's going on and I feel I do not need to talk to Managers from casinos that I dont even play at. I have a very long fuse and will not be intimidated by getting a bunch of calls at once, Im too sick and cannot let myself get stressed out, therefore, no more calls will be taken at home......oh, and my cellphone, oh and my husand's cell phone (I know, you have every number of mine, you all made that clear)

My health is more important than this stupid $534 plus theft from the people you trust with our money, just take care of what your suppose to and leave me out of it. I have sent numerous amounts of proof to you and to my bank. I also have copies in a very safe place at the bank.

Again (I know CMers I sound like a record but it MUST be repeated for self) I am not Accusing these casinos, You are a victim as well but dont want to face it. The only people who just called me once and handled things was the RTG casinos and one person from an MG (you know who you are) which I am grateful for because those casinos were involved

Game Over....stick a fork in me, Im done!

 

[babs7262]

So far so good

wanted to let you know I made a couple of deposits at said casinos in the beginning of this thread and everything is back to normal, no extra charges from the V companies, just the casinos with the correct amounts

Thank you so much for taking care of this. Maybe I havnt won but I admire how things were taken seriously and got fixed (for me anyway).