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BritishBecky
09-03-2010, 02:08 PM
Oh, and for further info to UKMissy - I was really worried that I was somehow handing over control of my AW account but I haven't at all. The account still looks exactly the same at my end. I can check my credits in the same way, and control my pics and bio etc exactly the same. I was also worried about giving my password details, but I just changed it as soon as the group had added me. PrincessJenny will explain :)
PrincessJenny
09-03-2010, 03:05 PM
Hi Becky. Would be great to get you on the daily pay with LJ and SM once all the paper work is sorted my end, this epass non sense is terrible. I would literally have broken down in tears if it had happened to me.
When transferring your account you can change your password before and after the transfer to give you piece of mind and you retain full control of the account/profile at all times.
Victoria669Jones
09-03-2010, 03:48 PM
press release, 3 minutes ago
ePassporte: Visa Situation Should be Resolved Next Week
The issue is with Visa and not with its bank, says ePassporte
By Tom Hymes
Sep 3rd, 2010
SANTA MONICA, Calif.—In response to a call from AVN seeking further clarification on the sudden suspension by Visa of the ability by ePassport’s West Indies-based bank—St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla National Bank Ltd.—to process Visa transactions, ePassporte’s business account manager called to comment on the situation.
“The problem,” he said, “is not our bank. Our bank is perfectly fine. Everybody’s money is safe. The issue is literally with Visa. Visa functionality is the only thing that’s down, which means eCards and vCards. We are working to resolve the issue and we will have a resolution by next week, but at this point in time we don’t have any more information and we will contact everyone as soon as we do have any update at all.”
When asked about the increasing concern among some ePassporte clients that their money might remain inaccessible for some time to come, leading them to seek alternative means of delivery, he said, “I think the most important thing right now is for people to be patient until we have a solution. I wouldn’t move any [funds] at this point, because by the time you would receive a wire we’ll either have Visa functionality back up or we will have found another solution.
“The problem,” he added, “is that yesterday we were given about an hour’s notice of the situation, so there really wasn’t enough time for us to prepare any sort of documented statements other than the message that came from our CEO and owner, Christopher Mallick.
“There’s nothing to worry about," he stressed. "It’s an issue with Visa, not with our bank. All of our functions outside of Visa are working perfectly. If people’s funds are in their wallets, they can feel free to contact customer service and do a wire disbursement, but if they can wait, that would be my recommendation. I wouldn’t make any hasty decisions. But we’re not going anywhere; there’s nothing wrong with the business. This was an unforeseen issue, and we’re not exactly sure where it came from on Visa’s side.”
Before hanging up, he once again expressed his hope that calm would prevail over the long holiday weekend, after which the company expects that the situation will be quickly resolved.
“There really is nothing to be panicked about,” he said. “We just have to be patient and see what the solution is. All I can say is that if we had been given more notice, we obviously would have been better prepared and would have contacted all of our clients beforehand.”
In the meantime we have learned that several affiliate programs have sent letters to their affiliates notifying them that they are temporarily suspending the use of ePassporte until the Visa issues are resolved, and recommending that people log in to their accounts and change their payment options to either checks or wire transfers.
ebonygoddexxx
09-03-2010, 04:03 PM
I really hope they get this fixed asap
salemsexy
09-03-2010, 05:21 PM
this sucks hope epass does not all the sudden close down.
cyberstripper
09-03-2010, 05:23 PM
Such an unfortunate situation. I am in process of changing all of my sites to accept checks. Even if Epassporte/Visa do come to a resolution I am not willing to put my hard earned money at risk after this. If In two weeks everything is back to normal, great..but I will no longer be using their service.
I have also received letters recently asking for me to upload ids and information...and like M I have not submitted the info...BUT I DID NOT SEE THIS COMING....I am sure none of us did.
Unfortunately I did get a transfer a few days ago and was able to get my money out, but I still have some money on the card. I don't think I will ever see it....if epass cannot come to a resolution, prepare to kiss the money goodbye:(
I have been wanting to move on from camming for a while now and although this is not my fault or any camsites fault, I think this is the icing on the cake for me. This is the motivation I needed (although it is an unfortunate situation). I am going to start working on my non adult business plans that I have been putting off due to camming. I am not going to do anything drastic and will continue camming and receiving pay by checks, but In the meantime I am going to look into dancing again. I am even considering a "normal job" though I would not stick with it to make ends meet in the meantime!!! At least with dancing/tip related jobs I can make cash money on a daily basis! I have seen this happen to so many companies the past few years and it just isn't worth the stress anymore. I know there are other options (zombaio, payoneer, ccbill) but lets face it all of these companies will have ISSUES!
F U ep-ASS-porte
ukmissy
09-03-2010, 05:35 PM
Thankyou Becky and princess, I am looking into it now .
I found this on another financial forum .......
"The reason for this move from Visa is most likely because of the new rules enforced by Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN).
New rules has come in place regarding debit pre paid cards, gift cards and reloadable top up cards. The rules, which were mandated by the Credit CARD Act of 2009, require more data collection and reporting from businesses, and some experts say they could make prepaid card buying a challenge for some consumers.
Starting June 28, the public will have 30 days to comment on the rules, which require nonbank prepaid card providers to:
Quote:
File suspicious activity reports (SARs) with the government on suspicious activity of more than $2,000. Suspicious Activities Reports are Treasury Department forms already required of banks, casinos, poker rooms, securities and futures firms and others in the money services business. More than 5.6 million have been filed since they were first mandated in 1996 (see chart). The proposed rule would add nonbank card providers to the ranks of those required to file forms with the government when their suspicions are aroused.
Collect customer information anytime a card is reloaded at someplace other than a bank.
Maintain transaction information.
The rule focuses on the following:
Quote:
Don't have the value clearly labeled on them.
Are reloadable at places other than banks.
Can have a maximum lifetime value of more than $1,000, including reloads.
Can be used anywhere -- especially if they can be used internationally.
Can have the value transferred to another card.
Are purchased in large amounts or seem otherwise suspicious.
Basically this is another terrorists anti-money laundry mumbo jumbo, but for now Epassporte is going to stay closed unless they will be able to comply with the new regulatations that came into force just a bit more than 30 days ago."
If this is the case it could drag out for a long time.
http://www.italkcash.com/forum/e-currency-e-gold-e-bullion-paypal-epassporte-etc/245308-breaking-news-epassporte-shuts-down-visa-electron-card-all-users.html
Smurfette
09-03-2010, 06:03 PM
This absolutely sucks ... I just got my Visa card less than two weeks ago and I was SO excited. I hate getting checks... it takes 3+ weeks from the end of the pay period to have the money accessible in my bank account (there's always a one week hold).
I'm going to trust the press release that Victoria posted and cross my fingers that the problem will be resolved some time this week. I'll continue using Epassporte because I like the convenience, but from now on I'll be withdrawing the money as soon as it is deposited in case something like this happens again.
MonicaF
09-03-2010, 06:51 PM
Well, yet another punch in the face...
I had quite a bit of money in my epass account and I'm over here freaking out. Dumb ass me thought that they were as safe as my bank.
Please send positive energy out to the universe that this gets resolved this week so I can pay my rent on time.
DominoDiva
09-03-2010, 07:38 PM
yeah DominaDiva, but the performers living outside USA or europe, like me, cant receive the payment in other way than an electronic payment system, in my case if youre a independant worker, or u receive payments lower than 5000dollars you cant use the international transactions or international wire transfers, it fucked me.
im in the UK chick, i know what you mean.
I was with imlive, so yes, this would of been a problem if i was with them
but, MFC offer bank wire transfers, which i get directly to my bank account here in the UK. I was just saying that im glad i switched before this all happened, i hope it gets sorted for you guys, really i do, i know what its like to feel like you cant touch your money.
Edit- UK is europe aint it >< doh me. dunno if what i just said still counts then lol
jess xxxxx
bluexxxtasy
09-04-2010, 06:22 AM
i think once i move im going to take a chance on getting checks...now that ive moved actual checks will make shit alot easier when it comes to verifying income and i wont always have to grab tax papers..still sucks though..i usually right on payday get to paying bilss by going to atm or xferring money to bank. maybe yall can get a savings account thru ur bank and separate ur money like that next time or buy a prepaid card to take ur money out of epassporte and have it sit on prepaid card when this stuff gets fixed
malayataylor
09-04-2010, 06:26 AM
i think once i move im going to take a chance on getting checks...now that ive moved actual checks will make shit alot easier when it comes to verifying income and i wont always have to grab tax papers..still sucks though..i usually right on payday get to paying bilss by going to atm or xferring money to bank. maybe yall can get a savings account thru ur bank and separate ur money like that next time or buy a prepaid card to take ur money out of epassporte and have it sit on prepaid card when this stuff gets fixed
Exactly. I have switched to checks for this reason.
Blu_Rayne
09-04-2010, 08:17 AM
Thank goodness I always use checks!
pussyplayground
09-04-2010, 02:57 PM
checks get lost in the mail. specifically imlive checks *side eye*
bluexxxtasy
09-04-2010, 02:59 PM
also keep in mind on another thread they was saying that epassporte was technically like having a foreign bank account for all u u.s folks that do taxes.. depending on how much u have sitting in epassport can really fuck u n the ass w no lube when it comes to tax season..mayb this all happened for a reason..
bluexxxtasy
09-04-2010, 03:01 PM
checks get lost in the mail. specifically imlive checks *side eye*
yeah i know imlives take on if ur check never gets there bs.. i have recieved a check b4 from them then switched to fed ex til that shit was outrageous, then to epassporte
missginger
09-04-2010, 03:20 PM
has anyone else seen the movie or trailer for the ceo/owners movie that came out? its based on his life, and tells about his issues with the fbi, etc. i remember him sending out the email advertising it, but finally looked at the trailer yesterday on imlive forum when someone posted a link.
seems like a good movie !
there saying the issue is with visa, not bc of him and fbi issues, but still ironic/funny i guess when it just came out last month, now this happening. guess theres gonna be a sequel part 2 soon
pussyplayground
09-04-2010, 03:21 PM
i dont understand ginger?
Victoria669Jones
09-04-2010, 03:31 PM
has anyone else seen the movie or trailer for the ceo/owners movie that came out? its based on his life, and tells about his issues with the fbi, etc. i remember him sending out the email advertising it, but finally looked at the trailer yesterday on imlive forum when someone posted a link.
seems like a good movie !
there saying the issue is with visa, not bc of him and fbi issues, but still ironic/funny i guess when it just came out last month, now this happening. guess theres gonna be a sequel part 2 soon
Yep that might have been a bad business decision on Chris Mallick's part.. because the movie obviously shows him being involved in illegal stuff and gangsters...not really the type of person legitimate organizations want to deal with.
missginger
09-04-2010, 03:49 PM
heres the movie trailer http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/09/visa-blocks-epassporte/ scroll down its underneath the news article. owen wilson (the main character) portrays the epassporte ceo/onwer guy. its based on his life and all the issues hes had. it just came out last month
cencorshipusa
09-04-2010, 04:02 PM
Imagine if you had this problem with epassporte
pussyplayground
09-04-2010, 04:05 PM
imagine if you had this problem with epassporte
omg. My heart just dropped to the floor!
Victoria669Jones
09-04-2010, 04:05 PM
If that is real, that person is incredibly stupid for keeping that amount of money in Epassporte! :o
bluexxxtasy
09-04-2010, 04:09 PM
woooow! i would be livid! i would b rippin some1 a brand new ass hole after i kick my own ass..holy fuckin shit
cencorshipusa
09-04-2010, 04:22 PM
It's not my money. I would be too paranoid to keep that amount in epassporte, an over seas company, and Stupid or not it's a lot of money to lose.
missginger
09-04-2010, 04:23 PM
im calling bullshit on that one, but yeah id be PISSED !
TheBrownFox
09-05-2010, 07:59 AM
Any funds that are sent to your ePassporte at this point will automatically go to your Wallet. It will tell you this when you log into your account and go to your profile. Once the money goes to your Wallet, you can then transfer it to your bank account. This is a relief to me. Payday for is every Monday, but lately my payments have actually been going in on Sunday (a day early...sweet!). So later today I'm gonna log in and do this Wallet-to-Bank Account transfer, and I will let you guys know how that goes.
pussyplayground
09-05-2010, 08:08 AM
it didnt tell me anything when i logged in.
At this point Epassporte is untrustworthy. Im sure they knew they had a problem before all of this. They were to greedy to warn us! fuck them.
Victoria669Jones
09-05-2010, 10:15 AM
Jenny- when I worked for you I only got 55% of my earnings, because of the bank charges, you told me. Do you no longer pass on the bank charges to the models?
BritishBecky
09-05-2010, 10:20 AM
Hey Victoria - obviously I'm not PrincessJenny so can't claim to speak for her. By my calculations I have been getting 59% of my total revenue from directcam, which is correct as it was explained to me. Only signed up to the scheme a week or two ago though.
TheBrownFox
09-05-2010, 10:29 AM
it didnt tell me anything when i logged in.
It's not gonna be the first thing you see when you log in. I think it's when you click on 'Edit My Profile' or something...I don't know. All I know is that's what it said when I was on there the other day, and then another cam girl I know saw the same message on her profile.
HustletteDiva
09-05-2010, 10:45 AM
It's not gonna be the first thing you see when you log in. I think it's when you click on 'Edit My Profile' or something...I don't know. All I know is that's what it said when I was on there the other day, and then another cam girl I know saw the same message on her profile.
Yeah, I seen it to when I logged into my account because I was going to change to my wallet as well......just in case...
pussyplayground
09-05-2010, 11:02 AM
oh i missed what your saying. IN THE FUTURE PAYMENTS right?
I wonder why we cant transfer our own money now...wtf
Bambalina
09-06-2010, 11:15 AM
It's a glitch, that's my bet. They are in the Caribbean and not much happens on weekends. See, the money isn't in your "account" (wallet), it is in the banks Visa Debit Card accounts, which are now still there (according to ePass, and probably true...no reason for this not to be true) but inaccessible to any form of Visa, since Visa pulled the plug. We cannot transfer from them because ePass/Bank have to have availability on those funds, which should happen since Visa has absolutely no legal right to them, so should release them.
As far as I can tell, the one word not yet said that will soon be on everyone's lips....
MasterCard
Why? Well, look at CCBill and others who do adult payments. Visa are a bunch of cocksuckers and always have been, and MasterCard seems fine with our 'tainted', dirty slut, pussy-juice soaked, g-string creased dollar bills. More power to MasterCard. Could be wrong, since Visa is HUGE and accepted more places, so they might negotiate like mad to get Visa back on-board, but if that falls through, I expect we will all be getting MasterCards.
B.
TheBrownFox
09-06-2010, 02:52 PM
oh i missed what your saying. IN THE FUTURE PAYMENTS right?
I wonder why we cant transfer our own money now...wtf
Yes, payments AFTER the ePassporte BS is what I was referring to. They're supposed to be automatically going to Wallet. And I'm irritated right now because I was looking forward to getting my payment from (it would've automatically gone to Wallet on ePassporte), but Janet (of ) just told me that they're not gonna send ePassporte payments anymore because of this. So I had to change my payment method, and I chose direct deposit. It said that direct deposit payments will take 5 days to appear in the bank account...ugh!
I know it makes sense for to not wanna deal with ePassporte anymore, and I don't blame them. I was just hoping to have my money from them in Wallet today, but I'll have to wait to get it through direct deposit. Gotta pay Sprint next week.
TheBrownFox
09-06-2010, 03:06 PM
MasterCard
Why? Well, look at CCBill and others who do adult payments. Visa are a bunch of cocksuckers and always have been, and MasterCard seems fine with our 'tainted', dirty slut, pussy-juice soaked, g-string creased dollar bills. More power to MasterCard. Could be wrong, since Visa is HUGE and accepted more places, so they might negotiate like mad to get Visa back on-board, but if that falls through, I expect we will all be getting MasterCards.
B.
LOL. Yup, the credit card that I got from my bank is MasterCard. And you're right about Visa being accepted more, because if you go to any Dollar Tree store they'll tell you they only take Visa credit or MasterCard debit (requiring a PIN). Once I had to put back all the stuff I wanted to buy, because at checkout I couldn't remember the PIN for my MasterCard...lmao.
Girl, you had me dying with your comment about our pussy juice soaked dollar bills...lmao! :laughing:
Bambalina
09-07-2010, 12:14 AM
LOL.
Girl, you had me dying with your comment about our pussy juice soaked dollar bills...lmao! :laughing:
My vivid imagination...curse or blessing? You decide...
B
space_cowgirl
09-07-2010, 09:35 AM
On the day we were notified of this, I transferred all the money from my Wallet to my bank account, and it showed up this morning, so that's something.
pussyplayground
09-09-2010, 11:37 PM
no its nothing. what it proves is some fraudulent shit. same money, same spot only one side gets it...the others dont. Epassporte did something they should have done. and we are all paying for it. A class action lawsuit needs to be put in order.
all my bills are due in the middle of the month. but most, are on the first. im sure many are homeless are about to be because of this, all over a damn card.
spexyashleigh
09-10-2010, 12:21 AM
all my bills are due in the middle of the month. but most, are on the first. im sure many are homeless are about to be because of this, all over a damn card.
luckily my rent comes from my MFC direct deposit but I used my epassporte to pay all my bills. My student loan, credit cards and cell bills have all taken a hit and been charged late fees, not to mention the government is on my ass because of the missed student loan payment. Such a hassle having to wait til my next direct deposit check on the 16th and you know what? Those cocksuckers @ epass couldn't give a shit what I, or anyone else is going through right now. >:(