For what it's worth, it's true that none of our sites accept American Express, so at least that bit was for real. But there are shitloads of non-porn places that don't take Amex, so if that's the dude's only credit card, he's SOL when it comes to paying for many things.
OP, I realize that you can see where you made some errors here, and that happens to the best of us, but I want to add that you should NEVER let customers push you into payment methods that you haven't vetted and approved. If they can't/won't pay using the methods you offer, they can go suck their own dick.
Secondly, I know that it seems tempting to let people pay with Amazon gift cards or merchandise. After all, getting a GC or stuff is better than getting nothing from a potential customer, right? But just remember that there is nothing stopping a MINOR from buying you shit from Amazon. As far as I know, all of our cam sites and indy processors will flag and prevent payments from cards that are owned by minors. If a 17 year old wants to buy you an Amazon GC as a gift, that's a little creepy, but not really something you need to worry about too much. If he's using Amazon to pay for your services, and you do an explicit performance for a kid, that's a problem for you.
Other reasons that people like to pay with Amazon are pretty suspect, too.
- He could have been blacklisted from a bunch of cam sites for doing chargebacks.
- He could have a SO or parent that will lose their shit when they see how much he spent on porn (you), and will call the CC company claiming fraud, because dude immediately pulls the "wasn't me, card must be stolen" routine. (This has happened to me personally, but thankfully it was on LCMS and LH fought it and won.) If they do the same thing with an Amazon GC, Amazon can follow the money and see where the goods went, and they'll probably cooperate and provide your info for the fraud investigation.
- Maybe he stole the credit card from an 87 year old lady, and knows that he'll get caught pretty quickly if he tries to use it on a cam site, whereas Amazon probably won't question it.
- Some guys simply know dozens of ways to get your info and/or free shows from you if they can convince you to take Amazon for payment.
So yeah, just be careful and suspicious. If you have a reg that you've known awhile and who has bought shows on cam sites before, at least you know that he's likely an adult and not prone to fraud or chargebacks (although he may still be trying to scam you). But if some dude that you've never met before wants to pay with Amazon, it should be considered a serious risk.



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