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musemo · 09-02-2010, 10:35 PM

IMPORTANT MESSAGE REGARDING YOUR EPASSPORTE ACCOUNT

From: Christopher Mallick, Owner, ePassporte.com

Dear ePassporte Account Holders,

Please be advised that, at 12:00 PM PDT today, September 2, 2010, we were notified that effective immediately, Visa International has suspended our banking partner's (St. Kitts Nevis Anguilla National Bank) ePassporte Visa program. The ePassporte e-Wallet program continues to be up and running, except funds cannot be transferred between your Visa Account and your e-Wallet. At this time ePassporte can no longer issue Visa Cards, and the ability for our Account Holders to make point of sale purchases and withdraw funds from ATMs has also been suspended.

At this time we do not know why this drastic action was taken by Visa. To us, it is unconscionable that such action would be taken without the opportunity for ePassporte to fully understand Visa's reasons and to be able to take all steps necessary to keep our program running the way it has so successfully done for over 7 years. But that is what Visa has done.

As soon as we have more information we will be in contact with you.

In the meantime please be assured that your funds are safe.

We are very sorry for the short notice and apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. The ePassporte team is working diligently to rectify this situation.

We kindly ask you to bear with us while we work through this issue.

Please feel free to contact us via the message center or at our call center, should you have any questions, comments or concerns.

Thank You,

Christopher Mallick

TigerUK · 09-03-2010, 07:39 AM

yeah i heard, what a bunch of cocksuckers, I doubt visa just pulled the plug, it's more likely there was an ongoing dispute between epassporte and paypal, and ep kept all of us in the dark,until it was too late, not giving anyone a chance to withdraw the money

I have $320 sitting in my visa account, I could have withdrawn the funds at any time. I actually logged in yesterday to check my balance, and today.. too late

crf450 · 09-03-2010, 10:16 AM

can you send money to a checking acct?

Big Mike75 · 09-03-2010, 11:32 AM

Yah, this came out of nowhere, lot's of pissed off people, and lot's of frozen money.

jr_sci · 09-04-2010, 09:31 AM

Holly shit, I just saved my ass. I was about to open an account there.

Essociate · 09-04-2010, 04:39 PM

wishing all the affected a smooth transition to other payment systems and that they will recover any lost money. we have had a lot of requests to pay by Epassporte over the years, and never added it due to their offshore presence and the lack of recourse we would have in an event like this. that being said, we never like to see our peers take a hit like this.

lopez · 09-04-2010, 11:27 PM

holy shit man ....

1yerrot · 09-04-2010, 11:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TigerUK

yeah i heard, what a bunch of cocksuckers, I doubt visa just pulled the plug, it's more likely there was an ongoing dispute between epassporte and paypal, and ep kept all of us in the dark,until it was too late, not giving anyone a chance to withdraw the money

I have $320 sitting in my visa account, I could have withdrawn the funds at any time. I actually logged in yesterday to check my balance, and today.. too late

Dude, that sucks butt nuggets...

bullet-ride · 09-05-2010, 08:03 AM

This is a pretty quiet thread, but it's horrible news for all the old school porn site owners and Fleshlight affiliates...

Quote:

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 02:26 PM

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, 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.

Several messages left througout the day with managers at the St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla National Bank Ltd. went unreturned. One call did go through to the managing director's assistant, who said everyone was at lunch and to call back, and provided a stateside number for ePassporte. Later calls all went to voicemail.

Check back with AVN for more updates as this story unfolds.

ShadowCaster · 09-05-2010, 05:40 PM

Oh shi, this is not good, I hope they will resolve this ASAP..
Just checked my ePassporte inbox and:

Quote:

Dear ePassporte Account Holder,

Christopher Mallick, owner of ePassporte, has just released the R-Rated Trailer for his film entitled, Middle Men and wanted ePassporte Account Holders to be some of the first to view it online. If you would like to view the trailer, please copy and paste the link below into your browser:

Middle Men Movie Red Band Trailer | In Theatres August 6th

Middle Men, which is being distributed by Paramount Pictures is set to hit theaters in the United States and Canada on August 6. The film stars Luke Wilson, Giovanni Ribisi, James Caan and Kelsey Grammer.

Thank you and we hope you enjoy the trailer.

Sincerely,

ePassporte Account Services

I mean, WHAT THE F? It seems that they are jerking off to internet porn rather than actually doing something useful..

maxidrom11 · 09-06-2010, 06:14 AM

It will be sorted out

Napolean · 09-06-2010, 06:48 AM

I would be more surprised if this just happened by coincidence at the same time their movie came out gloating about the way they do business.

In this political and economical climate, its just asking for trouble. Its like Al Capone bankrolling a movie about bootlegging during prohibition, its going to draw in unwanted attention and unnecessary problems are going to come up as a result.

Not to mention the 20 million spent on the movie, and the return only up to $733k (domestic).

cyberservice · 09-06-2010, 09:50 AM

sorry to listen , what the fuck visa and epassporte is doing with members money

NeoHere · 09-06-2010, 11:40 AM

I have around $2k there. Many small adult affiliate programs who can't issue a check was paying thier international affilates through epass.

I hope they will sort it out or my 2k is fu@ked.

extor · 09-06-2010, 10:50 PM

I was thinking of opening an account this week. Is anyone actually going to lose money for good or will it just be stuck there for a few weeks in that Visa blackhole?

webmoney · 09-07-2010, 04:51 AM

that is good advert for the movie and I hope its going to have happy end.
Next pay period is ending and with my many micropayments from several affiliate programs I am not sure how the money gets to me.

biris · 09-07-2010, 07:29 AM

I'm running an affiliate program and the last four days have been chaotic. many affiliates that used to get paid through epassporte are really pissed off..
we are trying to find alternatives. any suggestions?
I work in the adult industry btw
thanks

cheshire · 09-07-2010, 11:02 AM

I guess I don't understand the issue? I have an ePassporte account and I just withdrew my funds to my bank account. No money lost ...

musiclover · 09-07-2010, 02:17 PM

It's gonna get fixed but I think we will end up having MasterCard like Payoneer provides instead of Visa.

FighterSpirit · 09-11-2010, 06:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by biris

I'm running an affiliate program and the last four days have been chaotic. many affiliates that used to get paid through epassporte are really pissed off..
we are trying to find alternatives. any suggestions?
I work in the adult industry btw
thanks

use payoneer , work to me 2 years now

McBob · 09-12-2010, 12:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by biris

I'm running an affiliate program and the last four days have been chaotic. many affiliates that used to get paid through epassporte are really pissed off..
we are trying to find alternatives. any suggestions?
I work in the adult industry btw
thanks

Payoneer.com would be an option. They've got a prepaid card (mastercard), so your affiliates will be able to withdraw their money that way. (no easy p2p option like epass has though).

Payoneer Sponsors has a list with adult affiliate program using payoneer and you'll be able to find several discussions about the use of payoneer on the adult boards (like gfy (no spam) ) as a lot of programs are in the same boat as you.

McBob · 09-12-2010, 12:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cheshire

I guess I don't understand the issue? I have an ePassporte account and I just withdrew my funds to my bank account. No money lost ...

money in the epass wallet can be accessed. Money in the virtual Visa (default setting) can't.

FighterSpirit · 09-14-2010, 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cheshire

I guess I don't understand the issue? I have an ePassporte account and I just withdrew my funds to my bank account. No money lost ...

if you have money on visa like I see on one other thread then you will understand all

cheshire · 09-14-2010, 06:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by McBob

money in the epass wallet can be accessed. Money in the virtual Visa (default setting) can't.

Can't you move the money from your virtual visa to your ewallet, then withdraw to your bank account?

TigerUK · 09-15-2010, 04:30 PM

it's worrying for me because I'm non US, so I don't have the bank account option.

If they don't come up with another debit card option, then I'm screwed basically.

puresavage · 09-16-2010, 01:04 AM

Epass used to be good

dably · 09-16-2010, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cheshire

Can't you move the money from your virtual visa to your ewallet, then withdraw to your bank account?

You could until the problems with Visa came out and now any money in the virtual Visa is frozen. Virtual Visa was the default setting for incoming funds.

Victoria-Rx · 09-19-2010, 05:37 AM

Well, it's been a while already and no one has news about this issue... I am running an affiliate network and many of our affiliates are using ePassporte.

At this point we presented 3 options:
a) Webmoney
b) Wire transfer with a real low minimum
c) Hold the funds to see what's going on with ePassporte.

Most of my affiliates chose options b or c.

I believe this will be solved sooner than later.

Cheers!

TigerUK · 09-25-2010, 03:40 PM

epassporte are lying bastards.

I don't beleive anything they say.

It's unlikely that visa has abruptedly pulled the plug, there msut've been some concerns with visa long before and nogotiations fell through and visa pulle dthe plug. They had plenty of time to warn their customers. But they didn't, they kept quiet and let out money just dissapear.

Next they told us in a matter of weeks the accounts will be reinstated and not to panic etc.

Then we got another update saying that the visa card are just days away from being reinstated.

And boom, now they visa balance doesn't even show up on epassporte any more. Visa had taken away our money, and likely we'll never see it again..

Fuck you epassporte.

TigerUK · 09-25-2010, 03:43 PM

to add insult to injury, epassporte say "don't post on forums regarding this, your usernames may get leaked and that may put your account at roiisk" LOL

Fuck you epassporte, my username is different here, and chances are I'll never see my money so what difference does it make??

puresavage · 09-26-2010, 11:47 PM

epass no more.

biris · 12-20-2010, 07:27 AM

we've started using paxum and it seems to work really well (including all the functionality of epassporte)

Kobal · 12-20-2010, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by biris

we've started using paxum and it seems to work really well (including all the functionality of epassporte)

Yea paxum is the next epassporte

seolinker · 12-21-2010, 06:41 AM

How it different from payoneer ? all that paxum, at least epass was visa card.

AustinP · 12-21-2010, 07:06 AM

I think this is just the beginning. There is a lot of shit bound to happen in 2011, Better lock up your bitches soon folks.

twmaffun3 · 01-29-2011, 04:39 PM

close call, was about to open up an account there!

johnboy9999 · 02-24-2011, 06:02 AM

Is anyone else still waiting for their money. I gave a gift to someone who never got the card. goodbye $500 to st kitts bank or the us government.

09-02-2010, 10:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
musemo Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 1 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Bad news from ePassporte IMPORTANT MESSAGE REGARDING YOUR EPASSPORTE ACCOUNT From: Christopher Mallick, Owner, ePassporte.com Dear ePassporte Account Holders, Please be advised that, at 12:00 PM PDT today, September 2, 2010, we were notified that effective immediately, Visa International has suspended our banking partner's (St. Kitts Nevis Anguilla National Bank) ePassporte Visa program. The ePassporte e-Wallet program continues to be up and running, except funds cannot be transferred between your Visa Account and your e-Wallet. At this time ePassporte can no longer issue Visa Cards, and the ability for our Account Holders to make point of sale purchases and withdraw funds from ATMs has also been suspended. At this time we do not know why this drastic action was taken by Visa. To us, it is unconscionable that such action would be taken without the opportunity for ePassporte to fully understand Visa's reasons and to be able to take all steps necessary to keep our program running the way it has so successfully done for over 7 years. But that is what Visa has done. As soon as we have more information we will be in contact with you. In the meantime please be assured that your funds are safe. We are very sorry for the short notice and apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. The ePassporte team is working diligently to rectify this situation. We kindly ask you to bear with us while we work through this issue. Please feel free to contact us via the message center or at our call center, should you have any questions, comments or concerns. Thank You, Christopher Mallick Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

09-03-2010, 07:39 AM	#2 (permalink)
TigerUK free links from barcode Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,024 iTrader: 11 / 100%	yeah i heard, what a bunch of cocksuckers, I doubt visa just pulled the plug, it's more likely there was an ongoing dispute between epassporte and paypal, and ep kept all of us in the dark,until it was too late, not giving anyone a chance to withdraw the money I have $320 sitting in my visa account, I could have withdrawn the funds at any time. I actually logged in yesterday to check my balance, and today.. too late Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

09-03-2010, 10:16 AM	#3 (permalink)
crf450 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 5 iTrader: 0 / 0%	can you send money to a checking acct? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

09-03-2010, 11:32 AM	#4 (permalink)
Big Mike75 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 150 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Yah, this came out of nowhere, lot's of pissed off people, and lot's of frozen money. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________

09-04-2010, 09:31 AM	#5 (permalink)
jr_sci Link Optimizer Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: No Man's Land Posts: 1,552 iTrader: 365 / 100%	Holly shit, I just saved my ass. I was about to open an account there. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ Schedule and Drip your Links..

09-04-2010, 04:39 PM	#6 (permalink)
Essociate Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 36 iTrader: 0 / 0%	wishing all the affected a smooth transition to other payment systems and that they will recover any lost money. we have had a lot of requests to pay by Epassporte over the years, and never added it due to their offshore presence and the lack of recourse we would have in an event like this. that being said, we never like to see our peers take a hit like this. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ Essociate & HuntingMoon.com Domains Patented

09-04-2010, 11:27 PM	#7 (permalink)
lopez Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 21 iTrader: 0 / 0%	holy shit man .... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

09-06-2010, 06:14 AM	#11 (permalink)
maxidrom11 Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 43 iTrader: 0 / 0%	It will be sorted out Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

09-06-2010, 06:48 AM	#12 (permalink)
Napolean Geriatric Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: New Peekamoose Posts: 480 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I would be more surprised if this just happened by coincidence at the same time their movie came out gloating about the way they do business. In this political and economical climate, its just asking for trouble. Its like Al Capone bankrolling a movie about bootlegging during prohibition, its going to draw in unwanted attention and unnecessary problems are going to come up as a result. Not to mention the 20 million spent on the movie, and the return only up to $733k (domestic). Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

09-06-2010, 09:50 AM	#13 (permalink)
cyberservice Banned Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 122 iTrader: 7 / 79%	sorry to listen , what the fuck visa and epassporte is doing with members money Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

09-06-2010, 11:40 AM	#14 (permalink)
NeoHere Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 4 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I have around $2k there. Many small adult affiliate programs who can't issue a check was paying thier international affilates through epass. I hope they will sort it out or my 2k is fu@ked. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

09-06-2010, 10:50 PM	#15 (permalink)
extor Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 86 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I was thinking of opening an account this week. Is anyone actually going to lose money for good or will it just be stuck there for a few weeks in that Visa blackhole? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

09-07-2010, 04:51 AM	#16 (permalink)
webmoney Webmaster Money Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: CZ Posts: 27 iTrader: 0 / 0%	that is good advert for the movie and I hope its going to have happy end. Next pay period is ending and with my many micropayments from several affiliate programs I am not sure how the money gets to me. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

09-07-2010, 07:29 AM	#17 (permalink)
biris Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 2 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I'm running an affiliate program and the last four days have been chaotic. many affiliates that used to get paid through epassporte are really pissed off.. we are trying to find alternatives. any suggestions? I work in the adult industry btw thanks Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

09-07-2010, 02:17 PM	#19 (permalink)
musiclover Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 174 iTrader: 13 / 100%	It's gonna get fixed but I think we will end up having MasterCard like Payoneer provides instead of Visa. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ ~ >>> Multiply Profits AND Automate Your Business - "The Money is In The List" Code: Visit: http://tinyurl.com/MultiplyListProfits

09-15-2010, 04:30 PM	#25 (permalink)
TigerUK free links from barcode Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,024 iTrader: 11 / 100%	it's worrying for me because I'm non US, so I don't have the bank account option. If they don't come up with another debit card option, then I'm screwed basically. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

09-16-2010, 01:04 AM	#26 (permalink)
puresavage Banned Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 194 iTrader: 8 / 100%	Epass used to be good Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

09-19-2010, 05:37 AM	#28 (permalink)
Victoria-Rx Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: am Posts: 166 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Well, it's been a while already and no one has news about this issue... I am running an affiliate network and many of our affiliates are using ePassporte. At this point we presented 3 options: a) Webmoney b) Wire transfer with a real low minimum c) Hold the funds to see what's going on with ePassporte. Most of my affiliates chose options b or c. I believe this will be solved sooner than later. Cheers! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

09-25-2010, 03:40 PM	#29 (permalink)
TigerUK free links from barcode Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,024 iTrader: 11 / 100%	epassporte are lying bastards. I don't beleive anything they say. It's unlikely that visa has abruptedly pulled the plug, there msut've been some concerns with visa long before and nogotiations fell through and visa pulle dthe plug. They had plenty of time to warn their customers. But they didn't, they kept quiet and let out money just dissapear. Next they told us in a matter of weeks the accounts will be reinstated and not to panic etc. Then we got another update saying that the visa card are just days away from being reinstated. And boom, now they visa balance doesn't even show up on epassporte any more. Visa had taken away our money, and likely we'll never see it again.. Fuck you epassporte. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

09-25-2010, 03:43 PM	#30 (permalink)
TigerUK free links from barcode Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,024 iTrader: 11 / 100%	to add insult to injury, epassporte say "don't post on forums regarding this, your usernames may get leaked and that may put your account at roiisk" LOL Fuck you epassporte, my username is different here, and chances are I'll never see my money so what difference does it make?? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

09-26-2010, 11:47 PM	#31 (permalink)
puresavage Banned Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 194 iTrader: 8 / 100%	epass no more. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

12-20-2010, 07:27 AM	#32 (permalink)
biris Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 2 iTrader: 0 / 0%	we've started using paxum and it seems to work really well (including all the functionality of epassporte) Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

12-21-2010, 06:41 AM	#34 (permalink)
seolinker Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Odessa, Ukraine / US LLC as well Posts: 1,843 iTrader: 0 / 0%	How it different from payoneer ? all that paxum, at least epass was visa card. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

12-21-2010, 07:06 AM	#35 (permalink)
AustinP Gold Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 2,288 iTrader: 118 / 97%	I think this is just the beginning. There is a lot of shit bound to happen in 2011, Better lock up your bitches soon folks. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ Cover The Face. Fuck Her Base!

01-29-2011, 04:39 PM	#36 (permalink)
twmaffun3 Banned Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 45 iTrader: 0 / 0%	close call, was about to open up an account there! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

02-24-2011, 06:02 AM	#37 (permalink)
johnboy9999 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 1 iTrader: 0 / 0%	waiting Is anyone else still waiting for their money. I gave a gift to someone who never got the card. goodbye $500 to st kitts bank or the us government. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

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