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  1. brikdog24 brikdog24 is offline

    Pittsburgh, PA
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    Mar 17th, 2010 (3/17/2010 2:50pm)

    and they tell me that they noticed with recent activity on my account that I am involved in online gambling which is illegal.

    If it continues they will shut down my account..nice

    wtf..all i have is a bunch of withdraws from FTP the premium wires and the 24 hr up to $950 wires..and a check from stars

    what am i sup to do now to get the rest out other than selling it
     
  2. iCONoFpOKER iCONoFpOKER is offline

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    Mar 17th, 2010 (3/17/2010 2:51pm) in reply to brikdog24

    get a differ bank..duh
  3. norajean norajean is offline

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    Mar 17th, 2010 (3/17/2010 2:57pm) in reply to iCONoFpOKER

    withered
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  4. Pghfan987 Pghfan987 is online now

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    Mar 17th, 2010 (3/17/2010 3:18pm) in reply to norajean

    PM sent
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  5. lkport lkport is offline

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    Mar 17th, 2010 (3/17/2010 3:28pm) in reply to Pghfan987

    I think jennifear posted something like this once, so its not mine. Bounced checks suck but bank wires draw higher scrutiny from banks. Most banks process too many checks to watch them closely.
  6. Appst08 Appst08 is offline

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    Mar 17th, 2010 (3/17/2010 3:28pm) in reply to Pghfan987

    Tell them online gambling isn't illegal at the moment and you will be by to pick up your $ and will be moving your services to a different bank. Thank them for all they have done and be polite.

    ez game
     
  7. doubledave22 doubledave22 is offline

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    Mar 17th, 2010 (3/17/2010 3:35pm) in reply to Appst08

     
    Originally Posted by Appst08 View Post

    Tell them online gambling isn't illegal at the moment and you will be by to pick up your $ and will be moving your services to a different bank. Thank them for all they have done and be polite.

    ez game

    this
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  8. B_O_K_E B_O_K_E is offline

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    Mar 17th, 2010 (3/17/2010 3:46pm) in reply to brikdog24

    Im with [bank name deleted], I haven't been bothered at all. Just find another bank or bury a hole in your backyard, cash the checks elsewhere (not joking, the trust I have in any banks right now is slim).
     
  9. bef99hwk bef99hwk is offline

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    Mar 17th, 2010 (3/17/2010 4:40pm) in reply to Appst08

     
    Originally Posted by Appst08 View Post

    Tell them online gambling isn't illegal at the moment and you will be by to pick up your $ and will be moving your services to a different bank. Thank them for all they have done and be polite.

    ez game

    Appst=post-er boy of the year
  10. stoneking89 stoneking89 is offline

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    Mar 17th, 2010 (3/17/2010 5:11pm) in reply to bef99hwk

    UIGEA only makes it illegal to be the financial intermediary, not recipient. Get a different bank...
  11. jugiv jugiv is offline

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    Mar 17th, 2010 (3/17/2010 7:30pm) in reply to stoneking89

    Different bank for sure
  12. brikdog24 brikdog24 is offline

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    Mar 17th, 2010 (3/17/2010 7:31pm) in reply to brikdog24

    i am definately getting another checking acct but have had this for my whole life and never an issue before..not sure if its the multiple premium wires recently or the lone stars check i cashed but something obviously thru a red flag up

    o well..just gotta sell more to friends
     
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  13. CalBandGreat CalBandGreat is offline

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    Mar 17th, 2010 (3/17/2010 7:50pm) in reply to Appst08

     
    Originally Posted by Appst08 View Post

    Tell them online gambling isn't illegal at the moment and you will be by to pick up your $ and will be moving your services to a different bank. Thank them for all they have done and be polite.

    ez game

    Well you are forced to close down your account and move to a new bank. Yes it is very important to be polite, you don't want the bank manager to file a Suspicious Activity Report on you (although they may do so when you close your account). I'm not saying that you don't pay your taxes as I obv have no clue, but even if you do pay 100% of your taxes an audit would still suck. I wouldn't even admit that the money comes from online poker because if the bank manager thinks online poker is illegal then he/she will be more likely to file the Suspicious Activity Report if you straight up admit to it. What a fucking joke that you have to deal with this shit. GL.
     
  14. Klaybaron Klaybaron is offline

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    Mar 17th, 2010 (3/17/2010 8:08pm) in reply to CalBandGreat

    Perhaps it was the PS check. I had an issue with making a deposit... ( yes I know a deposit is sad ) . PS told me they were coded as a gambling site. Others sites are more cleverly coded. I called my bank and asked them to remove the block. They told me that b/c of the Banking Regs they were not allowed to process such accounts. Much like the above posters I remained polite and told the young lady she had been very professional but that I had effectively hired them to act as custodians of my money and I felt they had violated thier fudiciary duties to me and my first order of business when I returned from my honeymoon would be to close all my accounts. GL on the new bank search.
    Klay
  15. anignosaj anignosaj is offline

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    Mar 17th, 2010 (3/17/2010 8:22pm) in reply to brikdog24

    def open another acct at diff bank
  16. EyeKnows EyeKnows is offline

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    Mar 17th, 2010 (3/17/2010 8:27pm) in reply to brikdog24

    can't you keep your old one, keep poker checks off it and just get a different one for poker?
  17. Klaybaron Klaybaron is offline

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    Mar 17th, 2010 (3/17/2010 8:29pm) in reply to EyeKnows

    Why would you want to stay with a bank that will not support your activities? To hell with banks that will not research thier own regs
  18. MattElsarelli MattElsarelli is offline

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    Mar 17th, 2010 (3/17/2010 8:30pm) in reply to anignosaj

    Change your name and leave the country.
     
  19. dmanpoker12 dmanpoker12 is offline

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    Mar 17th, 2010 (3/17/2010 8:32pm) in reply to MattElsarelli

     
    Originally Posted by MattElsarelli View Post

    Change your name and leave the country.

    this they are coming for you!! runnnnn
  20. pkrnut1 pkrnut1 is offline

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    Mar 17th, 2010 (3/17/2010 9:50pm) in reply to anignosaj

     
    Originally Posted by anignosaj View Post

    def open another acct at diff bank

    there is the so called government of America for u... send 1 trillion dollars overseas.. close schools hire a puppet president need i say more ....................
  21. JKamikazeKid JKamikazeKid is offline

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    Mar 17th, 2010 (3/17/2010 9:57pm) in reply to pkrnut1

    ^^^^^ "puppet president"?

    Damn...you're being way too nice. Only gonna get worse from here....GG USA.
  22. LitezOut LitezOut is offline

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    Mar 17th, 2010 (3/17/2010 10:50pm) in reply to brikdog24

    Spread it around imo... might as well have accounts at several different banks esp the way you run........................................woot!
  23. bigdogpckt5s bigdogpckt5s is offline

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    Mar 17th, 2010 (3/17/2010 10:57pm) in reply to brikdog24

    UM move to Canada IMO.
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  24. frostymember frostymember is offline

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    Mar 17th, 2010 (3/17/2010 11:49pm) in reply to bigdogpckt5s

     
    Originally Posted by bigdogpckt5s View Post

    UM move to Canada IMO.

    will canada even let junkie americans in? isnt it cold there? lol
  25. Blu SeVenZ Blu SeVenZ is offline

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    Mar 18th, 2010 (3/18/2010 12:01am) in reply to JKamikazeKid

     
    Originally Posted by JKamikazeKid View Post

    ^^^^^ "puppet president"?

    Damn...you're being way too nice. Only gonna get worse from here....GG USA.

    Racist Ban

    Anti-Patriot Ban

  26. jinglenutz jinglenutz is offline

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    Mar 18th, 2010 (3/18/2010 12:16am) in reply to brikdog24

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  27. Illini213 Illini213 is offline

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    Mar 18th, 2010 (3/18/2010 12:53am) in reply to brikdog24

    Use checks and e-checks/bank transfer instead of bank wire... have had no problems at the moment with that, have 2 different banks also
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  28. EL-Irish EL-Irish is offline

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    Mar 18th, 2010 (3/18/2010 2:57am) in reply to Illini213

    USE CREDIT UNIONS
  29. surferbum99 surferbum99 is offline

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    Mar 18th, 2010 (3/18/2010 3:55am) in reply to EL-Irish

     
    Originally Posted by EL-Irish View Post


    USE CREDIT UNIONS

    bam ez game
  30. RumorOfWar RumorOfWar is offline

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    Mar 18th, 2010 (3/18/2010 10:24pm) in reply to brikdog24

     
    Originally Posted by brikdog24 View Post

    i am definately getting another checking acct but have had this for my whole life and never an issue before..not sure if its the multiple premium wires recently or the lone stars check i cashed but something obviously thru a red flag up

    o well..just gotta sell more to friends

    how much are your w/ds for? Anything over 10k or if you have ALOT of withdrawls flags are going to be drawn... i used to work for a bank and if a teller or call center operator or whoever working there is in your account for whatever reason and sees something they consider "out of the norm" they will flag it as suspicious activity and pass it on to another department to look further.....
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