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  1. yngmanN4quiki yngmanN4quiki is offline

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    Oct 7th, 2006 (10/7/2006 4:03pm)

    Never thought it could happen to me, but it goes to show how easy it is for someone to get information on someone online nowadays. I'm posting this for players who keep above average amounts of money online who may have had success in poker and sports betting or have easily accessible information on the internet. It also goes to show the ignorance of some of these customer service reps that take our calls and handle our accounts.........

    http://www.pokerroomreview.com/

    The story is on there under, <TABLE><TBODY><TR><TD><SPAN class=bold-gray>Online Poker Complaint</SPAN></TD></TR><TR><TD><SPAN class=rating_link>Impersonator Empties Account at WSEX Poker</SPAN> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
    and can be found by scrolling down the front page a bit.
  2. soccer mom 2 soccer mom 2 is offline

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    Oct 7th, 2006 (10/7/2006 4:12pm) in reply to yngmanN4quiki

    sux mike- hope you get your $$ back-- thank you for the heads up
  3. beanie beanie is offline

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    Oct 7th, 2006 (10/7/2006 4:17pm) in reply to soccer mom 2

    sorry man, that blows.
  4. MrSneaky MrSneaky is offline

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    Oct 9th, 2006 (10/9/2006 2:44am) in reply to yngmanN4quiki

    Wow, amazing!! Not that it happend, once, but over and over and over! This is shocking...

    Well, this can never happen to me, cause I suck so bad never any money in my accounts!!!

    I hope you flame these guys everywhere... I'd never do business with them again!
  5. showtime90 showtime90 is offline

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    Oct 9th, 2006 (10/9/2006 3:35am) in reply to MrSneaky

    holy cow wtf.
  6. 247boss 247boss is offline

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    Oct 9th, 2006 (10/9/2006 7:59pm) in reply to yngmanN4quiki

    ouch that sux and its pretty scary..... i mean do these mom and pop operations know hot to control and keep safe our personal info? thats a pretty scary thought. did you get your money back?
  7. 247boss 247boss is offline

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    Oct 10th, 2006 (10/10/2006 3:28pm) in reply to 247boss

    did this get resolved yet or are your funds history?
  8. dd dd is offline

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    Oct 10th, 2006 (10/10/2006 3:34pm) in reply to 247boss

    damn!!!

    that sucks....

    and to be accused of impersonaing yourself...... wow!

    Is that site run by Frist and Hastert?

    Gl,
    Steve
  9. MuckMe MuckMe is offline

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    Oct 10th, 2006 (10/10/2006 3:39pm) in reply to 247boss

    Sorry to hear that.
    I play on WPEX often and have only had great customer service from them.

    I was not aware you could withdraw via a phone call.

    Its an unfortunate incident but I still hope this has no huge affect on worldpx
    because the traffic is already minimal.

    GL2U sir.

    -DonkBox (wsex)
  10. Rocket Surgeon Rocket Surgeon is offline & brain scientist

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    Oct 10th, 2006 (10/10/2006 3:47pm) in reply to yngmanN4quiki

    Here is the story:

    <SPAN class=articles_content>According to Bluff Magazine, ranked poker player Mike Postle is one of the most popular players in the online community. So popular, in fact, that people not only want to be like him, someone actually wanted to be him. An unknown individual impersonating Postle made 3 withdrawals from WSEX Poker over the telephone, and finally succeeded in emptying his account. This strange tale begins with the imposter telephoning WSEX and making a $3300 withdrawal. Postle caught this and complained to WSEX, who then investigated and refunded the money to his account. Shocked that this transfer could occur so easily, Postle requested WSEX be more careful screening anyone making any future withdrawals. Approximately a week and a half ago, Postle tried to log into his account, and was denied. Contacting support, he learned the imposter had changed the password, and was attempting to make another withdrawal in the amount of $2800. WSEX canceled the transfer, and Postle closed that account and reopened another. He was furious at this point that someone could accomplish all of this over the telephone. Last weekend, Postle again logged in and discovered his account was empty. Calling the account manager, he was told all funds in the account had been transferred the day before, and was then reprimanded for trying to impersonate Mike Postle. Shocked, he explained that he was indeed himself, but the account manager didn’t believe him, even though he was able to provide details only he would know. Now his account was empty and WSEX had accused him of impersonating himself. He contacted support four more times, each time having to tell the same story over and over, and was promised a supervisor would contact him. Thus far, this has not been done. PokerRoomReview is assisting him in trying to correct this bizarre and unfortunate situation.</SPAN>
  11. StIcKyFiNgErS StIcKyFiNgErS is offline

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    Oct 10th, 2006 (10/10/2006 3:52pm) in reply to Rocket Surgeon

    Why hasn't the FBI been contacted?
  12. 247boss 247boss is offline

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    Oct 10th, 2006 (10/10/2006 4:28pm) in reply to StIcKyFiNgErS

    i guess if they cant resolve this and his money is gone, then yes the FBI should be contacted, this is a very scary scenario. ill say again, this is very scary!! i would like to see how this is being handled....nothing like this has ever happened to me but i have called into 2 accounts years ago without my password and got it from the CS reps by giving them some personal info. kind of makes you wonder
  13. Askesis_ Askesis_ is offline

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    Oct 10th, 2006 (10/10/2006 4:38pm) in reply to yngmanN4quiki

    woo goo WSEX they are the best!
     
  14. 247boss 247boss is offline

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    Oct 10th, 2006 (10/10/2006 6:58pm) in reply to Askesis_

    huh?
  15. Askesis_ Askesis_ is offline

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    Oct 10th, 2006 (10/10/2006 7:00pm) in reply to 247boss

    Ive been saying for a while WSEX was a piece of shit site, only to be flamed and called wrong, and now it's been proven
     
  16. ibarrio ibarrio is offline

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    Oct 10th, 2006 (10/10/2006 7:11pm) in reply to Askesis_

    That sucks..

    Would the FBI even help? Is this a case in which you dont call the police because your MJ plants were stolen...Or should you call because this is Blatant Fraud. I doubt WSEX would release records to the FBI to begin with...
  17. 247boss 247boss is offline

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    Oct 10th, 2006 (10/10/2006 7:37pm) in reply to Askesis_

    gotcha.....and yeh i have to agree with you
  18. 247boss 247boss is offline

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    Oct 10th, 2006 (10/10/2006 9:41pm) in reply to ibarrio

    they would help catch the theif but i DONT think they would even TRY and help the victim recover his funds......this did occur while playing online poker with an offshore company......just my 2 cents
  19. 247boss 247boss is offline

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    Oct 10th, 2006 (10/10/2006 10:55pm) in reply to Askesis_

    did something happen while you were there or did you just not like the room in general?
  20. 247boss 247boss is offline

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    Oct 12th, 2006 (10/12/2006 2:04pm) in reply to yngmanN4quiki

    can we get an update on this story? would be nice to see you get back your funds, but it would be nice to hear the details of this story....... please drop an update on whats happening with your case.

    best of luck
  21. inissint inissint is offline

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    Oct 12th, 2006 (10/12/2006 2:10pm) in reply to 247boss

    wait a second...why should we believe this is really you posting this and not the imposter?????????

    emailing support immed
     
  22. 247boss 247boss is offline

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    Oct 12th, 2006 (10/12/2006 2:41pm) in reply to inissint

    good point :)
  23. 247boss 247boss is offline

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    Oct 12th, 2006 (10/12/2006 2:43pm) in reply to inissint

    how do we even know there was an imposter who withdrew funds, i bet mike himself withdrew the funds and the imposter is bitching to get the funds back from the real mike LOL

    an update please from mike or the imposter, or both ;)
  24. WarCrimes WarCrimes is offline

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    Oct 12th, 2006 (10/12/2006 2:46pm) in reply to yngmanN4quiki

    OMG Mike....when did this happen dates?

    I was playing you ( well your screen name ) not long ago, about 2 weeks ago....Lots of 5-10 NL and 3-6 Nl Ect. on WorldPX.com

    After playing "you" for like25 minutes I noticed It wasnt you...( not Aggressive...lmao)....the guy then said he was your friend and you were " Letting" him use your account???!

    I actually beleived this and played you" him" for a bout 10 days str8 ....i took a few thousand off him "you"...in that time. PM me he told me his name and all.....in fact I thought it was you and I had a bulletin on myspace for the 13th od Sept. if I recall correctly....because "you" him and me
    were to play 10-20 heads up? He never showed but he did the following night and played me 5-10 NL....you know im on WorldPx.com almost every single night....PM me....maybe he was your friend i was playing??? cause why whould a hack wanna play sum1 else??? lol

    Anyhow Mike get back to me....hope I can help....

    PS The guy didnt call me or other players @ the table a "Stain" that also tipped me off it wasnt you..
  25. 247boss 247boss is offline

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    Oct 12th, 2006 (10/12/2006 7:52pm) in reply to WarCrimes

    warcrimes

    are you being serious? that is very funny if true....

    small planet we live on
  26. WarCrimes WarCrimes is offline

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    Oct 12th, 2006 (10/12/2006 11:34pm) in reply to 247boss

    course im serious....do I know you 247boss???
  27. 247boss 247boss is offline

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    Oct 13th, 2006 (10/13/2006 3:50am) in reply to WarCrimes

    no, but i think thats pretty wild and very cool, small world.

    would be really funny if you can help mike nail the buddy who did this to him, it has to be someone he knows well or at least knows him pretty well.

    probably someone closer to him than he thinks or he is willing to except.

    good luck in helping him.
  28. yngmanN4quiki yngmanN4quiki is offline

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    Oct 15th, 2006 (10/15/2006 10:55pm) in reply to 247boss

    As of now, it has not been resolved still even after I have faxed my drivers license, copy of my neteller card, 2 utility bills, and a copy of a check I received from another poker site. I was told on the phone that I would get phone records, a voice recording of the imposter, and anything else to help with finding who did this. Supposedly my funds are being "held" but my last 3 emails and 3 phone calls havent been returned. I've gotten the hint it may be an inside job involving someone who works for wpex who has my info. But whatever it is, I'll keep everyone posted for curiosity sakes.
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  29. kevin6651 kevin6651 is offline

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    Oct 15th, 2006 (10/15/2006 11:05pm) in reply to yngmanN4quiki

    sorry to hear that Mike... Thanks for the heads up.
  30. 247boss 247boss is offline

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    Oct 16th, 2006 (10/16/2006 7:07pm) in reply to yngmanN4quiki

    sorry to hear that guy.....i hope it gets resolved soon and to your satisfaction. good thing 'they' have your funds on hold and not 'him' ;). Good Luck!!
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