Did I win $25?

Bump for the win.

Never shall it die...:pimp

I'm gonna butt into this convo about epass using the VV or even the physical card...

Using the VV and the physical card were like a roll of the dice for us... I still don't get it.. but some merchants we talked to said the issue was they were not authorized to accept International credit cards.

For the VV at least 30% of the merchants we used would pre-authorize them, but then decline them later. The first time this happened it was over several thousands of dollars we had spent online with numerous online retailers for X-mas shopping.. We did not know 30% of them later declined it until several days later.. the wife was pissed (trying to figure out what presents needed to be repurchased in time for x-mas). And the money that was declined was held up for several weeks... after that we rarely used the VV# for anything.. I used to use it for things that required manual payment rather than automatic, but then one day our electric company stopped taking the VV.. after that i pretty much gave up, primarily to hundreds or thousands being tied up for several weeks.

On the rare occasion any other credit card we have had a similar situation, they would release the funds within a few days.

The same went for using the physical card, if there we bought $6 in gas to fill a 2 gallon gas jug, $85 would be tied up for 3 weeks. And some places it would not work at all, but I have since noticed that a few of the gas stations in our area (a tourist area) have signs on the pumps saying that international cards need to be brought inside).

Now the really messed up part.. I had like 25k in my account from a couple big sales, and I wanted to pay off my Jeep Commander, so I called epass and talked to some Indian chick.. I asked her if there was a way I could use epass to pay the remaining 15k on our Jeep, she said no.. I would have to withdraw $1,000 a day via ACH for friggin 25 days to get the money or spend 40+ days at the ATM withdrawing $600 a day. And I explained to her that I would be getting even more sales in the upcoming weeks so it would take far longer to get all of my money out..

Skip to a couple weeks later, we were moving to a bigger place and we needed about $9k for some new furniture we were buying.. Just as a test I asked the furniture place to try the Epass card but run 9 separate charges of $1k through.. I did not expect it to work, based on what the Indian chick from epass said.. I figured the first 1k would go through, and then the next transaction would be decline.. but guess what? It fucking worked! all 9 charges went through.. I was kinda pissed because I could have done the same thing to pay off the Jeep instead of making constant daily withdrawals...

Too bad that epassporte failed.

because most of us have given up... reality is starting to close in and the optimists are becoming more aware....

I was optimistic off and on a few times, but I think I have run out of any optimism that might have been left.

Talk about having your money held as hostage before the "funds in motion" crisis. What a clusterfuck!

Hey you fat fucker, where's our money? statement tomorrow please

he spent it on just for men and new dentures...

that's why people hate literal middle men. scum that steal and shave off the work of people's hard work. garbage.

wow 87 pages!

I have almost 800 in there was supposed to pay for my vegas trip for my fucking birthday. Guess that isnt happening
Thank you epass for ruing this young mans dream:'(

No we have a lot on the Virtual Visa and are in the Uk no we its all gone and unless its in the wallet you have NO ACCESS:mad:

Have sent this email lets see if they reply""" will update you

"""We would like to know what is going to happen with our money we had over $1900 on a virtual card with you guys how can we get our money, you have now take the card and balance off our account and you are making statements that your money is safe don?t worry?????????

How far from the truth could you be, a copy of this email ios being placed on GFY so a reply will be good
"""

Because I got wire and only reading now

Now I understand why I got replies and help from epassporte support - because I can talk business language
and my English is not perfect even

So keep us updated )

RBC, congrats on getting your wire :thumbsup
Can you please give us more details?
Your country, personal or business account, date of approval, date when the wire have been sent to you?

:1orglaugh:1orglaugh

bumperoooo, too bad still no news.

15K to pay off the jeep and you said you would have to spend 25 days withdrawing $1000 a day to do it or 40+ days.. That would withdraw all of your money..

In other words.. bullshit.. Were moving to a bigger place.. need about 9K.. Then it just happens to come to 9K exactly and you run 9 separate charges of 1K.. Fucking pull the other one.. For a start, there is nothing in your account to do these 9 charges with because you have withdrawn it all with the 25 daily withdrawls.

i am broke

please send me food

Did you know? You can order food on amazon.com now.
So maybe create wishlist.

I`ll just slaughter a few chickens today, and take veggies out of my basement from this summer`s harvest
I was just being sarcastic, and have a SIMA ( shit it`s Monday again ) mood

And ofcourse... it is silent at ePassporte. Doesn't surprise me at all anymore that we don't get decent updates.

to the toP!

Today I have received a reply from Michael ...

What time is it in st kitts now?

what will be with epass?

Michael said there will be an update this week

this is why paypal wants nothing to do biz with adult.

aside from those who have funds on their vv i hope no one else is waiting around. epass is done.

Michael,stop talking and give us our money.

where is news???????????

This week will decide whether the funds VVisa return in epass or not ...

we supposed to have news today?From epass or St Kitts bank?

got a reply from Michael, Pearl, Larry, Jeffrey and others... all within 1 hour so :-))

bump....

Brantley: Gov?t Borrowing Puts National Bank at Risk
By Sheena Brooks

National Bank, downtown Basseterre
Opposition Leader Hon. Mark Brantley says the government?s reliance on the St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla National Bank (SKNANB), and others, to finance their borrowing is exposing the banks to great risk.

Brantley was at the time addressing a large gathering of businesspersons at the St. Kitts-Nevis Chamber of Industry and Commerce?s 28th Annual Private Sector Banquet, held on Saturday (July 10).

According to Brantley, the mounting national debt was hindering the federal government?s ability to borrow from sources outside of the country, resulting in it turning to local banks.

?The IMF Report also highlighted that the surging debt burdens made it more difficult for our government to access foreign loans and as a result, government has turned to the domestic banks and other financial institutions, or the issuance of government debt instruments to finance their borrowing. As a result the IMF tells us that ?gross public sector exposure is high and concentrated in local banks?. Of these local banks, the St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla National Bank is the bank of choice for both the federal government and the NIA for much of its domestic debt,? he said.

Brantley indicated that this could spell disaster for the SKNANB and other financial institutions should the government not be able to meet its financial obligations to the lending institutions and other creditors.

?This creates a further dimension to the debt crisis in that any risk of default by the government directly impacts the largest financial institution in the country. When we consider that the National Bank is also the primary depository for the Social Security Funds, the potential for difficulty is exacerbated. The domino effect of any such crisis throughout the financial sector in St. Kitts-Nevis is perhaps too frightening to contemplate,? he asserted.

Brantley said a government policy of ?borrow and spend? on a wanton basis was the root cause of the approximately $3 billion dollar public debt, and has led to an abysmal 15-year financial record under the Labour administration.

?I regret to say that the fiscal record of St. Kitts and Nevis over the past 15 years has been tragic. Unrestrained borrowing by the government over the last decade and a half has led us to the brink of fiscal ruin. The lack of restraint in borrowing has been exceeded only by the complete absence of restraint in spending. There has been no saving for a rainy day and now that the rains have come, we have been left drowning in an ever surging flood of debt,? the Opposition Leader posited.

Main Opposition Party on St. Kitts, People?s Action Movement (PAM), has questioned the financial status of the National Bank, saying failure to produce the audited accounts for 2009 could be an indication that something is amiss.

?Is our National Bank in trouble? The national economy is experiencing significant difficulty and the last thing anyone would like to contemplate is trouble in our largest indigenous bank. It is reported by sources close to the bank that the Annual General Meeting has been postponed without a date set because the auditors have refused to sign off on the accounts that should be made available to shareholders at the AGM. Information is scarce about the precise objections being raised by the auditors, and this lack of information is fueling ever wilder rumors,? a PAM press statement claims.

PAM alleges mismanagement of the National Bank?s funds on the part of the government as well as the top echelon of the institution.

?With speculation rife about the status of the National Bank, its own payment policy in December 2009 is coming under intense scrutiny. For Christmas the employees of National Bank, from Sir Edmund Lawrence himself right down to the lowest paid, carried home the equivalent of three (3) months? salary in bonuses and holiday payments. This amounted to a significant expenditure on the part of the bank, while many shareholders are still waiting for their long overdue dividends,? said the statement.

Hon. Prime Minister Dr. Denzil Douglas maintains that his administration is committed to reducing public debt, curtailing expenditure, increasing revenue and preserving fiscal stability.

He recently highlighted several measures being undertaken to achieve these lofty aspirations, saying: ?The new belt tightening and revenue-generating policies include the introduction of VAT; streamlining of the discretionary tax exemptions, which is expected to yield EC$15.2 million; closing the loopholes in the Duty Free Shopping System to the tune of $7.2 million in revenue; implementing a wage and hiring freeze to save $11.1 million; adjusting the Base Tariff for electricity to yield $14 million; containing expenditure on goods and services which will yield $17 million; prioritizing of the Capital Expenditure program to yield $34.9 million; revising the structure of the Social Services Levy which would yield $8 million; increasing license fees for casinos and implementation of race track fees to yield $500,000; and expanding the Environmental Levy on vehicles to earn $500,000?.

Dr. Douglas said the measures have been prepared by the Ministry of Finance and reviewed and supported by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). He also called on citizens and residents to be ?supportive of the efforts of my government?.

http://www.thestkittsnevisobserver.c...tley-debt.html

how hard is it to take all the money from that bank, then switch it over to a new bank, and then open up the accounts again? Im sure while this is all going on, epass is making a ton in interest from our monies

will this be ever resolved ?

Is the bank supposed to make a statement on the 30th?

statement in motion.

By the 30th I think they said.

"SKNANB is actively working to restore, as soon as possible, SKNANB prepaid cardholders' ability to obtain information regarding their Visa card balances and to access Visa card funds. SKNANB prepaid cardholders can expect further communication from SKNANB on or before September 30th 2010. "

can't wait huh

We are so fcuked!!! LMAO

a client could not make a simple epass to epass transfer, wtf can it be worse?

^ epass to epass down?!

NO, its working