Sunday, November 14, 2010
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
ePassporte Update
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| ePassporte Visa Electron Card |
I called ePassporte in India , just got off the phone. Spoke with an ePassporte representative by the name of 'Chandu'. Chandu, after much concern about getting personal information from me finally agreed to speak to me candidly about the ePassporte/Visa debacle.
Chandu stated that all the money that was setting in consumers ePassporte Visa Electron Cards is safe and in an ePassporte bank account, although he refrained from stating where that bank account was located, city, country or bank name.
Chandu further continued the rhetoric of ePassports line that all consumers money is safe and secure and will be available as soon as the issues with Visa are worked out. When pressured about the "what if" scenario of what will happen to consumer money if the ePassporte / Visa issue is not resolved, "how will consumers get their money" Chandu stated, "at that time, if the issues between Visa and ePassporte can not be worked out, consumers monies will be transfered over to their ePassporte 'wallets'. Consumers can then use their ePassporte wallet to make purchases, transfer monies etc just like the ePassporte Visa Electron Card they used before. They will even be able to transfer their money to their bank account that they set up with ePassporte when they opened their ePassporte account.
I guess time will only tell.
Jimmy Jones
Friday, September 3, 2010
ePassporte: Visa Situation Should be Resolved Next Week
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, AVN has learned that 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.
Check back with AVN for more updates as this story unfolds.
ePassporte - Part II
This is the most recent memo I have received from ePassporte. This has been sent out to all ePassporte customers via their log in. The letter reads as follows:
| From: | Christopher Mallick, Owner, ePassporte |
| To: | XXX |
| Received: | Sep 3, 2010 7:19 PM PDT |
| Subject: | Important - ePassporte Visa Electron/Virtual Card Suspended |
| 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 |
I am an affiliate marketer and have many different programs that pay me through a program called ePassporte. ePassporte issues a Visa Electron card and when you get paid on your affiliate programs, you simply take your electron card to an ATM and get your money.
This did not happen on Thursday, September 03, 2010. Seems ePassporte has some issues. When I went to the ATM, the money could not be accessed via the ATM machine. The message read, "your account is not accessible, please see your banking institution."
After making some calls, here is what I have found out from phone conversations and a post on the ePassporte members website:
"Banking partner’s Visa program has been suspended."
EPassport said Visa International put on hold transactions involving St. Kitts Nevis Anguilla National Bank and that it can no longer issue Visa cards and that account holders won’t be able to make point-of-sale purchases and withdraw funds from ATM's.
EPassporte owner Christopher Mallick further stated, “At this time we do not know why this drastic action was taken by Visa.” Additionally he stated, “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 seven years. But that is what Visa has done.”
Mallick said ePassporte was notified at noon on Thursday of the suspension. Mallick went on to state that “The ePassporte e-Wallet program continues to be up and running, except funds cannot be transferred between your Visa account and your e-Wallet,” “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.The ePassporte team is working diligently to rectify this situation."
Mallick said customers can contact the company through its call center for queries. Their phone number is: +1-310-301-2001.
We'll be trying to reach Mallick or Visa International for additional information and post it here as the information becomes available.
Monday, August 30, 2010
Corey Haim, Dead at 38 Years Old
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Haim's mother witnessed his death and even performed CPR until paramedics arrived. According to Craig Harvey, a coroner spokesman, drugs did not play a role in Haim's demise.
Haim had suffered from many different problems since his childhood star days. Including Haim had been in and out of rehab for prescription drug use. Fights with his best friend, Corey Feldman, and much more. Investigators recovered several bottles of prescription medications, mostly empty, from his bedroom.
Born Corey Ian Haim on December 23 1971, Haim was a Canadian actor known for his 1980's teen idol career. Movie career included Lucas, Murphy's Romance, License to Drive, Dream a Little Dream and The Lost Boys.
By fifteen Haim's began using drugs. He had difficulties breaking away from his experience as a teen actor and was troubled by drug addiction.
Haim's myspace page: www.myspace.com/coreyianhaim or COREYHAIM.US
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Jay Mariotti, National Columnist Arrested
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| Hey Mariotti...you ain't all that! |
Jay Mariotti, national columnist arrested early Saturday morning around 4 am.
Mariotti, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and attended Ohio University is a regular panelist on the ESPN’s talk show Around the Horn. Besides being a regular ESPN personality and popular sports columnist, Mariotti is also writes for a sports website called Fanhouse.com and he formerly wrote a sports column for the Denver Post and the Chicago Sun-Times. Interesting about his arrest is that he is such an outspoken critic of athletes for their actions on and off the field.
Mariotti, arrested this morning in Los Angeles, according to the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department website states he was arrested on felony charges stemming from a domestic violence charge.
L.A. County Sheriff’s Department sources stated that Mariotti allegedly got into an argument with his girlfriend at a club in Santa Monica. They were observed exchanging harsh words just before getting in a car to leave. Mariotti got angry after he believed his girlfriend had been flirting with another man, police sources said.
L.A. County Sheriff’s Department sources further stated that Mariotti and his girlfriends arguing continued at their Venice apartment where it culminated in Mariotti pushing and shoving her. Additionally it is stated that Mariotti also grabbed her arm, leaving marks. When police arrived they found the unidentified girlfriend with cuts and bruises.
Mariotti was eventually released Saturday afternoon after a $50,000 bail was arranged.
Mariotti has not been exempt from controversary over his years in broadcasting and writing. IN August 2008 Mariotti resigned from the Chicago Sun-Times after writing for them 17 years. Along with his resignation, Mariotti blasted the newspaper industry resulting in a public rebuttal from fellow Sun-Times employee and iconic movie critic Roger Ebert who criticized Mariotti’s penchant for writing sensationalist columns during his time at the Chicago Sun-Times.
In 2004, Chicago White Sox broadcaster, ‘the Hawk Ken Harrelson called Marriotti “the biggest sports fraud” stating that Mariotti had never even seen the inside of the White Sox club house. The argument resulted in a altercation in which Mariotti suffered a broken nose. In addition Ozzie Guillen, Chicago White Sox manager referred to Mariotti as a ‘fag’.
This most recent altercation with his girlfriend appears to be only the latest in Mariotti’s penchant for trouble. Mariotti seems to be followed by trouble, or, more likely brings it with him whereever he goes.
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