Question about Gambling websites with Curaçao license using incorrect Merchant Category code (page 1,427)

Barclays have finally disputed the transactions on my account for the main descriptor. Not holding out any hope to be honest, fully expect them to turn around and close my account but worth the try.

Hello,

Does anyone have any information about these traders? I've searched everywhere and found nothing. Played at Qbet!

XYZLOTR

EUMIND

EUALXE

MINDFU

ALXEN

RESULIM

FITUNIEUFE

FCS CLK

Thank you 🙏🏻

I played at Qbet!

Can anyone please help?

messaged you through email!

Mine are lithuania found them but dont reply

If its rndrdream ref pixlesn they dont contest the chargebacks , someone on here raised them refunded in 24 hours , but my bank wont raise them got a case with the fos over it

Arr sorry dont know this one

btw whats the latest refund that worked for you? Which casino?

It’s peak gear apparel which is my main descriptor. It’s just been a nightmare to actually get Barclays to finally look into it

Yes the banks just wont raise them at all 🙄 its a nightmare to get our money back of these dirty scumbags

Does betninja work for you tho? Descriptor in statement is "treofgm" its located in TALINN. Anyone got any info about the processor? Also I wanted to ask, you find the payment processor by just checking where the payments goes like the URL changes and it redirects between some payment pages, so you just email the pages you see it redirect to? For ex. I click deposit and it goes to Apcopay and then uapay.io and maybe also in between segopay, do I message like all of the payment gates?

I will be doing the same! I’m amazed how you found them tbh. It’s the merchant priling I have loads with and also sofevo all transactions are close together whoever they are. Thanks and that’s fair enough yeah. I will forever appreciate you at the least 🙂

Hey Lizzie can I access the answers for that form? I've been building a gigantic Excel file with more than 260 gateways with comments, contacts, notes etcetera

How u getting on with fos? My investigator said no. So now I'm waiting on senior Ombudsman. The evidence I've sent is mental. Been at this for months. Hopefully the senior omb agrees with me.

What did you go the fos over whats your email

So my bank said its gambling ( witj zero proof to back this up ) the transactions show as retail , thrre blag website is neuropixles.shop the address on thr website matches thee exact same address my bank has for the transactions , i have evixence from the bulgarian nra that the shop has no econmic activuty and is used to steal cusyimers funds , the nra reffered the case to the organised crime shop to freeze assets etc , i also have eviddnce from the bulgarin commision to state irs frauf and my bank should raise these as charhebacks , i attached all this evidence in my complaint but the fibal respinse still denied 😳😳 crazy , so now its with the fos but only just started the process , i said goods/services not received , how have you gone about it which way ? If u did wrong mcc the fos will always side with the bank

If you've gone down that route mate the FOS will side with the bank.

They will have evidence it's gambling and miscoded mcc's and as far as the FOS will be concerned, you did receive the service you intended to pay for (gambling).

Fingers crossed for you I'm wrong

Can you share yours with me? 98-via.pesetas@icloud.com

I would be grateful if you know the contact email for TRGR?

Craig_stu_smith_89@hotmail.com

Hello, this is unfortunately a common practice in many casinos with a license in Curaçao. No, this is not allowed - neither by the license, nor by Visa/Mastercard rules, nor by Portuguese banking law. Masking gambling transactions with fake codes (clothes, stores in Kenya) is a serious violation.

In practice, the Curaçao license is not very demanding. They don't monitor these details. That's why many sites abuse it. If you want to make a valid complaint, the way to go is not to the Curaçao license, but to the Bank of Portugal and the CMVM. They take these kinds of banking contortions seriously.

Personally, after going through this, I switched to casinos that use transparent and local payment methods, such as MB WAY and Multibanco. For example, Ginja processes all deposits and withdrawals clearly - what appears on the statement is exactly what I did, with no ghost companies. Withdrawals by MB WAY go through in minutes.

Bottom line:

- It's not allowed.

- Complain to the Bank of Portugal, not Curaçao.

- Avoid sites with these signs. Prefer operators with MB WAY and clear traceability.

I hope this helps. Good luck!