Carbon Deposit Scam. Listen to this

#1 25th June 2011, 11:23 PM

ok so on Carbon poker one of the ways to deposit is through western union. So Carbon gives you some random name in the phillipines to send the money too and then you send the money to that person through western union. I did this however, the money went through to the guy in the phillipines and carbon said my transaction got denied. Now I am down $108!! they scammed me. When I emailed them they said they did not know and just to deposit again. What bullshit.

#2 25th June 2011, 11:24 PM

what are u on about? this doesnt sound right?

#3 25th June 2011, 11:32 PM

if that's true then im surprised this is the first time i've heard about it....if they really did give u some random name in the phillipines to transfer money to that should have sent up some red flags and personally i would have avoided that deposit method altogether...very strange

#4 26th June 2011, 1:59 AM

That is how it is done, and many members here have done it successfully, and in minutes the money is in their account. Either you just happened to misspell the name and someone with that misspelled name was expecting a transfer, or maybe you messed up the name, and it will come back, use your tracking number to check the status...

#5 26th June 2011, 3:27 AM

I always wondered about how the WU option. I just googled around and more or less what pooffy said is on other sites. People have been successfully with these shady overseas transactions. There were some unsuccessful ones too.

All in all it seems too risky for me to try.

"the money went through to the guy in the phillipines" <- Did WU confirm that it was sent AND picked up?

#6 26th June 2011, 4:31 AM

I've never done a WU deposit, but I've read that all your information on the form must be EXACTLY like it is on your Carbon account, or it will get denied. Double check everything before sending.

#7 26th June 2011, 5:32 AM

I have confirmed a WU deposit

#8 2nd July 2011, 1:38 AM

I deposited on two different sites with this method. Each time I had to send a scanned copy of the transaction to the site but it eventually worked. so scan your receipt and send it to Carbon.

#9 2nd July 2011, 5:43 PM

That just sounds too weird for a proper business model.

#10 2nd July 2011, 5:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chemist

That just sounds too weird for a proper business model.

I know people have had success with this method, but I agree. Seems so shady to me. I'd rather not deposit if I have to do it this way. Maybe I'm being paranoid.

#11 2nd July 2011, 9:54 PM

I've recently made a successful deposit on Carbon this exact way (to someone in the Philippines). In addition to what has already been mentioned here, make sure that the clerk enters the funds to be received in US Dollars, not the local currency.

If your transaction was declined, you should be able to contact W.U. and get your money back.

#12 5th July 2011, 6:27 PM

As other posters have mentioned, the name was likely spelled wrong or the clerk sent the money in pesos.

You should be able to get your money back from WU no problem (as nobody will pick it up from the wrong name / in the wrong currency), but you'll be screwed out of the fees.

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