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sirjigglesworth
Rising Star
Bronze Level
I've posted this on another poker forum and I am trying to get the word out so others will know. Though it appears I'm powerless here, I can at least try to get the word out so this doesn't happen to anyone else. I assure you I'm not affiliated with any poker rooms, but man have I been duped by one. Please read below...
Forgive me because this will be long... I do not want to leave out any details. If there is anyone who can point me in the right direction for legal help on this let me know because I am not taking this laying down and I do not want anyone else to be treated this way.
About three years ago I tried my hand at poker on full tilt as I thought it was the best and it is known to be the most secure. I used the name JiGster. I did okay but all-in-all I did not know what I was doing at the time and moved up my limits too quickly and lost what I had. I took the lesson with me and walked away. Over the course of the next few years I got layed off from not 1, not 2, but 3 jobs that I did well at. As we all know the economy is in the crapper.
So with what money I had left I thought I'd give it one more shot inbetween job-hunting. I tried to use my old account but to no avail. The password resets did not work and I was ignored by full tilt support when I requested help. I should have taken this as a sign but I was stubborn. So I opened up a new account called SirJiGGlesWorth and I deposited $100 into full tilt in a new account. This of course was received quickly and processed within seconds.
I really liked their setup of 90 seat MTT $10+1 knockout tournaments. It's turbo, but you get a double stack and a $2 bounty for each person you knock out. So even if you do well early and get sucked out on toward the end you can break even. And I did very well placing in several tournaments in the last 3 days. My account was up to $653 rather quickly. Now I know runs come and go and I wanted to test their withdrawal system. Now there are two ways to withdrawal, by check or with some offshore banking account. I'd rather have the check. So I went through their process and sent them a copy of my driver's license and a bank statement proving my address. They approved this so I requested a withdrawal check for $300.
It was declined! I checked all information added a simple period after Hwy just in case, and was declined again. I requested a reason as to why and I was ignored. I added the four digit code after the zip code as it appeared on my card just in case and tried again for $400 (the third try) and it sat for a while not being declined. Then I get two e-mails, one saying I had be knocked off their mailing list and a second saying that "multiple account SirJiGGlesWorth has now been closed" We will leave your 798 pipeliner account open and you can use that. And my account was closed - money and all.
Of course I've written them multiple messages about the old JiGster account but that I have no idea who 798 pipeliner is and I do NOT! This is rediculous! And have they responded at all? NO!!! Not one message.
There is no way that anyone else has sent them a photo I.D. that is me. And if this is just a simple mistake on their part because someone has a real name close to mine then they would know I'm legitimate because I have sent them an actual I.D.! They have to be trying to pull a fast one. It doesn't make sense. And as I write this they still haven't responded.
BEWARE!!! Do not use full tilt poker as they are untrustworthy. It's amazing how quickly they take your deposit but make excuses then ignore you if you're lucky enough to have money to withdrawal.
Is there anyone who has any legal advice as to how to pursue this and make sure it does not EVER happen to anyone else?
Thanks!
SJW
P.S. Now when I e-mail them pleading my innocence and for them to at least tell me what's going on I don't even get the automated instant replies that they've received my e-mails meaning they've blocked my e-mails. They won't even talk to you over the phone for help other than deposit help. Please people, do not trust full tilt like I did. I was a fool.
Forgive me because this will be long... I do not want to leave out any details. If there is anyone who can point me in the right direction for legal help on this let me know because I am not taking this laying down and I do not want anyone else to be treated this way.
About three years ago I tried my hand at poker on full tilt as I thought it was the best and it is known to be the most secure. I used the name JiGster. I did okay but all-in-all I did not know what I was doing at the time and moved up my limits too quickly and lost what I had. I took the lesson with me and walked away. Over the course of the next few years I got layed off from not 1, not 2, but 3 jobs that I did well at. As we all know the economy is in the crapper.
So with what money I had left I thought I'd give it one more shot inbetween job-hunting. I tried to use my old account but to no avail. The password resets did not work and I was ignored by full tilt support when I requested help. I should have taken this as a sign but I was stubborn. So I opened up a new account called SirJiGGlesWorth and I deposited $100 into full tilt in a new account. This of course was received quickly and processed within seconds.
I really liked their setup of 90 seat MTT $10+1 knockout tournaments. It's turbo, but you get a double stack and a $2 bounty for each person you knock out. So even if you do well early and get sucked out on toward the end you can break even. And I did very well placing in several tournaments in the last 3 days. My account was up to $653 rather quickly. Now I know runs come and go and I wanted to test their withdrawal system. Now there are two ways to withdrawal, by check or with some offshore banking account. I'd rather have the check. So I went through their process and sent them a copy of my driver's license and a bank statement proving my address. They approved this so I requested a withdrawal check for $300.
It was declined! I checked all information added a simple period after Hwy just in case, and was declined again. I requested a reason as to why and I was ignored. I added the four digit code after the zip code as it appeared on my card just in case and tried again for $400 (the third try) and it sat for a while not being declined. Then I get two e-mails, one saying I had be knocked off their mailing list and a second saying that "multiple account SirJiGGlesWorth has now been closed" We will leave your 798 pipeliner account open and you can use that. And my account was closed - money and all.
Of course I've written them multiple messages about the old JiGster account but that I have no idea who 798 pipeliner is and I do NOT! This is rediculous! And have they responded at all? NO!!! Not one message.
There is no way that anyone else has sent them a photo I.D. that is me. And if this is just a simple mistake on their part because someone has a real name close to mine then they would know I'm legitimate because I have sent them an actual I.D.! They have to be trying to pull a fast one. It doesn't make sense. And as I write this they still haven't responded.
BEWARE!!! Do not use full tilt poker as they are untrustworthy. It's amazing how quickly they take your deposit but make excuses then ignore you if you're lucky enough to have money to withdrawal.
Is there anyone who has any legal advice as to how to pursue this and make sure it does not EVER happen to anyone else?
Thanks!
SJW
P.S. Now when I e-mail them pleading my innocence and for them to at least tell me what's going on I don't even get the automated instant replies that they've received my e-mails meaning they've blocked my e-mails. They won't even talk to you over the phone for help other than deposit help. Please people, do not trust full tilt like I did. I was a fool.