PS suspended my account for 3 Days with $1125

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I woke up last Tuesday to see i couldn't log-in to PS, i checked my email and seen a msg saying my account had been flagged by security and it was suspended and being reviewed because some other account had played at the same location or same device as me.:eek::eek:I was absolutely furious and emailed them saying no1 but me has used that account and i have no idea why they have this other account anywhere near me as i play from my laptop and play most days, i said i only played from my Laptop and and that i played also from my new Apple desktop i bought from my Nephew. They said that could've explained why it flagged my account if i had played on a device that others had used. I told them how my Nephew had nothing to do with my account and was furious but after 2 days i received an email from Security@stars saying my account and all priviliges had been restored and that if they thought s1 else was playing on my account they would have no alternative but to suspend my account. I said they don't ever have to worry about that and was a bit mad at them but was just glad i got my account back, esp the $1125 i have grinded up for Months now, anyway all is good now and i understand why PS had to check this error but i just posted this for others to know this can happen to anyone and i'm just glad it was pokerstars and not some smaller skin who may have used this as a reason to try take funds, this is also the reason i have alyaws trusted PS most as they will investigate and get to bottom of it and resolve the issue.:)
 
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Yes,an unpleasant situation,it is good that all was resolved safely.And thanks for the info...
 
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It's good that everything has been resolved by you. And thanks for the information is very useful
 
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Thanks guys, i just thought i would share it with you all. :)
 
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Thank you very much for sharing, but I'm not having enough funds to play anything :(, I guess I will not worry about that for now. Lol
 
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Are you using any sort of Proxies or VPN software to connect to the internet? I know the issue was resolved but it would be interesting to know if those kinds of software can affect Poker security flags. For example, two different users may both using a VPN and their traffic gets routed through some of the same servers/networks. Could that possibly make their systems flag? Interesting post.
 
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Glad it worked out well for you, If you knew that you did nothing wrong then you really should be happy that they protected your account, even with all the changes at Stars they have proven themselves to act honestly afaik.
 
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I woke up last Tuesday to see i couldn't log-in to PS, i checked my email and seen a msg saying my account had been flagged by security and it was suspended and being reviewed because some other account had played at the same location or same device as me.:eek::eek:I was absolutely furious and emailed them saying no1 but me has used that account and i have no idea why they have this other account anywhere near me as i play from my laptop and play most days, i said i only played from my Laptop and and that i played also from my new Apple desktop i bought from my Nephew. They said that could've explained why it flagged my account if i had played on a device that others had used. I told them how my Nephew had nothing to do with my account and was furious but after 2 days i received an email from Security@stars saying my account and all priviliges had been restored and that if they thought s1 else was playing on my account they would have no alternative but to suspend my account. I said they don't ever have to worry about that and was a bit mad at them but was just glad i got my account back, esp the $1125 i have grinded up for Months now, anyway all is good now and i understand why PS had to check this error but i just posted this for others to know this can happen to anyone and i'm just glad it was Pokerstars and not some smaller skin who may have used this as a reason to try take funds, this is also the reason i have alyaws trusted PS most as they will investigate and get to bottom of it and resolve the issue.:)

you are the good player. 1125$ collected. good luck next games.
 
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Glad it worked out well for you, If you knew that you did nothing wrong then you really should be happy that they protected your account, even with all the changes at Stars they have proven themselves to act honestly afaik.

Yes i was so glad it was Pokerstars who did it Zorba as i knew they would have checked it all out thoroughly and made sure everything was fine, i was just pissed because i missed 2-3 days of the Micro-million events and also getting no reply to my emails with such a large amount made me feel a bit uneasy but they did it as you say and made sure my account was safe.

@others asking if i used a VPN or proxy? No i only play via my Sky broadband and it's either on my laptop or on the new desktop i bought from my Nephew so i'm kinda confused and curious as to why my account would flag up but they would only say that me playing on a computer that used to belong to others could've explained the situation and as far as i know my Nephew did buy the computer from someone in his work for £1000 as she had just paid £2000 and it was brand new but she didn't like it so i really don't know what's happened,it's a strange 1 but i'm just happy PS checked it all out and resolved everything and i can get back playing my daily tournies again. :)
 
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thank u..but i hope resolved everything
 
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All this happens according to the site to ensure the integrity of your account, when they detect suspicious behavior they suspend their privileges until they can see if someone has invaded your account, or you are doing something wrong purposely, this happened to me too, and poker stars blocked my account , After 3 days everything was resolved and my privileges were restored
The only difference is that my account has really been hacked, so I just have to thank the poker stars security system, for their quick actions, thus managing to protect my account
 
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Thats frustrating but,

Thats frustrating but, its kinda nice to know that pokerstars is actually looking for cheaters unlike some other sites that ignore blatant multiaccount cheaters and colluders. Wish ACR had the same kinda of resolve regarding cheaters.
 
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Wow, that's really shocking, glad it turbed out right....
 
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Then the DOJ stopped letting US players play at PS, PS still paid us.
 
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You nephew also played PS or they simply suspended you account. And will happen the same if i will play not from my notebook but for ex. from other device, how do you think?
 
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My son susppeded account

My son got susppended his account because he plays at the desktop and I play in my laptop, PS wont think that can happen?
 
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