Big hassle for down-low SDs on SA
Those of use who have SOs have to be careful about leaving bread crumbs, one key piece of 'evidence' being credit card charges. Unless you have a CC that the SO *truly* has no access to, this is an issue (and even then there can be difficulty with having your real identity in someone else's hands). Many years ago, my SO found out I was cruising a dating site in this way, on an account she didn't really look at regularly but did know about and, unfortunately, happened to see. Amazingly, she filed but didn't divorce me.
I have been trying to renew my SeekingArrangement membership with the standard OneVanilla gift card. It hasn't been going through. I get an error message. I have communicated with both their payment processor, PaymentWall, and with customer service at SA itself. Here is a quote from a message I got from SA:
Unfortunately, we are receiving reports of some US prepaid credit / debit cards not working. Perhaps you would be able to find a card that can be used internationally?
So, perhaps the formula many have been using, OneVanilla, is now dead. I have looked for the latter. Foreign exchange businesses definitely do this even as prepaid versions, like Travelex, my local vendor. I checked their website and they require full name, address, I'd, and SSN. This is because of the Patriot Act and concerns about money laundering and support of terror. So, that will be info that SA has that could be hacked, just like the Ashley Madison fiasco. You SDs who can live in the open, I envy you. I have been wracking my brain for a solution for those of us who have to be on the DL. I need help at this point.
Maybe start here for payment options search
[QUOTE=FarFarAway;2987758]Those of use who have SOs have to be careful about leaving bread crumbs, one key piece of 'evidence' being credit card charges. Unless you have a CC that the SO *truly* has no access to, this is an issue (and even then there can be difficulty with having your real identity in someone else's hands). Many years ago, my SO found out I was cruising a dating site in this way, on an account she didn't really look at regularly but did know about and, unfortunately, happened to see. Amazingly, she filed but didn't divorce me.
I have been trying to renew my SeekingArrangement membership with the standard OneVanilla gift card. It hasn't been going through. I get an error message. I have communicated with both their payment processor, PaymentWall, and with customer service at SA itself. Here is a quote from a message I got from SA:
Unfortunately, we are receiving reports of some US prepaid credit / debit cards not working. Perhaps you would be able to find a card that can be used internationally?
So, perhaps the formula many have been using, OneVanilla, is now dead. I have looked for the latter. Foreign exchange businesses definitely do this even as prepaid versions, like Travelex, my local vendor. I checked their website and they require full name, address, I'd, and SSN. This is because of the Patriot Act and concerns about money laundering and support of terror. So, that will be info that SA has that could be hacked, just like the Ashley Madison fiasco. You SDs who can live in the open, I envy you. I have been wracking my brain for a solution for those of us who have to be on the DL. I need help at this point.[/QUOTE]I went to the Payment Wall website and tried to figure out what payment methods they advertise as acceptable. Check out the page here: [URL]https://www.paymentwall.com/en/payment-methods/usa[/URL].