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| 02-11-18 06:31am - 2413 days | Original Post - #1 | |
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BoyWithaProblem (0)
Active User Posts: 5 Registered: Feb 11, '18 Location: UK |
Vendo Services biller & text-to-mobile Verification. Hi there, Whilst recently trying to sign up for a smalltime BBW site, the only payment option was Vendo Services. After Step 1 of providing Card number & Address details etc, Step 2 expected me to enter my mobile(cellphone) number to receive a verification code. I quit at this stage. Now, I'm all in favour of limiting fraud, but in this industry handing over my mobile number to an unknown payment processor is too much. I could find nothing useful about Vendo via google, and a few mixed/negative comments on this website. I assume that the smaller payment processors offer better deals that the ccBill/Epoch etc known & trusted ones, but if they lose some custom for already obscure & small sites, that is not a great deal for anyone. Has anyone else been asked for this kind of verification, and maybe reacted differently? | |
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| 02-12-18 10:35am - 2412 days | #2 | |
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lk2fireone (0)
Active User  Posts: 3,618 Registered: Nov 14, '08 Location: CA |
I've joined over 100 porn websites. None of them ever asked for my mobile phone number, that I can recall. I've also used Vendo in the past. Maybe this is a new development, asking for your mobile phone number? Having said that, if you are paying with regular credit card for the membership, they are already getting a lot of personal information about you. Some PU members use pre-paid credit cards, to limit their financial exposure. I have not. Don't want to pay the extra fees and time to use a pre-paid card. One other thing: I've never had a porn site or payment processor, since they never asked for my mobile phone number, offer to send a verification code to my phone. That's something a bank or credit card might do. Confirming emails are the regular way to do business. Try to see if you can join through CCBill or Epoch, instead. If not, unless this porn site is amazing, look for another porn site that offers a normal join. | |
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| 02-12-18 05:08pm - 2411 days | #3 | |
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rearadmiral (0)
Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
I recently joined Hustler (bottom line: don't bother joining Hustler) and they billed through Vendo and I wasn't asked for a phone number for verification. That was in late December so either this is region-specific (I'm in Canada) or really new. I think you're right to be suspicious. Welcome to PU. This is a great place to hang out with other 'hobbyists.' | |
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| 02-14-18 11:01am - 2410 days | #4 | |
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BoyWithaProblem (0)
Active User Posts: 5 Registered: Feb 11, '18 Location: UK |
lk2fireone - thanks for the detailed reply. Yes I agree, they are already getting rather more personal info than in a perfect world I would want to part with. A mobile number is just plain intrusive. I know, I know, it's all stored securely. But if the Pentagon, the CIA and NASA can all be hacked for their data by geeks working from their bedrooms, I'm not sure some small-time payment processor can be considered any more secure. Yes I did ask for a mainstream payment processor instead, but the pornsite never responded. Shame. rearadmiral - it must be a new step introduced by Vendo. Let's hope they drop it. Oh, and thanks for the welcome! Edited on Feb 14, 2018, 11:05am | |
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| 02-20-18 02:29am - 2404 days | #5 | |
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TVFR (0)
Active Webmaster Posts: 20 Registered: Oct 25, '14 |
Chaturbate also wants your phone number in order to strenghen security. However they still accept my money if i dont provide my phone number. | |
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| 02-20-18 09:36am - 2404 days | #6 | |
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standard (0)
Active User Posts: 39 Registered: Apr 02, '10 |
Wow. What a great way to encourage piracy. | |
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| 02-20-18 10:14am - 2404 days | #7 | |
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Onyx (0)
In-Activated by Staff Posts: 149 Registered: Nov 28, '17 |
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