Question about Gambling websites with Curaçao license using incorrect Merchant Category code (side 850)

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Looking for an email for Active Web Limited for someone - anyone? I see they are a dormant UK company.

Gambling sites with Curaçao license using incorrect MCC codes – is this even legal?

I’ve recently noticed something fishy going on with some gambling sites operating under a Curaçao license. Instead of processing deposits and withdrawals under the proper MCC 7995 (which is clearly labeled for gambling/betting), they’re disguising the transactions under unrelated merchant category codes like 5999 (misc. retail), 5734 (computer software), or even 5817 (digital goods).

On your bank statement, it looks like you’re buying a random product or service — not depositing on a casino or slots site. Some even go as far as labeling it as a "shopping" or "e-commerce" transaction.

My questions:

• Is this a deliberate move to bypass bank restrictions or higher fees?
• Can this cause issues for the player (like chargebacks, flagged accounts, or tax trouble)?
• Has anyone dealt with this before, especially in Europe or Asia?

Read the previous 895 pages mate- it is very real and it is fraud.

This whole thread is basically related to this exact topic mate

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Did you receive my email?

Casinoguru can you please close my account.

I do not wish to argue with you or threaten you but the way this site is run sometimes is questionable and does promote a level of harm. For example in each of your casino reviews it states if the operator holds a licence in the UK or not which often it doesn’t but you then put underneath ‘accepts UK players’ this is unnecessary and unsafe promotion of casinos specifically preying on people registered with Gamstop and you are effectively boosting the marketing of their illegal practices for them.

Your review of MyStake is a classic example of this at a laughable score of 9.5/10 for safety when it has caused extensive harm to many UK Gamstop registered players and continues to do so. Casinoguru are fully aware yet make MyStake look like a shiny safe option on your website.

Another casino review website published this only a few weeks ago which is much more truthful about the damaging tactics of operators like MyStake:

"Best Online Casino Not on GamStop for UK Players" said the advertisement that circulated on GlobalNewswire a few days ago.

What? Are you serious? FFS! Aghast, I recoiled from what I’d just read on my laptop screen – a casino deliberately and blatantly targeting the vulnerable. What sort of company does this? What sort of senior person in a company signs off on this kind of thing? What sort of marketer comes up with the idea? 

Appalling, and shameless.

Cynical

To brazenly advertise that your casino is 'not on GamStop' is another level of cynical altogether. Think kind of... freebie drugs at the school gates to get kids hooked. If not quite the same, it's certainly in the same ball park.

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Mystake and Santeda International are the biggest crooks out there and enabled by sites like this unfortunately. Still no response from them after I copied Mastercard Compliance team into a conversation with them and provided them with pages of evidence of wrongdoing - this is the kind of people we are dealing with here. If they are legitimate then why is almost every transaction under a different name with a different MCC used? Why openly advertise and deliberately target "Gamstop players" - they literally pay for the advertising. There is no metric which can justify this casino getting a 9.5 score out of 10 - an utterly disgraceful casino operator who prey on people with addictions - its that simple - that is their target audience. Here are just a few links...

https://languagecoursesuk.co.uk/gb/

https://yeovilhospital.co.uk/gb/

Check the website names as well!!! To avoid detection they also appear to be masking as normal sites!! Its laughable!!! Utter utter fraud!!!

Agree it’s appalling. Yeovil Hospital seems to pop up as an affiliate ad for many sites. I very much doubt an NHS Hospital is aware their name is being used to promote what amounts to illegal activity so they should be notified and get those ads taken down

Ill notify them now - full action against this group of sites - everything and anything.

I emailed the hospital.

I was honest with the bank and I said they were gambling transactions and I got a rejection from the bank. Then I ask the bank to raise the chargeback under goods not received. I stated that when tried to raise the initial chargeback, I mix-up the text while I copy/paste the text for a case with a different bank. Bank rejected. Now I'm with FOS. Email from Financial Ombudsman:

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Below is the information I need in relation to your evidence of the MCC codes used by Chase.

I need clarification on the complaint itself. I note you have another complaint with our service regarding Revolut so I need to understand what this complaint with Chase is about as you stated in your complaint form that there was a mix-up involving Chat GPT when raising a complaint to both companies.

I need clarification on whether your complaint is in relation to the practices of an online casino or in relation to submitting a chargeback request for goods not received. This is key as I may have to look into the complaint differently depending on what the essence of the complaint is.

If it is in relation to gambling/practices of the online casino, From you I'd need to evidence to document that the wrong code was used by the merchant. Without evidence of this, It would be difficult to say that Chase made a business error as there would be no evidence that the wrong code was used. This is important if the complaint is in relation to this as I will need to see if a block on your Chase account would have blocked the transactions depending on the code used.

If in relation to goods not received, From you I'd need clear evidence that you didn't receive the goods/service. The card issuer's (Mastercard) rules are very restrictive and a lot of evidence regarding you not receiving the goods/service would need to be provided to me so that this can be taken into consideration. Without this evidence, It's difficult to say that the merchant didn't do what they said they would provide. Here at the service we can confident of our position on this but it is dependent on what evidence is provided by consumers like yourself to prove that this was the case as it is evidence based.

I'll be reviewing Chase's overall handling of the chargebacks but it is dependent on what your complaint is in relation to and the evidence provided regarding if it is in relation to gambling or goods not received.

I've also reviewed the website "BOXPVPMC.it", it seems to be in relation to gaming where you obtain in gaming features not gambling? Please can I have your comments on this too.

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At this point I am struggling. Don't know what to say to FOS. Already asked for SAR from the bank specifically MCCs used for those transactions, but no reply yet.

Edit: And yes, there's a gambling block on my account since the first day I registered with Chase.