Bookmaker says they report btc tx's to IRS, holding 25k of mine for nearly 2 months

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sclark2000

sclark2000

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So here is the complaint I filed with BMR on Dec 19th, and I've yet to hear back from them. Below I will link the thread I created on SBR, along with a thread from a different user who is reporting the same thing. It's worth the read. Please someone help me


I have made a thread in the players talk section detailing everything but I\'ll give a quick rundown here. My account was disabled on November 12th. No explanation, and after getting on live chat it was opened shortly after. I requested a payout a few days later on November 15th. They said before they send my money, they need a picture of my utility bill, my ID, me holding my ID, and a picture of me holding a piece of paper with today\'s date written on it. I sent it in. 2 days later they said I need to fill out a KYC form, which I did. 3 days of silence later, they send me an email saying they\'re simply waiting on the 1040-SR and W2 they requested for me. When I questioned them on why they\'re reporting me to the IRS, they said it\'s standard procedure and they report ALL btc transactions on all accounts. Over the course of the next few weeks, they asked for a proof of income (I dont get pay stubs), personal questions like what exchange I use and how I make my money, along with a request for a video call. I declined the video call since they had just told me they\'re reporting to IRS and so I didn\'t feel comfortable with then potentially recording a video of me making incriminating statements. They also accused me making a deposit using btc that was the recent payout of another account. I explained to them that I trade btc with members of 2p2 nearly every day, and so that had to be where the issue came from. They then said they\'re only sending my money via bank wire and to provide them with all that info. I explained to them how I don\'t have a bank due to my history of using bitquick at multiple banks. I\'ve been essentially banned. Then they said well we\'re not paying you via btc unless you do a video call. I said ok, call me anytime tomorrow. They said ok let me figure out what app to use. I contacted them the next day and they said, a video call will no longer be necessary. That was on December 6th. Since then whenever I email them all I get is an automated type response telling me to wait and they\'ll let me know when there is an update. The proof of all this is in the thread I made. It has screenshots of all the emails and communications between us. I will also forward them all to you at the email below. I don\'t know what to do and the fact that they\'re now ignoring me, even after I agreed to the video call, has left me feeling very scared and hopeless. Please call me anytime and let me know if you need anything from me that would help get this handled. Have a good day


 

sportsbettor5

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Pretty clear BM suspects you of multi-accounting. The hit to their reputation here is not worth the relatively small amount of money we're talking about, so they must be pretty convinced you're a multi-accounter and don't want to set a precedent.

The IRS thing is ridiculous as they would lose basically their entire customer base if they were doing that. Unprofessional of them to throw out wild claims that way.

At this point BM should respond to you. You agreed to the video call so the ball is in their court.
 

sclark2000

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I was banned from BOA for using a bitcoin website that resulted in people across the Country making cash deposits in my account. Since then I've tried to open an account at 5 other banks and have been rejected at all of them

Yes sportsbettor5, I've agreed to everything they've asked for and it's been crickets now for nearly a month. As ridiculous as a video call is, I agreed to it. All the emails are posted in the thread I linked in the OP
 

sportsbettor5

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I was banned from BOA for using a bitcoin website that resulted in people across the Country making cash deposits in my account.
I can confirm that this is a real thing that's happening to people. Someone in my network had the same issue. A lot of the times the anonymous people on those sites who will send fiat into your account for crypto are involved in illicit activity which gets your account flagged to be shut down.
 

baus

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IRS forms? No one would use BM any longer if that’s true.

I do know of someone who had an account at WF that was permanently closed for too many LBC transactions.

BAUS
 

sclark2000

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This poster is clearly “fudging” some truths to justify any kind of wrong doing @ BM. Clear as fucking day as I read his posts.
I've literally provided every email throughout the entire process showing I've agreed to everything they've asked, including a video call. They threatened to report me to IRS, and then once I said ok to the video call as long as we don't discuss IRS matters, they ghosted. Please give an example of what I am "clearly" lying about.
 

JDS

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I've literally provided every email throughout the entire process showing I've agreed to everything they've asked, including a video call. They threatened to report me to IRS, and then once I said ok to the video call as long as we don't discuss IRS matters, they ghosted. Please give an example of what I am "clearly" lying about.

Ok let me carefully read over the thread again & I’ll get back to you.
 

sclark2000

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How does Bookmaker report to the IRS when they don't have your SSN, or ever ask for it?
I'm not saying they do or that I understand how they even would do it. The point is a BM employee said they report all btc txs to the IRS.

Just in case some people aren't aware, I have proof of all this on the links in the OP. It's the thread I made on SBR which contains all the emails
 

JDS

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I'm not saying they do or that I understand how they even would do it. The point is a BM employee said they report all btc txs to the IRS.

Just in case some people aren't aware, I have proof of all this on the links in the OP. It's the thread I made on SBR which contains all the emails

Well if your other threads are @ SBR, I’m not gonna go over there & review it. They banned & disowned me with zero explanation after I spent 15 years of my life posting there. “They can f*** off”.
 

JDS

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Well if your other threads are @ SBR, I’m not gonna go over there & review it. They banned & disowned me with zero explanation after I spent 15 years of my life posting there. “They can f*** off”.

They banned be on “hearsay” from something I did at this forum lol wtf kind of bullshit is that. Anyways I guess I will not review this for you after all.
 
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