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Since I€™m involved in the online credit card processing business I€™ll give you some inside info. You€™re being declined simply because you€™re trying to join from a high risk country. Your IP does not belong to the country of the issuing bank€¦ The card numbers are run through a scrubber program that looks at the first 4 digits€¦ this is an area code (4 Visa, 5 MC) the next 3 digits are the bank code. This info is then matched in a database against the IP logged by Geo_IP during the transaction. If a UK card is being used in Asia to buy porn it€™ll be declined. You€™re only way around this would be to use a VPN server that is based in the UK. Also every attempt is logged and added to the next scrubbing equation€¦ your card number can end up on an escalated watch list€¦ warning other processors that the card might be compromised making it even harder for you to use so be careful. Best when in Thailand just make your own porn!
Used VPN and tried it for a flight ticket. No problem
Last night went to pay for my car service, guess what..yep i had to phone the UK as they wanted to know why it was being used in thailand after a uk transaction.
i give up and am now going back to shiny beads.
Whats the exchange rate on two bead necklaces.
I am now getting a Bangkok Bank card and see how that turns out
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