well, i am not able to tell if xapo is a scam, but...their customer service is the the worst ever i had experienced so far. what also makes me wonder...why dont they have a phone dedicated to customers?
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i signed up 6 month ago. at the time, i provided my id, proof of residence. i ordered the card...and all was good. shortly after i had to move back to germany so i contacted xapo. mailed again proof of residency and id, changed email address and phone. took ages and during that time i was not able to use my xapo account. anyway, after abou 10-14 days, all was sorted and i was able to login and use my account again.
now, 3 month later, during sign in, out of the blue i am asked to upload my id and proof of address again which i did. after, a message was displayed:
Information Under Review / Account Under Review
Thank you for providing your information! It seems that our system was not able to fully verify your identity. We will need some additional information before you can utilize all of Xapo’s features.
Next
when i click next, i have to give in my pin, 2nd key...and i am back to square 1...the message above.
my personal information haven't changed since last update 3 month ago and since they haven't contacted me yet, i have no clue what "additional information" they possibly want. so i mailed support my documents again, asking to contact me. no answer so far! for me, that all came out of the blue. that means i cant access my account nor can i use my card.
i would expect that they contact me via phone or email BEFORE my account is on hold so i am able to resolve an upcoming issue BEFORE it becomes an issue.
lucky....i was just about to upload 16 bitcoins into my xapo-card as i'm about to travel. imagine i would have done that before they put the account under review or I would traveled already. stuck with an account and card not working!!!!!!
that means i cant access my account not can i use my card.
well, i have currently 0.059 Bitcoins in my card and i can manage to survive without. however, i will warn everyone i recommended to xapo and tell them about my experience. since i am a member of a mining club with thousands of members, we recommended xapo to everyone because of the debit card option. i have heard from other mining members about some problems before, and i guess it is time to share the news and take action. if my funds can be on hold out of the blue, this can be happen to everyone...for what reason ever.
anyway, i will give it from now 48 hours. if not solved, i will cut my loss and take action by warning others to stay away from a company nobody really knows much about.