I was working on a project linked to them. They use an anti-fraud system to verify that you are who you claim to be based on your address, credit reports, phone, DOB etc. So if you put a fake address it wont go through . Steve ----- Original Message ----- | From: "Okechukwu" <okechukwu@gmail.com> | To: "Skunkworks Mailing List" <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> | Sent: Lunes, 30 de Septiembre 2013 11:59:29 | Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Mpesa question - Maybe OT | Just got a confirmation that my transaction was declined - seems to | be the fake address :-) Good job for my bank but more bad news from | me - although fake addresses works everywhere else :-( | ../Ok3ch | On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 11:01 AM, Okechukwu < okechukwu@gmail.com > | wrote: | | @Steve - Oi, just tried, lemmi see how it goes. What do you mean | | you | | are very familiar with it - any issues? | | | ./Ok3ch | | | On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 11:00 AM, Okechukwu < okechukwu@gmail.com > | | wrote: | | | | I've put some fake address in the UK, and phone numbers and have | | | just | | | sent someone 1,000/-, lemmi see if it works *cross my fingers* | | | | | | ./Ok3ch | | | | | | On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 10:17 AM, Okechukwu < okechukwu@gmail.com | | | > | | | wrote: | | | | | | | @Kris - seems like this is only accepting UK addresses and | | | | telephone | | | | numbers - and there is some notification SMS's which may also | | | | be | | | | some verifications. Looks very good though am abit skeptical on | | | | putting fake phone numbers & residential address when actual | | | | money | | | | is involved. | | | | | | | | | | ./Ok3ch | | | | | | | | | | On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 8:25 AM, kris njoroge < | | | | krsnjo@gmail.com | | | | > | | | | wrote: | | | | | | | | | | | Try worldremit.com | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | On Sep 25, 2013 5:09 PM, "Okechukwu" < okechukwu@gmail..com > | | | | | wrote: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | @Thomas - Unfortunately where am mostly working, Safaricom | | | | | | have | | | | | | no | | | | | | roaming agreements (Safaricom is basically nonexistent in | | | | | | Les | | | | | | Pays | | | | | | Francophone). Surprisingly, Airtel has, but every country | | | | | | has | | | | | | its | | | | | | own standalone Airtel Money with no integration to other | | | | | | countries | | | | | | at all. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | @Steve - I do not know if it may be necessary, since if | | | | | | then | | | | | | I | | | | | | will | | | | | | have to open an SME account with my bank and they just | | | | | | started | | | | | | straight2bank for Mpesa payments. if no solution exists for | | | | | | individuals like me then I may not invest in it :-) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ./Ok3ch | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 3:49 PM, Steve Obbayi < | | | | | | steve@sobbayi.com | | | | | | > | | | | | | wrote: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | If you still don't have a solution then I am willing to | | | | | | | take | | | | | | | a | | | | | | | time | | | | | | | out and develop a quick one for you, which you can have | | | | | | | on | | | | | | | your | | | | | | | desk | | | | | | | as well. Get back to me off-list we discuss further | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Steve | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | From: "Okechukwu" < okechukwu@gmail.com > | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | To: "Skunkworks Mailing List" < | | | | | | | | skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke | | | | | | | | > | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sent: Miércoles, 25 de Septiembre 2013 13:25:46 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Mpesa question - Maybe OT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | @Stephen - What I need is the reverse - I want to be | | | | | | | | able | | | | | | | | to | | | | | | | | send | | | | | | | | to | | | | | | | | any mpesa number from my Visa. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | I also want a solution on my desk, if there is none, I | | | | | | | | will | | | | | | | | accept | | | | | | | | there is none | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ./Ok3ch | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 1:16 PM, ndungu stephen < | | | | | | | | ndungustephen@gmail.com > wrote: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Nation Hela - Mpesa to Visa connection. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | You can ask them the question online at their site or | | | | | | | | | twitter.. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 3:14 PM, Obi wan riobani < | | | | | | | | | rriobs@gmail.com | | | | | | | | | > | | | | | | | | | wrote: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | I think if you go to any western union, you should | | | | | | | | | | be | | | | | | | | | | able | | | | | | | | | | to | | | | | | | | | | make | | | | | | | | | | the transaction. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 2:58 PM, Okechukwu < | | | | | | | | | | okechukwu@gmail.com | | | | | | | | | | > | | | | | | | | | | wrote: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Hi All, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | I happen to be having a handyman who I pay | | | | | | | | | | | monthly | | | | | | | | | | | via | | | | | | | | | | | mpesa, | | | | | | | | | | | but | | | | | | | | | | | half the time am out of the country during month | | | | | | | | | | | ends | | | | | | | | | | | and | | | | | | | | | | | the | | | | | | | | | | | poor | | | | | | | | | | | man has to wait for me to come back. I need a | | | | | | | | | | | solution | | | | | | | | | | | where | | | | | | | | | | | I | | | | | | | | | | | can | | | | | | | | | | | go online and use my visa/mastercard and mpesa is | | | | | | | | | | | sent | | | | | | | | | | | to | | | | | | | | | | | his | | | | | | | | | | | phone. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | My bank currently offers only mpesa to my phone | | | | | | | | | | | number | | | | | | | | | | | so | | | | | | | | | | | this | | | | | | | | | | | is | | | | | | | | | | | not | | | | | | | | | | | helping much while am away. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Any solutions out there? | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ./Ok3ch | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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