I tried to VIP and was rejected by Segpay and was offered CCBill.
Seemed fishy since my CC is good??

I googled both and they seem very scary to use.
I also received a panic text and a panic phone call from my bank verifying the attempted charge???
Was I charged?  Will I be charged?  I don't know.

I know there are international issues, but look at these 2 links about these companies.
How does anyone comfortably join VIP?  

I will post reviews and have one approved and another one unapproved, waiting for a valid url since escorts.com is not approved here.

http://www.complaintsboard.com/complaints/ccbill-c128189.html
http://www.complaintsboard.com/complaints/segpay-c315069.html

Please advise on payments and risk

Is that no longer the case?

They took a long time to clear, but they avoid the calls at home.

I don't know if it is some new security policy but in the last week I've gotten three calls from my credit card company about charges I made on the internest to completely legit companies.

Has anyone else noticed this?

Since the bank included 2 or 3 easy to identify transactions, this incident squeeked by.

TER will not get my CC info again!

I will just sit tight as a non-VIP until there is a better paying method or until I 2nd post.

I did review the suggested thread.  Scary over there as well.

is probably the excuse guys use when they get caught.   I do use my real CC but one that I only use for internet purchases & which only intermittantly sends statements...  Soooo, I shread the statements as soon as they are paid which is as soon as they arrive.  
It is almost impossible to maintain VIP with reviews 15 days credit for reviews of new ladies.  At least for me.  I generally repeat with Favorite ladies more than New.  I only see New which I feel are potentially a Favorite.
I have mostly used CC bill.  The othr is New
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If you click on that option to renew your VIP membership it looks like they are working on getting it going again.  Hope they hurry before I have to let mine lapse.

What is up TER?  I tried both links and was told card is no good.  Funny I used the card several places that morning.  I click on money order link and it raed something like the link is not working. I had to call my credit card company and get the flag taken off before I could use the card again.  Cant we get a  payment system that wont f--- up our credit cards??  oh yeah, that is why I am not a VIP any longer. Cant pay for it...

I had heard on these boards it was becoming an issue.  So I made sure to do it on a day that I was home and the wife was away (you can bank the extra time, so doing it a month or two ahead is no big deal).  Call must have arrived within 20 minutes of placing the order using cc-bill.  Don't know a thing about Segpay.

Other thing to do is list your everyday mobile (not your hobby phone) as your contact number with the CC company.  That way the call and the message are only accessible to you.

Never had any problems with CC-Bill.  The multi-billion dollar online porn industry runs on them.  But they do raise flags with the cc companies because of the high chargeback rate.  Too many dudes buying porn and then claiming it was fraud after they sober up or the wife/gf sees it on the bill.  

BTW, those complainers on your links are clueless.  CC fraud happens all the time and is perpetrated on the merchant as well as the consumer.  You don't call the merchant, you call the CC and tell them that there are fraudulent charges.  You will get a new card and some paperwork to fill out.  I've had it happen several times.  Biggest fight was to convince the CC to pay two legitimate charges that were sandwiched between the fraud.  You just need to be clear that you were certain that you did not make the charges.

I had origionally  paid with MO, and expired the end of February when I wanted to re-new, no MO in effect.  I sent a message to TER and was told  in 2 weeks they would have a new system, much like the money order way.  That was over a month ago, no new way other than CC,  so no VIP here either.

Don't they teach this in business school?

Make it EZ to pay, people will pay. Make it hard to pay, people won't pay.