Important Alert for all Offshore Sports Bettors

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Gary Thomson
Marketing Director
International Data Solutions
San Jose, Costa Rica
Phone: 1.888.800.6827
www.idsca.com & www.databets.com
info@idsca.com

Important Alert for all Offshore Sports Bettors

San Jose, Costa Rica – May 17, 2002 – Bettors to beware of phantom bookies/agents! It has recently come to the owner’s attention of www.idsca.com aka International Data Solutions or IDS, and www.databets.com that unscrupulous individuals were using our system infrastructure to take advantage of unsuspecting offshore sports bettors. We have identified the scam and made all changes possible to eliminate this from happening in the future.

We want to make it absolutely clear to the offshore betting public that NONE of the following business entities; IDS, IDSCA, www.idsca.com, www.databets.com , Data Solutions S.A. , better known as International Data Solutions are SPORTSBOOKS or betting establishments for the public.

Our organization provides offshore data processing, call center and accounting services for land-based Bookmakers or “agents”. We field calls, record wagers and process results on behalf of Bookmakers. IDS neither accept payments from customers nor does it make payments to customers.

Data Solutions S.A. is NOT responsible when a bettor does not pay their agent or when an agent doesn’t pay their bettor. We are however concerned when this occurs, and we would like to know when ANY persons/agents/ or bettors attempt to use our systems fraudulently so we can stop it immediately. We are committed to try and resolve all situations between agents and bettors professionally in an equitable manner; however the ultimate “relationship” is between bettor and agent. Data Solutions S.A. is simply an offshore service provider for bookmakers/agents NOT a Sportsbook.

If you have any questions, concerns or comments, please don’t hesitate to contact our company.

Best Regards,

Gary Thomson
Marketing Director
International Data Solutions
Toll Free: 1.877.997.6068
Phone Direct: + (506)277.6005
Toll Free Fax: 1.800.997.6068
Fax Direct: + (506)277.6068
www.idsca.com

"We have identified the scam" well could you clue us in on it maybe?

lets see that original post was may 17, 2002

guys, hate to break the news to you, but your call-centers are nothing but breeding grounds for scammers..........

scammers are using call-centers to complete thier bogus scams

call-centers have done nothing to improve this situation.....

whether you want to admit this or not......call-centers are providing scammers with a shelter under which they can operate.........

i have seen evidence of a nation-wide scam in which call-centers
are being used to proliferate the scam.........

it seems to me call-centers could be more "prudent" when selecting thier clients.............

a person that does mass solitications on the internet for "credit clients".........isnt someone that i would reccommend.....

someone wanting to "move his players offshore"......but he only has 20 players??? yeah right....

part of the problem is the way your fees are set up.........

they dont deter a "fly by night" operation........

a solid operation isnt going anywhere.....therefore pricing should be in the "long term".......

imo.....the number of "clients" is an issue......anything less than 100 people should raise a red flag........

i know from experience that a book with 50 players will not be profitable if your paying someone else to work it.......

you should be concerned when someone lists your web-site link when they are soliciting customers........do you really think a solid shop would do that???

if call-centers dont institute safeguards...eventually call-centers and scammers will become synonymous.......

call-center operators are away of the situation........they just choose to ignore it..........shame,shame



maybe they are in on the scams too..............