Sportingbet Refused Payout and Kept Inventing New Charges
On Friday evening, I was redirected to a betting website called Sportingbet by a person named h*** s*** on Facebook, and I registered under the username m**07. The site initially gave me a $91 bonus. With this bonus, I placed several bets and won a total of $7,045. However, when I tried to withdraw my winnings, the site repeatedly demanded additional payments for various reasons.
First, they asked for a $91 “bonus fee.” Then they requested $221 for a “site deduction,” $372 for a “Bank of Valetta transaction,” $531 for an “international transfer certificate (xry-88),” and finally $765 for a “Northern Cyprus transfer fee.” Altogether, I transferred $1,977 via bank wire to a Turkish bank account under the name d*** k****. I have receipts for all of these payments. Despite this, I was still unable to withdraw my winnings. The site continued to invent new excuses, demanded more payments, and never issued any warning, block, or official notice.
This is the first time I have experienced such a situation. I am requesting a full refund of the $1,977 I deposited. I also discovered that h*** s*** continues advertising on Facebook under different names and is scamming other people as well. I intend to pursue legal action regarding this matter.
