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Sean_o_h comments on Open thread, Sept. 29 - Oct.5, 2014 - Less Wrong Discussion

6 Post author: polymathwannabe 29 September 2014 01:28PM

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Comment author: Sean_o_h 02 October 2014 05:02:05PM 2 points [-]

I'd be very interested in hearing about your experience and advice further along in the process. Thanks!

Comment author: philh 02 October 2014 10:41:58PM 5 points [-]

My experience so far is that first time I tried to sign up, I entered a form field wrong and couldn't correct it without starting over. The second time, I got to the stage of entering my bank details and clicking confirm, and the website timed out. Then they took money from my account, and sent me physical mail asking for proof of identity. (I assume this is a legal requirement, but I don't remember seeing anything about it before signing up.) I've sent it to them, and they said they needed a week to review the documents, and that letter was dated the 17th and I haven't heard anything since.

Comment author: Sean_o_h 04 October 2014 01:08:10PM 3 points [-]

Does your experience refer to M&G? I can see why you anti-recommend them!

Comment author: philh 04 October 2014 02:36:28PM 2 points [-]

Yes, that's with M&G. I haven't tried signing up with anyone else.