Money transfer to your Poker Account. (e-mail from Empire)

[House-Lion]

So I got this e-mail today:

_______________________
Subject: Money transfer to your Poker Account.
Dear ******,

empirepoker has just transferred $83 into your EmpirePoker.com account.

Have a good time at the tables.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us. Our Customer Care Department is open 24/7 and we look forward to serving you.

Sincerely Yours,
Customer Care Manager
info@empirepoker.com
www.EmpirePoker.com
_______________________

Anyone here who has gotten a similar mail? (And yes, the money was deposited into my account.)

[ipp147]

Nope - never seen it before,

rakeback?

[Nick B.]

probably for the royal flush club, do you have over 15000 epoints, and did you recently make a deposit for 830.

[House-Lion]

I have not deposited funds there recently and I do not think I have a rake-back either.

I sent a mail about it and they replied the money was mine, free to use without restriction and placed there by the marketing team [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Well, I am thankfull for their considderation and it feels good they promote loyal players.

[GrannyMae]

why $83?

why not $80 or $85?

i'm happy you got the dough, but there is more to that transfer than the marketing team giving you a present.

[AncientPC]

Beware, that money may not be as "no strings atttached" as it may seem:
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[aquifex harse]

It looks like rakeback to me...
I get 20% rakeback which usually arrives direct into my empire account before the 7th of each month (i recieved mine yesterday). The E-mail I recieve looks identical to yours
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Dear xxxxxxxx,

empirepoker has just transferred $171 into your EmpirePoker.com account.

Have a good time at the tables.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us. Our Customer Care Department is open 24/7 and we look forward to serving you.
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How did you sign up to Empire?? Looks like you may have got a direct rakeback deal

Aquifex

[Sandstone]

That's how rakeback payments are made when you sign up through a certain site that I can't name, because the very mention of it would cause people's heads to cave in. Logic will be abandoned, rational thought forgotten, and this thread will become a barren wasteland of people screaming SPAM SPAM SPAM

[Luv2DriveTT]

Its rakeback. I just got the same thing on the 6th from Poker Now. Be Happy!

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