{"id":5276,"date":"2017-01-31T13:53:02","date_gmt":"2017-01-31T18:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/?p=5276"},"modified":"2017-01-31T13:55:27","modified_gmt":"2017-01-31T18:55:27","slug":"just-how-fast-can-escrow-com-verify-your-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/just-how-fast-can-escrow-com-verify-your-account\/","title":{"rendered":"Just how fast can Escrow.com verify your account?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The ongoing <a href=\"http:\/\/domaingang.com\/domain-news\/remember-no-payment-processing-by-escrow-com-this-monday\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>account verification process at Escrow.com<\/strong><\/a> generated some arguments about its efficiency, recently.<\/p>\n<p>As an <a href=\"http:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/how-i-first-found-out-about-escrow-com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Escrow.com user since 2002<\/strong><\/a>, I was initially reluctant about taking that extra step; then, I realized that I&#8217;d rather sleep better at night, if I transacted with well-verified buyers.<\/p>\n<p>A current transaction triggered an account verification, and I had to submit some documents to <a href=\"http:\/\/Escrow.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Escrow.com.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>These documents were one each, from the following categories:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Proof of identity<\/li>\n<li>Proof of address<\/li>\n<li>Corporate information<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Because I transact as a corporate entity, the latter was mandatory. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.escrow.com\/support\/company-verification\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>This is what&#8217;s needed.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I submitted photos of my state id (<em>front and back<\/em>) and a utility bill scan. I also provided my corporate formation document for a total of four files, which I uploaded.<\/p>\n<p>The notification email that arrived soon after, informed me that the documents were received, and that I&#8217;d expect to hear back in 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>So how fast were my documents verified?<\/p>\n<p>It took Escrow.com a total of 9 minutes, as the photo shows:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/escrow-com-verify.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5277\" src=\"http:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/escrow-com-verify.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"864\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/escrow-com-verify.jpg 864w, https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/escrow-com-verify-300x87.jpg 300w, https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/escrow-com-verify-768x223.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Many domain investors transact with Escrow.com as individuals, in which case the necessary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.escrow.com\/support\/identity-verification\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>documents to provide are different<\/strong><\/a>. With verification done so fast in my case, I can imagine that it takes considerably less time to do so.<\/p>\n<p>I was informed that during the verification process, active transactions are not affected. If, however, the amount involved is large, the monetary exchange will occur after the account in question becomes verified.<\/p>\n<p>In a nutshell: Account verification at Escrow.com is a great extra step to ensure domain investors and their buyers engage in transactions that eliminate any potential for fraud. It should be a painless process as long as you provide the necessary documents, and Escrow.com support is well-trained to address any issues that might arise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ongoing account verification process at Escrow.com generated some arguments about its efficiency, recently. As an Escrow.com user since 2002, I was initially reluctant about taking that extra step; then, I realized that I&#8217;d rather sleep better at night, if I transacted with well-verified buyers. A current transaction triggered an account verification, and I had [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1318,1189,133,835],"class_list":["post-5276","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-domains","tag-account-verification","tag-domains","tag-escrow","tag-escrow-com","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Just how fast can Escrow.com verify your account?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Just how fast can Escrow.com verify your account?\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/just-how-fast-can-escrow-com-verify-your-account\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Just how fast can Escrow.com verify your account?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Just how fast can Escrow.com verify your account?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/just-how-fast-can-escrow-com-verify-your-account\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Acro.net - 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