Skrill

An easy and instant way to send and spend money online. Skrill supports the buying and selling of various cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Litecoin and Ethereum. With the option of using a Prepaid Mastercard to easily access your funds wherever you are in the world. Skrill can be accessed from their website at Skrill.com or via their app which is available on both Android and iOS devices.

How to Sign up

Step 1 – Create Skrill Account

CLICK HERE to start the Skrill registration process. You will be redirected to the Skrill website, where you can enter your email address and preferred password. Make sure to sign up with the same email address you used to sign up with RakeTheRake.

Step 2 – Verify your Skrill Account

Login to your Skrill account and verify your account. To fully verify your account you will need to upload a copy of your passport or ID with both sides and all four corners visible, a selfie of your face holding a handwritten note with “Skrill” and the date next to it as well as a document which verifies your address, such as a utility bill.

Step 3 – Set Skrill as your payment method

Click on your profile, at the top right hand corner of your screen, then select “Skrill” as your payment method.

Step 4 – Fill in email address

Fill in the email address you used to register with Skrill and then click the "Save Profile" button. Done!

Key Points

Skrill VIP - This exclusive club is open to the Skrill elite with incredible bonuses and gifts available.

Skrill Pre-Paid Mastercard - Skrill offers a pre-paid Mastercard so you can access your funds quickly and easily.

Cryptocurrency Support - Convert 40 different currencies into Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and many more.

Knect Loyalty Program - Join the Knect program and you can collect points every time you use Skrill. You can then exchange these points for lots of amazing rewards.

Mobile App - Download the Skrill App on IOS and Android.

Skrill VIP

It’s easy and fast to join just use your Skrill wallet, depositing to your favourite merchants or using the Cryptocurrency service. Reach the minimum amount of €15,000 (or the equivalent in your chosen currency) within a calendar quarter to earn your VIP status.

Quarterly means the following three-month period in any calendar year.

• Quarter 1: 1 January – 31 March;
• Quarter 2: 1 April – 30 June;
• Quarter 3: 1 July – 30 September;
• Quarter 4: 1 October – 31 December.

The day after you reach the minimum transfer criteria, your account will automatically become a Skrill VIP account. You are then guaranteed the VIP status for the rest of that quarter and the following quarter.

Transact €15000+ in a quarter	Transact €45000+ in a quarter	Transact €90000+ in a quarter

	Silver	Gold	Diamond
Multi-currency account
Personal account manager
Priority bank uploads
Dedicated 24/7 VIP care
Send money fee	Zero	Zero	Zero
Bank withdrawal fees	Zero	Zero	Zero
Skrill Wallet FX rates	Lower FX fees 2.89%	Lower FX fees 2.59%	Lower FX fees 1.99%
Skrill Prepaid Mastercard®	Free	Free	Free

Being a member of the Skrill VIP Club also opens up exclusive invite-only opportunities including major sports event such as;

• The Champions League final
• The Europa League Final
• Tickets to Wimbledon

For the VIP's that prefer a bit of retail therapy to sporting events, Skrill also offers a whole host of luxury gifts to their clientele, including;

• Omega Speedmaster watches
• Tiffany’s jewellery
• 5-star dining experiences
• Supercar driving experiences

For those that relish travel there are also all-expense paid trips available to the following destinations;

• New York
• The Galapagos Islands
• Seychelles
• The Maldives

Click here for more information on the VIP Experiences on offer.

Restricted Countries

Skrill offers its services in over 180 countries. However, if you are located in one of the following countries you are unfortunately not allowed to sign-up at Skrill:

Afghanistan, Åland Islands, American Samoa, Angola, Anguilla, Antarctica, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bonaire (including Sint Eustatius and Saba), Bouvet Island, British Indian Ocean Territory, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Comoros, Congo (DRC), Cook Islands, Crimea, Cuba, Curaçao, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Faroe Islands, Fiji, French Guyana, French Polynesia, French Southern Territories, Gabon, Gambia, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Heard Island and Mcdonald Islands, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire), Japan, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Macao, Mali, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mayotte, Micronesia, Montserrat, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niger, Niue, Norfolk Island, North Korea, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Palestinian Territory, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn, Reunion, Rwanda, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, São Tomé e Principe, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Sudan (North and South), Suriname, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Syria, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tokelau, Tonga, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vatican City State, Venezuela, Wallis and Futuna, Western Sahara, Western Samoa, Yemen, and Zimbabwe.

For an up-to-date list on restricted countries you can check the Skrill website here.