Payment authorization failed

There are a number of issues that can cause payment authorization errors when ordering on the Origin Store:

1. Proxy Networking: If you are connecting to a proxy server that masks your IP address or if your internet service provider utilizes a proxy server that masks ip addresses, your account can possibly be flagged for fraud. If you are trying to mimic another locale’s ip address to access products not currently available in your locale, this can apply to your account as well.

2. Hacking the Origin client: If you illegitimately alter Origin settings to access Origin Stores for other locales, this can prevent your orders from being processed.

3. Billing Info Incorrect: If the billing info you list on an order does not match the cardholder’s information on file, your order can end up rejected.

4. Bypassing Global Store Settings: If you try to access products/prices not available in your locale through direct URL's or other workarounds, this can invalidate the orders you make from your account.

Don't you think it's wrong to label people trying to get around retarded restrictions as "fraud" and to stop them from buying the product?

A lot of people are attempting VPNs and proxies due to the simple fact that in many regions, Origin doesn't allow to buy games in English. This is beyond retarded, there's absolutely no reason not to offer people digital products in the original language, but EA does this. Then it goes even further and implements active checks to ensure people never have a chance to buy games in the language other than one EA thinks they speak in. But this is wrong on so many levels, too. This automatic detection is wrong in many cases, especially in Europe and other regions of the world with many countries and languages. And what about people living on countries non-native to them? Soldiers stationed in other countries, people temporarily on a job in another country, etc. Most importantly, localizations almost always suck, and original product is nearly always in English, what's up with forcing people to play crappy localizations?

EA must change this policy, and quickly. At the very least, allow people to choose English for their Origin store and games.

Just to clarify incase you wonderful idiots at EA where busy ignoring the users of your products. Its a fricking outrage that origin is such a poor service in terms of acting as Steam like platform.

Whats the flipping point in advertising all these digital sales, you charge us as much as buying the physical copy, yet seemingly are preventing people from having the product in the first place!

The cheek to ask for full whack prices for digital goods and then giving no idication to users as to why some people are unable to buy games.

A joke i say. A joke.

Should take some lessons from Steam.

They actually have the tendency to work more than once in a blue moon.

No no. That's fine EA. I can spend my money elsewhere if you wish. Have fun losing customers ...take a hint and sort it out.

Yours, unhappy customer #2,534,811.

I'm not sure what's worse...

1. Trying to give EA money for a game and not being able to buy it.

OR

2. Trying to buy an EA game in the first place.

Electronic Arts, try making your customers happy. Keep this up and you'll run out of idiots to fool.

I just encountered this problem about an hour ago when purchasing Mass Effect 3 from Origin's Christmas sale via credit card.

I tried purchasing the game about a dozen times without success both with using a browser and the Origin client.

- Then after about 30mins or so, i figured that there might be a problem or conflict with the Origin client and the store page so i logged out of the origin client and continued to purchase the game via browser (chrome). The purchase went through afterwards. 

probably a lingering bug with the Origin client. 

What should I do or you(EA) do, when I have this issue everytime I tried to purchace a game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am giving you money, dude. Why do you refuse that!!!!

1. I don't have any Proxy Networking
2. I did not, do not, and will not Hack MY Origin client:
3. Billing Info is correct: so you mean everytime I purchased something on NEWEGG.COM or AMAZON, they accepted my wrong billing address because they are more stupid than ORIGIN, right?
4. I am in the US trying to buy a ENGLISH version game.

Can you give me the 5th reason? and 6th, 7th......?

You did not help me at all!

Yep yet another getting the same error. Not only tonight, but I haven't been able to buy BF3 premium for about a month now. I dont mind though, saving the money is ok although it is on sale right now for 30 and i really want it.

GG EA, you need to adjust your restrictions for purchases PLEASE listen to the customers, we obviously enjoy the game to some point, this is helping nothing but my bank account right now, which you shouldn't be ok with.

I have the same problem. Have been trying for a week now to purchase BF3 premium since it is on sale right now.

Origin, you suck. Pardon my language, but everything's been said by my predecessors. This lack of effort to improve your own service will ultimately be the main reason why origin will be rightfully crushed by Steam.