How Visa Gift Card Scams Work
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Learning how a scam works will allow you to prevent being a victim of gift card scams. Inspect your gift card carefully when making the purchase and using it soon after can mitigate most of the risk.
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One thing wrong that this guy is saying is to check the card after you buy it. Nooo do not do that! When you are shopping for the gift card, and you’re standing there debating on which one to buy… LOOK AT IT THEN AND INSPECT IT BEFORE GOING TO THE REGISTER!!!! The reason I am saying this is bc… when you purchase the gift card, the money goes to the card! And “THE STORE CAN NOT REFUND YOU THE MONEY!” The cashiers may or may not tell you that. So… It’s easy to see if it’s been tampered with. If you want to tell the cashier, “Hey I want to inspect this gift card before you ring it up to be sure it’s not been tampered with” They will be happy to do that bc even if you don’t get the gift card, it’s of no loss to the store, maybe a penny of that! But don’t go buying a gift card then go back in and say “ I need to return this bc of blah blah blah” Bc they can’t. And retail store personnel are SO BUSY. And you’ll cause a traffic jam at the register with that dumb stuff so please be looking at it before you buy it.
Happened to me. There are thousands of complaints especially for Vanilla visa card. Beware
Thanks for the info. I'm 73 and like to stay informed. Too many evil people in the world.
@yesiamcharlton
2 жыл бұрын
Hello
@piperrockelle_fan1882
2 жыл бұрын
Your 73
@rolex5270
2 жыл бұрын
Where are you from??
@piperrockelle_fan1882
2 жыл бұрын
Um
@thewhitewolf58
2 жыл бұрын
There are alot of nice people too but 1 asshole leaves more of an impression that 100 nice people
I got scammed that’s why I’m looking for videos so I can see how I got scammef
@magretbryan4472
Жыл бұрын
Sorry for what happened to you
@magretbryan4472
Жыл бұрын
*90SpyTron* can still help you get your funds back, if you interested
@magretbryan4472
Жыл бұрын
He’s on instagram
@LexisHauls
Жыл бұрын
Same
@sterling8323
Жыл бұрын
Same
Someone can go into a store and just take gift cards off the rack in stacks. There is no monetary value to them so no one really looks twice. They can take it home, do what they have to then bring it back to same store and put it back on the rack.
They just need to put all the gift cards behind the counter that would really help.
@DankNSpank
Жыл бұрын
This.
My first time using the vanilla Visa gift card was March 2023. My niece sent me two $100 cards but after useing them $62 was stolen from the first one,and $89 was stolen from the second card.That was my first and last experience with gift cards.NEVER AGAIN
@wintergreentheme
4 ай бұрын
Me too...i lost 41 dollars on my first ever purchase on the net....never again...i will drive to the store to shop for now on.
They don't even have to take the physical card anymore. What they do is open the package, skim the card and put the card info onto another blank card with a mag strip (which can be ordered online). It's like going and making a copy of your key for your house. Then they put the card back into the package (or ones they order online) and throw it on the shelf and wait for someone to purchase it as they check the website and wait for the money. Then they go to a self-check out and use that card to clear your account while you still have the physical card not knowing what happened. They literally don't even have to make the card look legit anymore as most places have self-checkout and don't even check. This is what just happened to me.
@BeatTheBush
2 жыл бұрын
They still have to tamper with the sealed packaging?
@in_the_pines
2 жыл бұрын
@@BeatTheBush No what I mean by that is they throw away the old card packaging after they open it and put a new one on it which is sealed.
@alwaysyouramanda
2 жыл бұрын
My card from Christmas was spend on the 17th and 18th of January. I’m so sad! I spent my own money on an online purchase because I figured I’d still have it in plastic. WRONG. Never accepting a visa giftcard again. I’m instantly giving it back and warning them to get a refund ASAP. So who is buying stolen card info..? Do they even know they’re spending stolen money??? Mine was spent on groceries!
@in_the_pines
2 жыл бұрын
@@BeatTheBush Basically, they have a Plug/Connect AKA "Middle Man" with someone that works for the printing place who makes the packages for the cards (which is usually over in China) and they will pay this person to send them a stack of let's say 1,000 freshly printed packages off their most recent prints just off the machines. Then when they get them in the mail they will hit up a bunch of stores open the giftcards, record all of the info and repackage the cards in the brand-new packages that they were sent from the printers. Does that make more sense?
@in_the_pines
2 жыл бұрын
@@alwaysyouramanda Usually the people using the card know that it's stolen for the most part at least for your case and the reason I say that is bc once the money is loaded they have to hurry up and spend it before you bc they don't know if you plan on holding onto it or spending it right after it's been loaded. On the other hand, if you've received a gift card that has a fake copy of a card or sticker stuck on the back of yours, It's already too late. Your money was loaded onto another card which the scammer has and no matter what you do the funds will not show up or come back to your card. Your best bet is to contact the card company itself instead of where you purchased it from bc the store will not be able to do anything about it. However, the card company is usually pretty understanding about the issue and will most likely refund your money if you take the proper steps inorder to do so.
This was very educational. Thanks ❤ 😊 Great job
Gift cards can be registered under your name, but nobody, including myself, ever takes the time to do it. So gift cards are basically anonymous.
This is so fucking heartbreaking. Especially since I don't have money like that only get it on my birthdays. This rewlly ruined my whole day and I hate people.
you can use a steamer to peel it off apart and then use a slightly strong adhesive to glue it back. Of course It has to be exact lined up so it dont look sus. Also they can use a dummy card and print the barcode on the back of them and scratching that before you open it wont work. They can also make a duplicate card but different barcode on a completely fake card. There a small machine that makes these cards and a type of typewriter machine that does the numbers
The way he is describing it is too many steps and difficult for the thief. Although, it IS one way. The way I saw a thief doing this was: I was in Walmart and saw this guy with some kind of reader machine like a crossbody purse. He grabbed the whole rack of gift cards and walked around the store as he 'scanned' each card into his machine. THEN he put all the cards back on the shelf. When someone would purchase the card and then put money on it I think it would alert him somehow and he or his people would take the money off the cards as fast as it was put on there. This particular Walmart store keeps all of the cards in a secured area now and have even stopped selling certain cards altogether. You can only get them online. I was a victim before I actually saw/caught the guy doing it. I reported him to the Walmart manager and I don't know if they informed the police or not.
@bobby_techzoninstagram2047
2 жыл бұрын
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Thank you for the info
I've been scammed by this gift card thing because of lack of knowledge but now alot of people i know is telling me i shouldn't worry and do business with them through it but am still kinda scared
@Originalboy_alasa
2 жыл бұрын
I buy gift cards
@rumeunner3245
2 жыл бұрын
It's "a lot" not alot
@trippin9382
2 жыл бұрын
@@rumeunner3245 ot
Extremely interesting and informative
That might have happened to me, I bought gift cards for some friends and one of them came back with no funds available from what I was told so of course I had to get them another gift card and immediately I checked to see if I had money on it. And there was funds on it, but it's sad that Walmart continues to sell these gift cards knowing that people are going to get ripped off so anyone out there do yourself a favor don't buy gift cards at Walmart.
@BunnyvrOfficial
Жыл бұрын
I got a card for my brother that had $40 on it he did not buy everything but he got a soda and the cashier said he had 53 cents
@sauciisandy5019
Жыл бұрын
@@BunnyvrOfficial exact thing happened to me 🤦🏾♂️
@wifeyjones2010
Жыл бұрын
I purchased 5 gift cards during the Christmas season from Walgreens, and the cashier gave me a hard time. She loaded more than the amount I asked for. I ended up paying for it and left the store. After I gave them out for gifts one of the cards were returned to me because somehow the cvv code was scratched off. I tried calling vanilla, but cannot get to a actual person. I don't know what to do..any recommendations? Thanks in advance.
@yourmanzgotu5798
Жыл бұрын
Sorry to tell you man your friends probably stole from you my guy
@davidleith3098
Жыл бұрын
@@wifeyjones2010 yo same thing happen to me I’m in Quebec Canada
Thanks for this great information. I will check my GIF cards after i buy it.
@1:52 Oh! I see! By buying gift cards at a qualifying place, like grocery store ... you basically turn EVERYWHERE ELSE into a qualifying place! I get it now. Thanks for explaining, BtB. Smart!
@BeatTheBush
3 жыл бұрын
Exactly. And paying the $5-6 fee is not much when you get a $500 gift card.
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2 жыл бұрын
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@shiva-sagar
2 жыл бұрын
@@BeatTheBush which grocery stores offer $500 VISA cards? I've yet to see one top 200 bucks 🙏🏽
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i bought a gift card and now this morning i try to use it and it says i used it on dish when i dont even have dish and its in a hole other location i live in alabama its a hole different state
2 years ago I had gotten a gift card for Christmas that a family member gotten from work for 150.00 and I go to use it and register it and it was never in the system.i called whatever number was on the back and they had no gift card number in the system so I threw it away after so long
Goods tips. I mostly use them as quick as I can as well
I only got to use half of my gift card, before it went to no funds, and it is an absolute nightmare to protest a fraudulent purchase. A. There is no number listed in which an actual person is available.B. it took weeks just to get the forms filled out and hear back from someone who of course was absolutely useless. Never again never. Still haven't got ny $50 back. Don't care about the money so much but it's the feeling of getting burnt that sux. Oh well 50 but to learn the hard way
@t_rain2578
2 жыл бұрын
Quock update to all my loyal followers...all 2 of ya. Alliance sent me a check to reimburse the money taken from the card. Only took 5 months with no communication or replies to my emails
Thanks for the method time to get to work 🙏
What to do if someone took money from Vanilla Gift card? I bought a $100 one and someone from a place that said online took that money I check a phone to call and didn't found a number can you help what to do?
Basically there are people alive today who would make the world a better place by dying. How scammers can live with themselves for their actions is unbelievably pathetic.
@BeatTheBush
3 жыл бұрын
It does make your blood boil but heck, with enough awareness, this can be avoided.
@swinnburn
2 жыл бұрын
If I had one round the neck I would squeeze the life out of em!💦💀
@bripick1ontelegram694
2 жыл бұрын
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@yungprince8375
2 жыл бұрын
People be like they hate scammers but live under the rules of the government
@eightforme7530
2 жыл бұрын
They are living their free will given to them by our creator though.. those scammed are learning to understand lose or control of feelings or... the world is always a better place by using our compassion. A choice I sometimes find.... best to you!
Good Advise, Thanks !
The stores should be responsible for the fraud
@deletedchannel6583
Жыл бұрын
No
i bought a visa secure spend gift card and the website i wanna buy from sting like 3d authorization failed how do i fix it
I just opened a gift card that had been sent to me 3 months ago as a reward. The packaging does not appear to have been tampered with at all, no tears, no gluing. And the card inside is the original, no photo copy or anything. Looking at the transaction history, the company who sent it to me bought it ("in-store load"), and 25 days later it was used at a hotel. It wasn't until 5 months after that that they sent it to me in the mail, and by the time I noticed it, it's been 8 months. So if my observations are correct in that the physical packaging was not tampered with, this has to either be an inside job, or some fraudster is out there just guessing credit card numbers and expiration dates, and occasionally gets lucky. It's more likely that this is a non-contact inside job, meaning that the fraudsters have a list of credit card numbers, without having to open the packaging.
@ofohadivine4896
Жыл бұрын
Hello
@dadosytornillos4256
Жыл бұрын
They use a Generator, to create the code, and then they use a checker software to check it. Lol
i bought a boost mobile card at Walmart went home scratched the back off called the number and a recording said the card is invalid? I went back to Walmart and they said they couldn't give me my money back because the card had already been used??? SO i called boost and a nice guy i talked to said that when i went to the cash register and swiped the card the card was then invalided? right at that moment? then i called walmarts ceo and told him what happened and he told me to go to be at the store and he will instruct them to give me my money back! well they made me wait for over a half an hour till i got pissed off!! i will never buy another card!!
A good way to catch these people would be to watch for these people who are checking an accounts balance more often than others,,,,
This happens in Walmart every day. Especially with older people. I see it every day
@theconsciousmovement9669
2 жыл бұрын
You should warn them. It could also be for their grandchildren birthdays.
@bluediamond4445
2 жыл бұрын
🥺💔
so if i ordered the egift card from the website is it safe? the 1 star reviews have me sketched out..
Thank you. This happened to me at Christmas time. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get reimbursed. $100 lost.
@sherifatbakare8729
Жыл бұрын
Really
Thank 😊 You So Much For The Info. It will come in handy to with amazon gift cards I love to get. I have whether I get a amazon or visa . One question ? Does the cashier refund ur visa or amazon if u show them its tampered with
@BeatTheBush
2 жыл бұрын
They usually refund if you or they notice it right when you buy it. But if you leave and come back, I have seen them refuse and you’ll have to deal with it through the gift card company.
I got an email from wisely saying that my card has been declined from not enough funds and apparently I tried to use it on apple. But the thing is, I never got that card before and I never been on apple. So I dunno if someone has been using a card under my email somehow or, if it's just a phishing email.
All of the scammers needs to die in prison makes me sick they going to deserve for what they did
@Mr.podcasterHimself
2 жыл бұрын
Facts
@mikee6571
Жыл бұрын
Haters🤣!
Thank you for informing
@bripick1ontelegram694
2 жыл бұрын
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Don't even have a card but watching you is just really interesting
@bripick1ontelegram694
2 жыл бұрын
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It would be easier just to clone the gift card then leave the original one at the store. You would still have to tamper with the package unless you’re an insider though.
@gb4breezy281
Жыл бұрын
How u supposed to clone it smart head 💀
@jabari1179
Жыл бұрын
@@gb4breezy281 frl i wanna know
@byegena
Жыл бұрын
@@jabari1179 swipe it
@GOTTA8GO8GET8IT8
Жыл бұрын
No exacto blade super glue
@babywipes1032
11 ай бұрын
@@gb4breezy281msr and deftune
These gift cards also charge 7% off the top to purchase then. Hard to get that back on some bargain, and way more than sending a money order or check
so about a year ago i bought a moneycard but i have to to moeny in it but the cashier told me that i had to authorize it but idk how or y?
What do you mean at 8:13 little piece of paper? The paper that is in there ? Is it not suppose to be In there ?
i misplaced my bank debit card a few months ago. o went to my bank and they printed me a new card while I was there.
Thanks for the info I was planning of getting one
@bripick1ontelegram694
2 жыл бұрын
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Can they use a gift card to get your bank if I purchase the gift card with cash
This just happened to me. We got a Walmart visa gift card a year ago as wedding gift. Tried to use it yesterday and found there is no value left. I still have the original gift card though.. not sure what to do next. Called Walmart and got transferred 3-4 times to dispute but got disconnect each time…
Thank u !!!!
Was anyone refunded from GC department ?? I just bought one to make an online purchase and didn't realize it had a barcode sticker until I opened at home, I tried activating online was not able, I called the phone number on the back they said it had no funds. They were really rude and hung up on me when I was asking to get it resolved.
good to know ,thanks
@BeatTheBush
3 жыл бұрын
No problem!
Thats why when i get visa cards i buy e gift cards like amzon with them
Yeah I just bought a Vanilla Visa card, $200 balance, waiting literally two days and now it’s empty, was put on hold for over 50 minutes with no response from the company, will try again tomorrow
Any idea would help me alot thanks
OMG 😳. The damn scams that are out here are unbelievable.
Thanks for making this video.
@TheEcono
3 жыл бұрын
💯
@BeatTheBush
3 жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
@bripick1ontelegram694
2 жыл бұрын
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Sick and tired of thieves , my debit card was stolen and uses 4000. I'm so sad
Ive had this done to me at the store I work at like 4 times lol
Will you making a video on the space shuttle? I found your channel through your lego porsche video lol.
@BeatTheBush
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, it's on my other channel: kzread.info/dash/bejne/oK12yauGiNiqfaw.html
@bripick1ontelegram694
2 жыл бұрын
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That is what different people wants me to get to them on Facebook all the time and when i don't do it they don't want to talk to me anymore that is how sorry they are to me
I’m really hesitant on buying a vanilla visa gift card cause I’m really worried the card won’t work properly and I’ve lost money just like that (it also doesn’t help that it’s not refundable)
I thought of this one at least ten years ago… All you have to do is go boost a bunch of cards and then plant them back. Super easy.
@eightforme7530
2 жыл бұрын
Yes! Easy to take, fake and return.. check to see if it come up as a purchase then get the "reward".. With you on that.. easy!
@tonywashington637
2 жыл бұрын
How that works
this just happened to me, lost $30 on $500 card.. what bothers me is that they can see my address and full name if they can can login with my card info to see the transactions. I was wondering how someone got my card info. The lengths these scummy people will go to, to avoid working.
@BeatTheBush
2 жыл бұрын
Sorry to hear that. Did you spend it quickly to get it down to $30? I think they try to empty it out as soon as they can.
@703390
10 ай бұрын
Now could we say this is just a different type of form of working? Hahaha you can take it as if I’m defending them or not. I’m just asking you a question.
It's not a inside job .they use an exacto knife like a really sharp surgical tool or put it in an environment such as like a sauna the moisture in the hot-air will loosen the glue back up.
@curtisf64
2 жыл бұрын
You have no idea if it's an inside job or not. If you read up on these cards you'll see how wrong you are lol
@christopheresparza8932
2 жыл бұрын
But that s*** is only done around f****** Christmas time dude when people are actually buying the cards by the f****** pallets.
5 months later n I received a check in the mail after filling out paperwork online for my fraudulent changes
At 2:15 video mark/ how the scam can work. /Thank you!
I just got me a GO2bank card what do u think of that card
I have fallen victim to a scammer and he told me to buy him a gift card and I will receive the product. After buying and redeeming the code for this person, they just blocked me and never gave me the product :( Can I be able to dispute even though I bought the card from a trusted website but gave the code to the scammer?
Any lawyers on here? Can you sue the store that sold this to you? Because if it was tampered with before purchase and they sold it to you and charged money to the wrong card, pretty sure thats fraud on part of the store even though unintentional. Believe it would fall under criminal negligence for them not verifying their product was exactly as they marketed it for sale in their store.
Hello - question for you: are will willing add me as a AU to any of you cards for a price?? Possibly the grandfather card? I don’t want a copy of your card. I would just want the trade line
@antemarijanovic3846
2 жыл бұрын
Hahajaja I see you on your trade line grind
bought one and it didnt activate and customer service is a joke they also tried to tell me it took 2 days for them to get an email.
They're fricking useless at most places online. Go ahead, try to use one when you sign-up for services (VPN, Streaming services, etc...). They will not recognize your pre-paid card making them useless.
@BeatTheBush
Жыл бұрын
It's true, it's hard to use it sometimes but when you can, it's great!
But don’t you have to scratch off the greyed out barcode in order to get to the barcode?
@Simple-nr6ue
2 жыл бұрын
No you can use a scimmer
How call gift card scammers redeem these gift cards ?
I think there is a way to enter the gift cards on Amazon too
You’d need to have the patience of a Buddhist monk to meticulously open a gift card package and wait everyday and check to hopefully get $100 dollars.
@bripick1ontelegram694
2 жыл бұрын
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@mynamesjeffhardly
2 жыл бұрын
Imagine at least 10 of those suckers floating around at just one store? You'd be pretty patient too. Thieves don't just set one trap.
@ArtLeeG
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah and how could anyone do this while in a store?
@ronmorgan6744
2 жыл бұрын
@@ArtLeeG take the whole rack or half the rack home and u can actually buy new strips that have new numbers and put it over the old one so u already have access ones it's activated at the register
@DJRenee
2 жыл бұрын
I'm sure it's a ring of thieves if it's being done.
I got one there was no papper inside the card and I did a video about this also and I hate these scammers
You have one thing wrong is that you have the original card in hand they simply take pictures or keep in note the original card number and they scratch off the 3 digits cvv code and or the last 4 digits in the front And they démagnétised the swipe so it make it unusable !!!😢
I need some help i don't know if my card is fake the person says someone used it or something in January they asked for my address and my name i gave it but i felt weird about it so i hanged up. i'm a bit worried i never used a prepaid gift card. can someone help me if it is a fake or not.
@MrsSquidish
2 жыл бұрын
@Catalina Amaru who???
Now to remember where i left th card! I had bough a 50 dollar giftcard and forgot to keep track ! Good video.thanks!
This scam is scary, I use my vanilla gift card every day and I get a new one ever month. I norm put on like 200-300 USD on it as thats the amount I want but I am always scared that ima get robbed and if I get robbed then what?
@koreyb
2 жыл бұрын
Like he said, just be very careful to inspect the gift card before purchasing it and rub your finger along the bar code numbers. If it feels like a flat piece of paper, get a different card. I personally get the cards at the back of card hanger. I figure the thieves are going to put their tampered card right at the front of the line so that it is the first to be purchased. I only use prepaid cards for sketchy website purchases where I do not want them to have my real credit card number. Whenever possible I use PayPal because that way they do not get my credit card number, either. And I use second sign in on PayPal so they would need by smartphone to sign in to my PayPal account.
@thewhitewolf58
2 жыл бұрын
Do you just use it as a bank?
@homemadeinnovations6390
Жыл бұрын
Rblxbuxy lemme get those 13 -14 digits🙄every month pls
@sondraarrache1908
Жыл бұрын
If you get scammed, you lose. They won't help you.
@703390
10 ай бұрын
Sir ur already robbed 😊
Hi there, I watched all of your videos. If I buy a gift card in the store and send it to someone via message, is there any risk of that person getting access to my bank account? Thank you.
@joycemeck9957
4 ай бұрын
Yes
I got one for Christmas and it was spent 2 days ago cities over before I even took off the sticker.
@alwaysyouramanda
2 жыл бұрын
It looks like 21st century money laundering (pre-blockchain.) it’s only going to get more sophisticated.
That is so true!!
I've been the victim of one of these scams. Vanilla gift card disputes are no help
@mimi2O
2 жыл бұрын
I’ve gotten scammed with a vanilla gift card aswell… although since the amount was small I was able to get it back with PayPal (since the scammer sent it to there account with PayPal).. if it was a small amount maybe 50$ or under,, and you go the the vanilla website to see what the transaction was, you can call vanilla and tell them or the company that the scammer used to get the money (how they got mine through PayPal). Hope this helps 😊
@mypart6087
2 жыл бұрын
@@mimi2O I'll look into that Thanks
@lilacviita2575
2 жыл бұрын
@@mimi2O what the original website because the one I saw asked for cookies and stuff
@janitplanet
Жыл бұрын
@@mimi2O I just called Vanilla today after seeing your post. I saw a Pay Pal purchase of $25 the day after my son's grandma purchased him the card. They sad I have to fill out dispute form. I hope it gets resolved. She bought him 2 cards, and the second card shows never activated. She said for that one I need receipt, which I might have at home, but I'm on vacation. If no receipt, sounds like we're out of luck. Both cards had a photocopy glued to top of it. Did yours?
@mimi2O
Жыл бұрын
@@janitplanet My card did not have a photocopy glued. also, i didn't have to fill out a dispute form to get my money back (it was 25$ just as your card had), although it took 3 weeks for me to get the money back.
Today at Safeway someone give me a gif card I didn’t used it I’m not sure l look at the bar code it was stuck in the plastic was printed on card I should ask them about the card .
Stores have a process were funds are loaded if they pay
Can’t you also avoid the scam by just not activating the card until you decide to make a purchase? Like I wanna buy a graphics card for a game and since they aren’t available due to shortages and they are expensive I will activate it when they’re available and then spend all of it at once... so that would work too right? Apologies if stupid question, I mean it definitely is a dumb question if you plan on using the card for regular normal use and not spending all of your money at once
@takerkanefan108
2 жыл бұрын
I received a visa gift card in early 2021 and put it away for later use, recently (2022) I opened the brand new package and went to the website to register it only to find out that some how in November of 2021 all the funds were used on a purchase at target. I'm guessing the cards get activated as soon as you purchase them in-store allowing the scammers to do their thing..
@jessikapiche6097
2 жыл бұрын
That's the reason why, now, when you buy a gift card (prepaid card) you have to wait between 2 to 48 hours ONCE ACTIVATED to actually buy anything online with it. VERY annoying when you actually buy a card to make a purchase right away (sales that have a time limit for exemple) and you cannot.
@spartaragekick6202
2 жыл бұрын
it has 2b activated @ the store r how else will they get there 5 dollar activation fee..they will think u just stole it from the store if its like a 25 dollar gift card if it hasnt been activated by the clerk...i mean a receipt will prove u bought it but how else will u transfer the activation fee but from the store u bought it from....i think u mean registering it...but thats only online...not n store use....i just nvr heard of a gift card being activated but in store...just like say xbox cards aswell...the activation fee is like the tax of any other item u would purchase....i just nvr saw an activation tab n the Visa's giftcard site anywhere to even do that urself...but i may have overlooked that...
@jessikapiche6097
2 жыл бұрын
@@spartaragekick6202 i even call the number in the back of the card, but they guy told me those anonymous card can no longer be link to a postal code for purchase online like we used to do, so they are worthless to buy online and you cannot do it anymore. only in store so why bother if you have the money, just don't buy those cards anymore they are just worthless...
@geodisafadi2423
6 ай бұрын
I got scammed with 3 vanilla gift cards. They did not have a security code !! So, I couldn't use them even before I activate them
They just print out the barcode on plastic stickers and put it over the real one without opening anything
listen up here is how you do it. you take 2 cards from the store or how many u want but 2 per 1 you will scam with then on one of them photo copy barcode and put it on the other one without having to tamer with because all that matters is that barcode u photo copied gets scanned and your good
Ty for this because this happened to me because someone gave me a Visa card then after the day I got it, the next day my $50 was gone but i when on the online website and saw a Asian company name that owns some online shops one of them was Weee and then I got the number of the Company and I demanded my money back and in 2 days they gave me my money back and then I spent it the same day so they wouldn’t take the money back.
@bobby_techzoninstagram2047
2 жыл бұрын
*I got my stolen money from my gift card with the help of ☝️☝️☝️ the name above. The dude is a genius*
People actually do this? Wow that just seems like a lot of effort for what is probably $100 per card. Then would be a pain in the ass unless you have some auto checking software.
open it before buying
I think I have a solution for this if you’re willing to listen to me well when you buy a gift card the cash register at ejects Ella piece of paper with the code on it and saying that you bought it you know it’s like a receipt but have fun when they are when I get this card they must activate it themselves when they activated they just use the code from that little receipt that’s ejected from the register maybe that might help make it fraud proof I’m not really sure let me know what you think and thank you for listening to me
Damn I just bought one of these as a gift and the thing don’t work at all 😭😭😭😭
Imma try to find their IP address any way possible if I can
Should I take the money? Please help
Do you have any idea how to use steam wallet gift card as money or change it in cash!? I have some steam wallet gift cards I need to change them in cash or use them as money otherwise it would be expired soon
@703390
10 ай бұрын
Money order 88cent Walmart use the gift cards to buy a money order
Awhhhhhh Thanks so much BTB, Glad to see U back with making us smarter. Not related to your vid, but I'd like some info on what to do, from U if U can spare knowledge.❤️ In the mail, I received a violation parking ticket. I live in Torrance CA the violation occurred in Orange County Calif. a sweep cleaning violation on a date I was home. Never been in Orange County for any reason. 🤔The number to call on the violation asks for the citation number, when I input that, the recording says they are unable to locate such a number. The ticket was mailed to what appears to be my name (but the last name used on the envelope was mis-spelled? Also the vehicle number such as the license and make and model of the car, has nothing to do with me, I don't own such a vehicle with that license number. Lastly, how odd that U would receive a parking violation through the MAIL? Wouldn't that go on the outside of the vehicle ? 🤔WOW! So, anyway, I sent in all the copies of the violation with why I'm "contesting" it. WOW, like the ole folks say, if it's not one thing, it's another on the way! Dang.....Thanks for listening. Appreciate any help U can give me or let me know of a good Atty if that's what I need to do. Cause, if they have my so call name and address on that vehicle, that means someone is using my name and address as registration on that vehicle, Right? Be Good, Stay Well and of course Peace.....❤️
@BeatTheBush
3 жыл бұрын
Yes but I upload those on the Food channel now.
@Khawrlo5993
3 жыл бұрын
@@BeatTheBush R U asking me to copy this comment to the food channel and U will give me an answer over there? 🤔
@MuhammadAli-uv9lf
2 жыл бұрын
Lady you need an Adderall and a Deep breath Jesus Christ smfh lol
@nbayardy9693
2 жыл бұрын
@@BeatTheBush text me where I can reach you at let’s talk about it