• Netspend: The most evil company in america...
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[url]https://www.netspend.com/[/url] Last Tuesday i bought a "Netspend" debit card at this Gas station, (i'm 16 atm) the workers had LOTS of trouble figuring out how to work the card and get 15 dollars onto the fucking card SO after about half an hour one of them got it to work, so when i opened the package up i expected to see a debit card READY to go but what i saw was something that made my blood turn cold, a fucking REDEEM website! DID IT SAY "REDEEM CARD AT *INSERT BULLSHIT HERE*.COM" ON THE PACKAGE? NOPE! so after that FIRST fucking flaw, when i got onto the site and attempted to make an account, THEY NEED MY SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER, REAL NAME, PHONE NUMBER, ADDRESS AND ALL MY OTHER SHIT THAT THEY COULD SELL TO COMPANIES! after typing up a FAKE ID "John Roger" I attempted to buy the Wolfenstein pack on steam, but guess what? IT HAS A "BLOCK" ON THE ACCOUNT! So what the FUCK is a block? I DONT FUCKING KNOW! BUT WHEN I CALLED THE HOTLINE COMPLAINING THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS A "BLOCK" ON THE ACCOUNT? you can kind of see why i'm using caps, so after my mom called them, they asked for our fucking utility bill AND MY MOMS SOCIAL SECURITY # I CAN NOT GET IT TO BUY ANYTHING ON STEAM, NOW QUAKECON IS FUCKING OVER! So what the fuck should i do? :suicide:
Don't you think it's a little melodramatic calling them the "most evil company in America?" As to what you should do, I have no idea. Sorry.
Why didn't you just pay online with Verified by VISA like almost everyone here? Or Paypal?
Or get a card from the bank and have a parent sponsor the account, my dad did that for me, and i'm 15.
Use PayPal and get a MoneyPak card, or buy a prepaid Visa card. What the fuck is "Netspend"?
Don't fucking buy debit cards from gas stations
I understand that! How the fuck do i get my money off the card though?
I would start by going to their website and looking at FAQ/TOS If that turns up nothing, get them on that hotline you mentioned again.
Those Vanilla Visa cards are pretty good.
This is why I never use prepaid cards. It's not like I even have to, though. [QUOTE=Atheist;31664082]I understand that! How the fuck do i get my money off the card though?[/QUOTE] You don't, it's a scam. The most you could do, is report it to the Better Business Borough, or file a lawsuit, see if you can get a class action.
[QUOTE=ExplodingGuy;31667762]This is why I never use prepaid cards. It's not like I even have to, though. You don't, it's a scam. The most you could do, is report it to the Better Business Borough, or file a lawsuit, see if you can get a class action.[/QUOTE] Look up "Netspend Scam" and there is shitloads of complaints on it but My best bet is probably to delete my current account, then remake it with more realistic info. [QUOTE=MakoSkyDub;31667365]I would start by going to their website and looking at FAQ/TOS If that turns up nothing, get them on that hotline you mentioned again.[/QUOTE] The hotline people don't take shit, they just horde more information from you. the FAQS are a bunch of bullshit of how you can trust Netspend.. Heres the hotline # if anyone was wondering: 1-866-609-2020 What if i took all the shit back to the gas station and asked for a refund?
I'm pretty sure you have to go directly to the company to get a refund, especially since you already opened it. Also you probably can't get a refund if they find out you used false info.
[QUOTE=Atheist;31672420]Look up "Netspend Scam" and there is shitloads of complaints on it but My best bet is probably to delete my current account, then remake it with more realistic info. The hotline people don't take shit, they just horde more information from you. the FAQS are a bunch of bullshit of how you can trust Netspend.. Heres the hotline # if anyone was wondering: 1-866-609-2020 What if i took all the shit back to the gas station and asked for a refund?[/QUOTE] Report them to the better business bureau. Other than that, you're fucked.
Yeah you pretty much shot yourself in the foot. You should have brought it back before trying to redeem or any of that shit. Using fake info was awfully silly
Damnit, why the fuck didn't i get that VISA giftcard?!
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