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msap24 · Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 5:07 pm Post subject: Use of Pre Paid Credit Cards

hey i'm new to the site and was just wondering if you could use prepaid credit cards and if so which ones like visa or mastercard?

tylerc · Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 5:13 pm Post subject:

If you have enough to cover the monthly payments of offers, then I don't see it being a problem, but a lot of people/sites consider it fraud.

puppeteer · Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 12:42 pm Post subject:

It's fraud period. Giftcards and Prepaids.

JennyWren · Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 3:14 pm Post subject:

As far as I know, they are banned on most freebie sites.

namelessx667 · Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 11:48 pm Post subject:

What about using paypal's debit card or the virtual paypal card?

It seems like it shouldn't be a problem, because it works just like a regular debit card, and is funded by both paypal funds and backed up by the bank account connected to the paypal account also.

But does anyone know for sure?

TravMan162 · Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 6:57 am Post subject:

most freebie offers don't allow debit cards, so a bootleg debit card probably won't be acceptable either

phriq · Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 6:59 pm Post subject:

I actually used a pre-paid visa when doing a few offers for others when trading greens. They all seemed to go through. I wouldnt cheat the system and would do offers only once, just used a pre-paid in case i forget to cancel:P

tylerc · Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 7:13 pm Post subject:

dmorris68 · Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 7:04 am Post subject:

placeboaddiction · Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 6:13 am Post subject:

These companies are fraud companies though. Almost everyone of them has a grocery list size of complaints on rip-offreport.com

I don't use the virtual card method or debit card cause I just put reminders in my MS Outlook to remind me when to cancel. I really don't trust these companies though, thats for sure.

Trying to be high and mighty with low life companies seems to be like trying to take down the berlin wall with waterballoons

dmorris68 · Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 7:12 am Post subject:

JennyWren · Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 8:14 am Post subject:

Pretty much all problems with offers (with the exception of something like White Overnight) come directly from people failing to read the terms and conditions fully. People wonder why they start getting charged for something, but that information is there for them before they sign up. Ignorance and laziness is no excuse.

angelface · Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 5:31 pm Post subject:

I prefer to use a prepaid because I have had people steal my credit card number before. Thats why I prefer using only a specific prepaid one I have had for over a year now. IN case someone steals something off of it..it won't be much they can get.

I actually just had a company try to steal my credit card info..I have no clue how they got it because I only use my prepaid card for Ebay. Nothing else online..And of course checking my account online. And somehow..they had my number and called me to try and sell me something..

I have malware, anti-virus and a firewall on my comp and I still manage to get trojans that come through. That is one of the reasons I don't like putting something connected to my bank account online.

Although I do get direct deposit on a prepaid card. So it does go through a bank. I think its strange its considered cheating..although I do understand that if you have the companies product and have to send it back and don't, they need a way to charge you.

But it still makes me wary because of all the other people online who try and steal your info,