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msap24 Newbie

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Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 5:07 pm Post subject: Use of Pre Paid Credit Cards |
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| 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? |
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tylerc CG's neighbor, lol Donator

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Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 5:13 pm Post subject: |
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| 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. |
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puppeteer Addict

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Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 12:42 pm Post subject: |
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| It's fraud period. Giftcards and Prepaids. |
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JennyWren Addict

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Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 3:14 pm Post subject: |
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| As far as I know, they are banned on most freebie sites. |
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namelessx667 Newbie

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Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 11:48 pm Post subject: |
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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? |
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TravMan162 Wanna-Be Moderator

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Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 6:57 am Post subject: |
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| most freebie offers don't allow debit cards, so a bootleg debit card probably won't be acceptable either |
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phriq A Life of Video Games, Star Wars, & FiPG

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Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 6:59 pm Post subject: |
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| 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 |
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tylerc CG's neighbor, lol Donator

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Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 7:13 pm Post subject: |
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| 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 |
That is cheating the system. |
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dmorris68 FiPG Coder
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Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 7:04 am Post subject: |
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| tylerc wrote: |
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| 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 |
That is cheating the system. |
Exactly. Using a prepaid "in case I forget to cancel" is exactly the reason they are banned (or becoming so). It is considered fraud to "forget" to cancel an offer when you know there are no funds on the card to continue the offer. |
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placeboaddiction Newbie

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Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 6:13 am Post subject: |
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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 |
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dmorris68 FiPG Coder
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Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 7:12 am Post subject: |
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| placeboaddiction wrote: |
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 |
Nice sweeping generalization.
Most of us have done dozens if not hundreds of these offers. The vast majority are NOT "fraud companies." Of course there are lots of complaints, because your average consumer is an idiot who expects something for nothing without any responsibility on their part, and they can be very vocal about it.
Sure, there are a few shady offers out there, but by using a real credit card you limit your exposure to financial risk because you can almost always successfully dispute the charges, provided you've been careful to follow the terms and document your actions accordingly. Conversely, by using a debit or GC, you can lose "real" money that you may never get back, or at least not right away, and thus possibly cause immediate financial hardship. Also, you have a responsibility to do your own due diligence on offers *before* completing them. The truly bad offers will typically have enough complaints from freebie veterans who know how to follow terms and complete offers properly, and then you'll know to avoid them. I'm specifically referring to offers like the "White Overnight" and others with a reputation for difficulty.
I complete ALL offers with a real credit card, and after doing this for several years now, I can honestly save I have NOT ONCE been successfully ripped off by an offer. |
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JennyWren Addict

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Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 8:14 am Post subject: |
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| 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. |
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