Latest reviews about Green Dot - Prepaid Mastercard

iH8scammers says "Buyers beware of Greendot cards they're scammers!!!" about Green Dot - Prepaid Mastercard

iH8scammers — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:17:39 GMT

Worst prepaid card ever! Activation is a real headache and seemingly it doesn't allow for payment of utilities!

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Weepingwillow1215 says "Green Dot, has never let me be in the negative until now." about Green Dot - Prepaid Mastercard

Weepingwillow1215 — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 04:48:05 GMT

We have used Green Dot for years, we have had not problems, except that for a long time we were able to put $900.00 on the card, then all of a sudden we could only put $500.00, we were upset, we found out that we had to upgrade to the Green Dot Supreme, well we did, and was informed that we could put $2,500.00 on the card. Well, it never happened that way. We have only been able to put no more than $800.00 on the card. The card always never lets us go over our limit that we put on the card. Until now. We paid our bills, then all of a sudden it showed that we had $374.00, our bills showed posted, So, we went and bought groceries, well the next day it showed $392.89 in the negative, and everything was posted, and went thru. I feel that someone got into our system of the card, messed with our account, or something, this is not a good thing. All of our bills were posted as paid, and we called and made sure , we doubled check everything, and we even called Green Dot, and was told that everything...

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YAZInDC says "Dangerous Scam" about Green Dot - Prepaid Mastercard

YAZInDC — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:47:42 GMT

Total ripoff. First, you have to buy a card, no matter what you put on it, the card costs at least $10... JUST FOR THE ACTUAL CARD! Then it costs you $4.95 just to reload it. Then you have to supply your social security number! What the hell? Why do they need this?

Very, very schetchy company.
When I called for a refund I was directed to an answering sercive in India...hmmmm, untouchable by US fraud laws? I tried calling in for three days... THREE DAYS for a refund. I finally got a hold of someone. They took my information, said I would receive a refund check, first class mail. That was two months ago. I called again today, same issue.

I guess I'm out over $100. DO NOT PURCHASE THIS CRAP-ASS RIPOFF CARD! I'm notifying Walgreens, CVS and any other company that carries them. Hopefully they'll pull them from their shelves.

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Zeee says "RIPOFF!!" about Green Dot - Prepaid Mastercard

Zeee — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:37:31 GMT

I wouldnt recommend Greendot to my worse enemy. I'd advise any and everyone to NEVER use it and if you do, get your money out now while you can. I started using Greendot when it first came out. Didnt use it often, just to fastly receive money from relatives in other locations. Thought it was easier and cheaper than the money transfer services. Well. I guess Greendot got greedy and desperate because 2 of my accounts and accounts from a couple of my friends, whom Id recommend to GD, got frozen. They gave nonsense reasons for taking our money. Claiming mothers maiden names didnt match, social security# didnt match. And they wont tell you theres a problem with the account UNTIL youve given them your money. After all that, they refuse to refund money. After hours on the phone with foreign speaking people who only say only line, "Im sorry about the trouble" I got a supervisor to say He'd refund my money but its been 2 months and i havent received it. The inconvience is horrible. The customer...

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sharonr says "debit cards" about Green Dot - Prepaid Mastercard

sharonr — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:02:36 GMT

as i dont have a vehicle and walking is not an option my debit card is a blessing

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destiny492 says "DON'T GET ONE, RIP OFF" about Green Dot - Prepaid Mastercard

destiny492 — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:50:17 GMT

GREEN DOT DEBIT CARD, READ IN GOOGLE THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN RIPPED OFF, LIKE ME YESTERDAY , I PUT 160 ON MY GREEN DOT CARD , THEY WON'T RELEASE IT, CAN'T SPEAK TO PERSON, I HAVE BEEN TRYING FOR 2 HOUR'S , HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE, PAID 9.95 TO GET CARD, AND 4.95 EVERY TIME YOU RELOAD IT, YOU DON'T MIND, IF YOUR MONEY IS AVAILABLE, BUT THEY DON'T RELEASE IT. DON'T GET ONE.. .DESTINY

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IrishJD98 says "Never Push the 'Debit' button" about Green Dot - Prepaid Mastercard

IrishJD98 — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 00:06:25 GMT

I've had my Greendot card for over a year, and its worked out fine for what I need. The other day, I went to Office Depot to make a purchase of around $30. The cashier rang me up, and I slid my card in, hit debit, and entered my pin. Declined. But I knew I had a couple hundred dollars on the card. So I tried again. Still Declined. I went home emptyhanded and checked on line. I saw two postings for Office Depot for the same roughly $30 amount listed as "pending" but not declined. I also saw that I had plenty of money to cover the amount, and couldn't understand why it had been declined. So I called customer service, and listening carefully it wasn't to hard to get to a live representative. I asked why the card had been declined. The representative said that Greendot okayed the transaction, but Office Depot "declined" at their end. She apologized for the inconvenience and explained that both "pending" amounts would become available again within 5 days. I was annoyed, but reassured....

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softychik says "STUPID!!" about Green Dot - Prepaid Mastercard

softychik — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:46:56 GMT

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gr8gal says "This is great, I love that you can use this to move funds easily" about Green Dot - Prepaid Mastercard

gr8gal — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 05:09:45 GMT

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sandram624 says "great card" about Green Dot - Prepaid Mastercard

sandram624 — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:40:25 GMT

i love it you put money on when needed...

OKLAHOMAGAL says "Total Rip Off" about Green Dot - Prepaid Mastercard

OKLAHOMAGAL — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:39:38 GMT

I was very disappointed in the Customer Service, or should I say the Lack of Customer Service. With the fees involved with this card you should at least be able to speak with a person that has knowledge of the business. I thought this card would be great, but after trying to call them and getting the run around for more then 2 hours, I was finally told to contact Walmart where the card was purchased and see if they could help me. What? Its Green Dots card and they won't help me? I then called the main office of Walmart in Bentonville, AR. They in turn tried to call Green Dot, and what do you know, they too spent well over 2 hours trying to get answers. Their final suggestion to me was to cancel the card. They too have had nothing but headaches from customers that can't get help. The corporate office said that after today they will be looking into Green Dot and will be pulling it from their stores for sale. They stated it was just another SCAM CARD. The continuous......

kassandrulia says "Green Dot Prepaids Is a Scam and Ripoff Dont Buy" about Green Dot - Prepaid Mastercard

kassandrulia — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:45:15 GMT

I buy Prepaid credit cards to use online. I have accounts with netspend, mio and a few other prepaid cards. Its been my experience they are basically all the same the activation fee and reload fees suck.. A few weeks ago I was in Walgreens and purchased a Green Dot mastercard. This card took an hour to activate. Having recieved my Mastercard in the mail I went to 3 different stores cause to reload is 4.95 noway everyone else is 2.50 the highest ive ever seen 3.95. So okay i put 45.00 expecting to have 45.00 plus paying 4.95 only to come home and wait for an hour to find out I have 40.05. Green Dot is the biggest scam Rip off pieces of Crap. This card is going in the trash where it belongs. ...

PJ1956 says "Someone used my card before I actived my prepaid Mastercard." about Green Dot - Prepaid Mastercard

PJ1956 — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:01:49 GMT

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I'll try to make this short as possible. I purchased a green dot prepaid-mastercard. I started with $50.00, my first purchase was for $10.00, but the next day I tried to make a $18.00 purchase, but this card was denied. Later, I tried to contact someone in customer service to get information & find out why, but all I was able to get was a series of voice promps that got me no where. After trying several times, I did speak with someone, I asked what was her name, she said her name was "Corey", I told her what had happened. Ms. Corey stated that I had already made a purchase of $35.00. I stated that was not true & impossible, because I had only used the card once on a $10.00 purchase. I then asked when was this $35.00 purchase made? She told me when this purchase was made......get this!...the purchase was made before I even activated my card!!!!

Of course I was a upset and asked where & what was purchased. She stated she did know the business name,...

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staffordniki says "one of the worst products I have ever used in my life!" about Green Dot - Prepaid Mastercard

staffordniki — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:52:00 GMT

I got this card as a graduation present from a family member. I was only 17 when I recieved it, when I tried to activate it, It said I needed a parent to call the number. I was going to be 18 in about 2 weeks so I decided to just try again when I turned 18. I did try after my 18th birthday, but then online they could not verify it was me so I then called the number given, it took me forever to get somebody to talk to and they send I needed to send in a electricity bill a phone bill and a copy of my social security card. I told them I was only 18 and that my parents paid the bills and I didn't not feel comfortable handing out my social security card to people or companys I did not trust. He then said "well I'm sorry mam we need those documents" I then asked to speak to his suprivisor who could maybe help me and she was also taking phone calls so I could not talk to her. By then I was getting upset and just asked for a refund he said no problem and said a check would be to me in 7-10 buisness...

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fez4u says "Too many hidden fees ruin what could be a good card " about Green Dot - Prepaid Mastercard

fez4u — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 22:37:46 GMT

I wanted to get a credit card so I could buy a bunch of stuff off the internet and not worry about identity theft. When I saw that CVS had a sale on Green Dot Prepaid MasterCard's I jumped for the chance. I guessed to put money on the card it would only cost $4.95. Boy was I wrong. It costs $9.95 just to activate. After putting money on my card I expected to go home with it. Nope wrong again. I had to go home, and get on the phone to activate it. On the phone I could barely understand the Green Dot lady because of her accent. It took 8 days to arrive. So far I'm pleased with it, but wouldn't do business with Green Dot again and would not recommend it. If you do want to buy one buy it at the beginning of the month because you will have longer to spend it before the monthly fee.

On July 15, 2009 Green Dot got rid of the policy of charging for phone calls asking for your balance. They then raised the monthly fee to $5.95.

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