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Green Dot debit card rip-off fees

Buyer beware! I a got 50 dollar prepaid green dot at walmart to use online. I never used it it was in my wallet forgotten for months. I went to cash it out and close today at walmart. Was told I had 26.20 on the card and that there was a 3.00 closing fee... I paid 50 dollars plus a 4 dollar fee to get card. So for a 50 dollar card that I never even used I got charged over 30 dollars in fees. Okay so I know I can only blame myself for falling for this. I was in a hurry I should have been more aware of what signing up for. I played the sucker, lesson learned. Pay attention know what you getting into.

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Green Dot stole my money

. On nov 21 my husband went to a cvs store and purchased a greendot moneypak card for 1650.00 when he went home to transfer it to paypal to pay or rent it was saying there is no funds on it so my husband called me I was at work I told him to wait till I got home when I did I tried to transfer the funds and it stated 0.00 funds on the card so we went to cvs and told them had all the recipes and the cards and showed them they told us they could not do anything I told them I gave them my money and trusted them to put it on this card and there is no money on it and they cant do anything I contacted the greendot they told me to give them 5 days well its been over a month I also contacted the police and cvs again nothing is getting resolved I would like to put in the paper and warn people to not buy greendot or moneypak card at cvs that they will not take any responsible on this they stole 1650.00 from a hard working family I do not trust cvs they are thiefs something happened to our hard earned money and they are not taking action in looking for it how do I know if the sales clerk didnt keep it never again will I ever shop at cvs they lost a good customer

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Mar 03, 2016 12:19 pm EST

I arranged for deposit of tax refund, the irs sent it and it wasnt showing on my card. I tried to call and kept getting someone in a another country and couldnt speak english well, i asked for supervisor and they refused to get one on the phone. Im trying to move with deadlines and i need my money

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Jan 23, 2016 2:12 am EST

Same thing had happened to me. I bought a 500 dollar green dot card in Minneapolis at CVS on 37th and central ave Ne. The lady swiped it, I went home and typed in the correct website it said to activate with and it said error invalid card number.. And to wait 15 minutes after my purchase. I have purchased one before at a different place and had not had any problems before. Anyways. So I called to register and it also said invalid. Basically it was extremely hard to get a Hold of anyone at green dot for . I even went back to CVS and complained and demanded my money back. They said no because they can't refund, saying I will have to contact someone at green dot. Well after going through weeks of constant phone calls to them They asked for me to send pictures of my receipts and cards they went from saying it was a invalid card to, someone else had activated this card and used your card but they know when (but they switch stories on you if you start getting a little more in bobcat with them to save themselves) you contact local police to make a police report they are going to tell you that it's a civil matter. I even went so far to visit the Green Dot Corp in Califorina and they were no help. Wouldn't even let me past the front desk. As far as I got was a phone call saying as far as I got with them before. I'll have to call police authorities.. Its all BS and pretty much is a trap. I've even bought a 2nd card just to prove to the CVS people when I demanded a refund. I put on 20 bucks on this second one and did everything step by step on the card with the manager there and same thing happened. So CVS says call green dot, green dot takes like 4 weeks to go through jumps and hoops of investagations and sending pictures then send you to the police. Then police say there is nothing to do about it... This company is rude, dishonest I will never see my 500 bucks.. Thanks green dot, hope to expose you as much as I can!

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tawnesha
tulsa, US
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Dec 31, 2013 2:44 am EST

I had dispute ed moneypak for my five hundred dollar moneypak that wouldn't load well they finally got it on there and I had my temperature card and called it and that's when I found out the money was taken off there and called green dot and found out my permant card was sent to the wrong address

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Elizabeth Rogers
Yoakum, US
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Aug 14, 2010 9:09 am EDT

I recentlly ordered a greendot visa card and It will not let me activate when I called. It Is saying that my birthday does not match

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Carl
US
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Jul 22, 2009 5:24 pm EDT

I am a green dot victim in new york. I found an attorney in california and am preparing to sue Green Dot for stealing my money etc.

would you be willing to help by sharing your experience with the attorney on the case?

It is a proposed class action.

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Dewey Sowell
US
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Sep 12, 2023 11:17 pm EDT
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my name is Dewey Sowell and my email is deweys510@gmail.com I can be reached that way just show attgo2 bank law lawsuit lawsuit let's hope we all get our money back soonI have been trying for two months now to get my money they say that can't do electronic deposit they want to use snail mail and old checks what a way to do business behind in theOh hell the [censored] yes I just got taken for $28.000.00 and I'm getting hung up on every time I put them in check with all my notes every time I speak to them and have a witness lissing in on the call I to have been scammed this is not civil I'm sure it's federal it's over $1000 bucket now if you or I did that and charged a card not belonging to us it's federal and forgery so I may have found a loop while my money was deposited by SSDI. SOCIAL SOCIAL SECURITY SO. I'M GOING I'M GOING TO CALL THEM IN THE MORNING AND SEE IF I DON'T HAVE RESOURCES FOR THEM TO RETRACT THAT MONEY BACK OFF OF THAT CARD AND TELL THEM THE STORY OF WHAT'S GOING ON BUT I'M STILL INTERESTED IN DOING THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT THEY SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO GET AWAY WITH THIS THIS IS [censored] I'M SUPPOSED TO BE CLOSING ON A HOUSE AND I CAN'T EVEN COME UP WITH THE MONEY TO CLOSE ON THE HOUSE NOW I MAY BE BEING SUED FROM IT BECAUSE OF IT AND TO DO PURCHASE A HOUSE IT'S GOT TO BE SITTING IN ESCROW FOR PROOF OF FUNDS SO I'M HOPEFULLY SO HOPEFULLY SOCIAL SECURITY CAN GET MY MONEY BACK FOR ME THIS WAY BUT I HAVEN'T I'M NOT GOING TO NOT TRY TO GO THROUGH A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT CUZ THEY NEED ONE ON THEM BAD SERIOUSLY BECAUSE EVEN STILL THAT'S GOING TO TAKE PROBABLY THREE OR FOUR FIVE SIX YEARS EVEN THAT WAY BUT AT LEAST IT'S A LAWSUIT STARTED ON THEM THEY WON'T BE IN BUSINESS FOREVER THEY'LL BE SHUT DOWN EVERYBODY WILL GET THEIR MONEY IT'S JUST GOING TO WE MIGHT NOT BE ALIVE OUR GRANDKIDS MIGHT GET IT HE HAD ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING TO HELP WITH THE CASE OR ANYTHING YOU CAN REACH ME AT D E W E Y S 510@GMAIL.COM I'M IN WEST COAST OREGON SO THIS IS HAPPENING CLEAR ACROSS THE UNITED STATES STRAIGHT ACROSS THE BOARD WITH EVERYBODY AND CHIME IS PART OF THEM TOO

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David Christian
Baraboo, US
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Mar 17, 2009 2:33 pm EDT

My name is David Christian and I tryed to active my card oh-line. It was turned down, so now I want a full refund of 39.95 sent to my home stated above . Thank David

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Jeff
East Wenatchee, US
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Mar 01, 2009 4:30 pm EST

I got ripped off for $39.95 on 2/20/2009. Did not order anything and charge showed up on mmycredit card. Mygrantsitenet bad--watch out you will get an email about the stimulus package, when you open this email they have any credit card info. you have stored on your computer even if you have a password!

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William123
US
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Oct 15, 2011 2:34 am EDT

I loaded $40 on my card, and when I went online to activate, it said "Invalid Address"? We will send you a refund in 10 days.

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Jeff
East Wenatchee, US
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Mar 01, 2009 4:37 pm EST

correction the site name is mygrantsitenet not greendot, that was just the card that was over charged. thanks

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Green Dot fraud, theft by wire

My family was defrauded by persons acting with my tax information for$7800 dollars telling us to use Moneypak to pay. I then called Moneypak help line and explained what had happened. The person used the name Jane and said they had no been cashed and I could go buy five $500 cards and she would refud the other cards onto those I bought. Having called them I had some security that I was doing the correct thing. When I called back to see how to deposit the cards I got another person and they stated that there was no one there by that name and I had been scamed again. Total $10300 after that they would not answer my calls. They have many service locations and you will never know who you are talking to. THIS WOULD NEVER HAPPEN TO ME. MERRY CHRISTMAS YOU DIRTY RATS.

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Green Dot lost money

they assurd me that there money pack card was loaded with $500 on one card and $500 on the other card when i tried to flip it over to a green dot debt card there was no money on iether one now im out one thousand dollars that i was going to us for a house payment how do i get my money back my name is [protected]@yahoo.com

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Green Dot failure to release my money

I purchased a Green Dot cash reload card in the amount of $300 and a Green Dot prepaid card and then opened an account on the web and then loaded my prepaid card with the cash reload card. I then made one purchase on the web for phone time for my cell and within hours after doing so they blocked my account. I called and they said my account was blocked for the reason of unusual activity and i needed to send them my ID documents by Fax. I have sent them Faxes and emails with my documents and they continue to deny ever receiving them. This company is running a scam against the unsuspecting public and I warn everyone not
to ever get involved with this company. My remaining balance of $288 is still blocked from me.

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Green Dot went to use money off card.

Hi my name is Bridget Hall, and I loaded 177.00 on a Green Dot Money card on July 7, 2014. I went to use the card and there was no money on my card. I called
customer service, and was told that I had to put in an complaint. I am very upset,
about this situation, cause I am a single parent, and I do not have money to throw away. I can be reached at [protected] or [protected]. Thanking you in advance.

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Green Dot loading the card

i bought the $6 walmart preffered card (the black one with no loading fees) and loaded $50 bucks on it, i went to walmart and loaded it several times with various amounts, but apparently, even though you can load the temporary card while you wait for the permanent card, (says use this temp card until you receive your permanent card right on the package the card comes in...i had 2 different walmart employees tell me that they are not allowed to load money onto the temporary cards! which completely contradicts the statement on the cards packaging! also if you have money refunded to you buy a store or ebay, be prepared to see it as a pending transaction for 10 ###ing days, even though it takes less than 30 seconds for it to be taken out of your account, and the foreigner that you get on the phone when you actually manage to get a human on the phone...because corporations like to outsource and evade fair wages and american taxes...because they care so much about the us economy, and creating jobs for americans and such...anyhow when you get a hard to understand indian/arab/sand spic on the phone, hope you like hearing i'm sorry there is nothing i can do, because that is the extent of their customer service...they pay afaragistanis crap wages overseas to be sorry all day for your woes created by a crap company that really just wants to nickel and dime you out of your hard earned money...bottom line! 10 ###ing days to have money funded back on to your card! ### customer service, and sorry indians on the phone...walmart green dot cards, thats what your paying for when you buy one...walmart wont even put money on their own temp cards...i hope they all die like the people in total recall...the original...hope every last one of sam waltons descendants rot in hell! i'm sure anyone who works at walmart has mutual feelings, unless they havent got their first check yet, then i would understand...

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Green Dot fraud / scam

Somebody just called from SDGE Disconnection Department and asked for $770 for our passed due bill otherwise they were on their way to disconnect our electricity. They suggested to get same day payment and get a money pak. I rushed to the closest Rite Aid and got the money pak, gave the numbers to supposedly SDGE agent. He said his name was Brian and he called from [protected]. I suspected and ask for his supervisor, address, agent number, etc. he hung on on me.

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Elaine L. Griffin
Macomb, US
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Apr 28, 2022 12:22 pm EDT
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I purchase a Green Dot Visa card to use as a security for Rental Car and was scam.

I'm upset and angry about this situation and will be more careful in the future. I plan to

make a police report.

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Green Dot needed a refund

I called in to apply a $100 money pak to a Green dot Visa card and when I called I was told by the automated phone service that the Visa card I had was non reloadable and I would get a refund. So I waited about 2 weeks and no refund, so I went on the web to find where I file a complaint for the refund, there are so many sites to choose from, so I just chose the fraud complaint form and filled it out and and I should have filled out a refund form, yes I did the wrong form, but it doesn't end there,

Two days ago I went to the store to use my Account Now prepaid Visa card and it was declined and so I call the Account Now to see what was going on my account as I had money on the account. I was told it was suspended by Green dot. I have not heard from Green dot about what is happening to my claim and why the suspended my Account Now account as I am waiting to get my Social Security deposited in my account. I can not find a phone number to call to talk to the claims dept. I was given a phone number by Account Now and it was the wrong number. I need to know what is happening to my account and my social security check. I am 67 yrs old and live on my check to come in on time to my account. Please help me.

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Green Dot Corp.
Monrovia, US
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May 01, 2014 4:42 pm EDT

Please email our Customer Advocacy department at Customer.Advocay@greendot.com. Include your name, phone number, card type(Green Dot prepaid debit card, MoneyPak reload card or any of our other products) and a brief description of the issue. We will review and contact you to assist. Green Dot Cares

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Today I received in the mail an unsolicited and unwanted VISA credit card in Spanish. When I tried to call the company to complain, I could not get through the screens without giving my personal identifying information. The credit card number was even listed on the paperwork and could have been detected. This seems to be a very poor business practice at...

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Green Dot blocked my funds

i saw the advertisement "get your refund up to 2 days faster if you direct deposit with the green dot card " what a joke, i got a text alert saying my refund had arrived, hooray for me and my family, WRONG, the account had a block put on it due to them being unable to verify the cardholder, so we did what they asked, faxed them everything and then some, well we are now losing our home, cant pay the bills, i dont know why these bill companies dont understand, i have money but i cant use it bcuz green dot has a block on my account, you will get your money soon, still waiting...i do not wish this on anyone, do not use green dot is the best advise, i wish someone would of given me ...god bless

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Feb 25, 2014 1:57 pm EST

yes i have called them so many times, the first 3 days i called every hour on the hour, i am at a loss for words as to what to do, i have 6 confirmation numbers from customer service stating a manager will call me, never called . i have over 5 grand on there card and cant use it, im going crazy

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Long Beach, US
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I'm going through the same thing. I refuse to ignore the impact this company's bad business practices is having on the homeless crisis... Pay Pal and Ebay just settled a claim out of court for this. If anyone is ready to take this court, I have been digging and found numerous legal issues with this company. They can be sued! They can also be fined and should be criminally prosecuted...

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feinburgrl
Lawre, US
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Feb 25, 2014 2:17 pm EST

Have you try to go to the place were you deposit it at? Try to get some information there.

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Feb 25, 2014 1:48 pm EST

Did you call the company?

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Green Dot dishonest company

I decided to apply for the short term loan in company Green Dot 3 Cash Advance. I filled the form and waited for the call, and after several days the agent from the company contacted me. He told me to buy Green Dot card and put $180. After I did it, he called me again and told to put more money. After I transferred money to this Green Card, I waited for the loan. But this scammer cheated on me. He simply stole money from me. So be careful if you use this company or leave comments if you had horrible experience with these people.

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ahmad jr
Crete, US
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Feb 27, 2014 7:27 pm EST
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Money not on green dot card

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Green Dot stolen funds

I purchased money pack sunday feb 16th at mart in covington tennessee around 1:30 p. M and by 1:45 pm my funds were not on my card, I would like to find the person who took my funds and get my funds back immediately, that was my rent money somebody took, I do not no how my pin number was stolen but I want my refund back, I talked to a green dot supervisor and I was told to send a picture of the money pack and the paper it was purchased and an investigation would take place 4 to 5 days, I do not want to file a lawsuit I will if my funds are not retrieved, i'm providing a purchased sheet and a money pack to assure a proper refund and that my funds were stolen, thank you and please give me satisfactory on this situation

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Maria lissette castro
Cathedral City, US
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May 09, 2014 7:39 pm EDT

I had over 500.00 dollars in my greendot card and when I went to use it they said I only had 9.27. I need to know what the last ten transactions please email me at grizzlyandmaria@gmail.com

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Salem, US
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Mar 21, 2014 8:29 pm EDT
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I am really trying to help people with the MoneyPak. I have a phone number with direct contact with customer service. [protected] press 2 for customer service. You also have to use FIREFOX as your web browser, it works right away.

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Green Dot stolen money

I purchased a $450 green dot card for 5$ and went to check it in my car which is located in the parking lot and there was nothing on it! I feel like I was robbed by green dot. I want my money back ASAP because i didn't even have a chance to even spend my own money. If you care about your customers in you so much and eyes and I think you should look into this and reimburse me my money full. d lo I have submitted a receipt and the Green Dot card that was purchased from the back pictures as requested please contact me as soon as possible phone number [protected] or [protected] thanks for your time.

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A few fishy things have happened lately with my Green Dot card. I am a personal assistant and I use it to make purchases instead of carrying around cash or having a credit card (which I now think would be a better option.) Over the weekend I placed and paid for an order at a local Pottery Barn store over the phone for some items that I was going to pick up...

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Green Dot stolen money

I just bought the card at 10:30 pm on 11/27/13. It was purchased so i had enough money aside to pay a specific bill. By the morning of 11/28/13 at 8 am the money was no longer on the card i just purchased it several hours before. With no one able to get to the card or the number because it was safely in my purse locked away in my room til i went out this mmorning . Now i honestly have no clue what happened to the money & im very worried i just lost $200 that i can not afford to lose. I really would appreciate if you can help me resolve this issue please & thank you.

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Before you purchased that green dot someone had had copied the hidden pin # and put the card back. They either covered the code back up or left it open and you just didn't notice. When you loaded money they entered that pin before you did and spent the money. Sorry you lost your money, but there is absolutely nothing Green dot can do about it.

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Green Dot tried loading money and said it already been used while I was at the store still

I brought a money pak green dot card from walgreens. I load $300.00 on there when I tryed putting it on my green dot debit card it wasn't nothing there. It said the card has already been used. I haven't even left the store nor did I load my card. The 300 just disaper. How is that

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Green Dot poor customer service

I purchased a green dot debit card a year ago and have used this as my checking account. I have also used this card to have my payroll check direct deposited to my account. Two days ago, I purchased a money pack card to upload money on to my account. When I called the 1-800 number to load the money, the operator tells me that there is a hold on my card. The hold was put in place because they suspected "unusual activity" on the account. Keep in mind, i've had this card for a year and have made the same purchases. I was told that I couldn't use the card anymore, I couldn't buy another green dot card, and I would have to wait 10 days to receive my refund for the money pack card. They also told me that they are sending back my payroll check to my employer and it would take two days for my company to receive it. I have rent to pay and children to feed. I can't afford to not receive my pay check on time. I was expecting to get paid this friday, it may take two weeks for me to receive it now. When I ask them what purchases I made that looked suspicious, they will never give me a straight answer. I have never been this angry with a company before in my life!

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veronica mccoy
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Hi I have been a customer of green dot since 2011 I have my payroll check directly deposited to my grren dot card. I obtained this green dot card by no choice of my own. I was doing my Federal tax refund and as usual i wanted my refund directly deposited, so back at that time Turbo tax had their on debit cards but they sold their debt card business to Green dot so thats I how unwillingly obtained a green dot card. So I received my new green dot card 2011 in replace of the turbo tax card and every year I would have my fed tax refund credited to my green dot card. This year I decided to purchase a new green dot card and have my tax refund directly deposited onto this new acct, will tax refund posted 3/12/15 i was able to do 2 transactions before being declined, I called green dot and was told there is tax fraud out there and they needed to verify my identification I was givin the web site to upload my ID and I gave the information on my drivers license so green dot would be able to ID me however today 3/14/15 I'm told hey can't match me with any ID's that was loaded, I'm furious I have no heat/hot water and a child with asthma and I was waiting for my tax refund to pay my bill, I explained this to all the reps I spoke to a green dot but still being told I have to wait 2 business days for review- No HUMANITY what's so ever, worst customer service dept ever, I encourage everyone NOT to PURCHASE A GREEN DOT CARD. I asked for the name and # of the CEO at green dot and was told I couildn't get this information- WHat kind of business denies the right to the name of the CEO of a company where you do business?. As soon as I get my money released I'm going to cancel both cards the 1st one where I have direct deposit of my payroll checks and the 2nd one where I have this current tax refund. I notified the better business bureau and the new york times and will also notify the Hartford Currant newspaper in my state of CT and the local TV news WFSB

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I was charged $239.99 for a yearly fee for spy ware. I was told I would still be charged from $100 and up for a hard problem. Now that they have my money they won't return my phone calls. At first it was like talking to a different company I hate to see what happens today when I cancel them all together.

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Green Dot money pak lost my money

Beware don't purchase this card! My name is kimberly from montgomery alabama. On september 23, 2013 I went to my local walgreens store to purchase a green dot moneypak card. I loaded $460.00 onto the card at 4:06pm, at 4:08pm (2 minutes later) I went to my car and called the number to activate the card to up load the money onto my prepaid debit rush card. Well the card said zero balance and the store told me I can not get a refund back from them that I will need to contact the green dot moneypak company in order to get a refund. So I did that and they told me to fax them the receipt and a copy of the moneypak card and they will contact me on october 7, 2013 (10 bussiness days). So I did that and waited hoping that I will get my money back, however, on october 4, 2013 I called them back to check the status and they told me they are not responible to refund me my money and that I need to call my local police department because my card has been used, but green dot will not tell me where it was used, what time it was used or how much was used. Green dot company was no help at all! I am a fulltime student with a fulltime job and a single mother of two small kids. That money was to pay my carnote and I had to put off some other bills in order to pay that bill and I am still out of $460.00 and this company is no help!

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Jul 28, 2014 6:53 pm EDT
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I was scammed after I scratched the card, I heard someone take a phone photo but I was talking with a family member and I didn't think anything about it. The number on the card is [protected]. I have lost the money so I could care less, however if you could check phone that accessed the number ($65 worth of min or usage) and just cancel out their min/usage I would greatly appreciate it. I don't care about the money but they should not be allowed to use the time. I have the card in my possession.

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Richard Peak
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Beech Grove Middle School

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Rochester, US
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Jan 05, 2014 5:11 pm EST

hi i have been a victim of fraud can some one help me . some one pretanding to be mistery shopper . offer me a job and . after sending money for the amount of 1, 700 now the bank . wants their money back.

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Green Dot scam money

I have been scammed by a group of people over phone call asking
For penalty fees and security deposit regarding visa documents. I have been asked
To buy money pak vouchers. After 2 hrs I realized its all scam nd they trapped my money.
I immediately called money pak service and gave all the voucher no's and asked to consider all those as dispute transaction. Now they know where the money is transferred but still they say they cannot return my money back. Please suggest me anything on this.

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May 22, 2014 10:00 pm EDT

I purchased a card strached it try to reload my it say 9
0 balance And the CVS says there nothing they can do

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Green Dot is a leading financial technology company that provides innovative and accessible banking solutions to individuals and businesses across the United States. Founded in 1999, Green Dot has been at the forefront of the fintech industry, offering a range of products and services that cater to the needs of its customers.

One of the key offerings of Green Dot is its prepaid debit cards, which are designed to provide a convenient and secure way for individuals to manage their finances. These cards can be used anywhere that accepts Visa or Mastercard, and they come with a range of features such as direct deposit, mobile banking, and cashback rewards.

In addition to its prepaid debit cards, Green Dot also offers a range of other financial products and services, including checking accounts, savings accounts, and credit cards. These products are designed to provide customers with a comprehensive suite of financial tools that can help them achieve their financial goals.

One of the things that sets Green Dot apart from other financial institutions is its commitment to innovation. The company is constantly exploring new ways to use technology to improve the banking experience for its customers. For example, it has developed a range of mobile apps that allow customers to manage their accounts on the go, and it has also introduced a range of AI-powered tools that can help customers make smarter financial decisions.

Overall, Green Dot is a trusted and reliable financial technology company that is dedicated to providing its customers with the tools and resources they need to achieve financial success. With its innovative products and services, it is well-positioned to continue leading the fintech industry for years to come.
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