MyPrepaidCenter.com review: Prepaid cards through Awardco 1

My company recently incorporated Awardco as a way for employees to give each other points for different things. One point in Awardco is equivalent to $1 on a prepaid card, offering through My Prepaid Center (https://www.myprepaidcenter.com).

However, it has not taken long at all for issues to occur with these cards. Once I redeemed my Awardco points for a $112 prepaid card, I attempted to enter the card into my Amazon account. It came back with an error message. The card expired and I lost the $112.

I took out a second card for $121. Through Awardco, the process is to go to your orders and click the activation link. It gives you an activation code, which you then enter into a field on www.myprepaidcenter.com. This brings you to a page with a QR code which prompts you download a specific wallet app.

I did this and saw the card added in the app. This was in the morning. The app does not allow for screenshots, however, I had heard from my coworker that her card disappeared shortly after she had added it to the same app. So, I wrote down the details of the card. Sure enough, this evening I go to access the card in the wallet app and it has vanished. The code provided by the activation link will not work a second time. Having documented the card details, I went directly to the My Prepaid Center website and entered them. It told me the card does not exist. I created an account and looked under "My cards," but it is not there. I clicked "Add a card" and entered the details — it tells me the card does not exist. So I go to a separate wallet app and enter the card details there — it says the card does not exist. I go to an e-commerce site and try adding the card there — it tells me the same thing: the card does not exist.

I am convinced that this is a scam. I do not know where that money is going but it certainly is not useable by me. I will be notifying my company's HR, as I'm sure they are not aware of this.

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