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Last time I bought a prepaid card (I believe it was Visa), to register it I had to be looked up in the credit card database. As I did not have a credit card at
by skykooler 8y ago
Last time I bought a prepaid card (I believe it was Visa), to register it I had to be looked up in the credit card database. As I did not have a credit card at the time (hence buying the prepaid card), I was not in the database, so they would not sell me the card.
- sincerely 8y agoWhere do you live?
- chatmasta 8y agoWhat is “the credit card database?” What country is this? In the US we only have credit reports, which are tied to SSN. Do you mean you had to give your SSN to receive a prepaid card? That doesn’t seem right.
- skykooler 8y agoYes, this was in the US. And yes, I had to give SSN. As far as I understand this requirement was added sometime around 2011.
- mrguyorama 8y agoI bought a prepaid visa after such time and had no requirement
- scarface74 8y agoI’ve never had to give a SSN when buying prepaid Visa cards as gifts. I’ve ofter given them to minors as gifts.