I tried to buy something with a new vanilla visa prepaid card while on a VPN recently and found stripe failed the transaction with a vague something happened er

I tried to buy something with a new vanilla visa prepaid card while on a VPN recently and found stripe failed the transaction with a vague something happened error. And then found the visa balance check website plays the same game. Googling around it sounds like they've blocked the card and I'll have to call them and wait on hold if I want any chance of getting the stolen funds back. The card doesn't work on my standard IP either now.