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Adding money

Consumers have filed 202 complaints about this, against 19 companies. The most complained-about is Empowerment Ventures.

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Latest complaints about this

ReceivedCompanyAboutIssueStateAnswerOn time
Apr 11, 2017American ExpressPrepaid & gift cardsAdding moneyVAExplainedYes
Apr 3, 2017PayPalPrepaid & gift cardsAdding moneyNYExplainedYes
Mar 10, 2017ComericaPrepaid & gift cardsAdding moneyGAMoney backYes
Feb 24, 2017First DataPrepaid & gift cardsAdding moneyINExplainedYes
Feb 22, 2017Blackhawk NetworkPrepaid & gift cardsAdding moneyNCMoney backYes
Feb 14, 2017NetspendPrepaid & gift cardsAdding money-ExplainedYes
Feb 1, 2017Blackhawk NetworkPrepaid & gift cardsAdding moneyGAMoney backYes
Feb 1, 2017NetspendPrepaid & gift cardsAdding moneyILExplainedYes
Feb 1, 2017American ExpressPrepaid & gift cardsAdding moneyCAExplainedYes
Jan 19, 2017American ExpressPrepaid & gift cardsAdding moneyCAMoney backYes
Jan 19, 2017NetspendPrepaid & gift cardsAdding moneyMDExplainedYes
Jan 10, 2017Blackhawk NetworkPrepaid & gift cardsAdding moneyCAExplainedYes
Jan 10, 2017NetspendPrepaid & gift cardsAdding moneyCAExplainedYes
Dec 28, 2016ComericaPrepaid & gift cardsAdding moneyWIExplainedYes
Dec 25, 2016American ExpressPrepaid & gift cardsAdding moneyCAExplainedYes

Your rights with prepaid card companies

Registered prepaid accounts get most Regulation E protections: report unauthorized transactions and errors quickly and the provider must investigate. Payroll and government benefit cards must tell you how to get your money without fees.

Scam warning: Gift cards are for gifts. Anyone asking you to pay a bill, a fine or a "fee" with gift cards is a scammer.

General information, not legal advice; rules vary by state. Plain-English guides

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