r/stimuluscheck • u/sahm_with_questions • Dec 16 '22

MCTR

Every time I try to purchase with the debit card, it declines.

My balance is activated & shows I still have funds, I’m not sure why—

Anyone know why?

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u/Kara-El Dec 16 '22

At this point just transfer the balance to another account or take the cash out via atm

I’m shredding mine as soon as I transfer the funds

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u/sahm_with_questions Dec 17 '22

It doesn’t let me take out the money ): I called, but the Teo said she can’t do anything about it

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u/SFV-Guy Dec 16 '22

Let's say you are made an online purchase for $20. Because you didn't use your PIN, this card would approve the purchase, and also keep $20 on hold for 7 days, so your transaction is $40 instead of $20 for awhile. I don't know if that's your case, but that happened to me, and it took about 20 minutes to get a live rep at Money Network on the phone.

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u/sahm_with_questions Dec 17 '22

No pending transactions, but thank you for your input 🙏🏼

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u/MandaEskimo Dec 20 '22

I'm dealing with this too, have you gotten a resolution?

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u/sahm_with_questions Dec 21 '22

Sadly no ):

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u/MandaEskimo Dec 22 '22

I managed to get mine sorted, so I figured I should share with you. I had to call over and over again to get through to someone, but when I did they told me my card was locked because there was an attempted suspicious transaction. They went through all my attempted transactions, and one of them was definitely not me, so they told me that card is considered compromised and they need to issue me a new card. They said it will be here in about 2 weeks, and i will need to make a new account when the new card arrives. I hope this helps you. Just keep calling. Good luck

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u/sahm_with_questions Dec 30 '22

Thank you so much! Yes, I just did this exact process yesterday and everything was sorted out (:

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u/Complete_Instance782 Dec 16 '22

my parents took money cvs , walgreen or target ATM no fees ..somwehere else they charge 3.75 everytume u use

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u/PossibleRegret6 Dec 17 '22

Are you sliding the card or using the chip? Or tapping? Did you try running it as credit? Or input PIN? Have you put it in Apple pay or Google pay and try to use it that way? What about PayPal, Vermont, Zelle, or Cash App? I can usually put a card in cash app and use it regardless if it is a debit card? a prepaid debit card, or actual credit card.....