Cannot claim Simon GiftAccounts?

Exeneva · #1 12-04-2008

I bought three Simon GAs yesterday, and when I tried to pick each one up, I got this error:

The maximum number of pick up attempts has been reached. The account will remain locked for 24 hours at which time you may try again.

Pick-up attempts? This is the first time today I've tried to pick up the giftaccounts! I only tried to pick each card up once also, and each time I got this message and the "Submit" button disappeared.

Anyone else ever experience this?

doughboykilla · #2 12-04-2008

When u bought the Ga's did the info match for both the card paid and the info for the Ga's? Cause i bought some and used diff info and could not get them eather. And there customer severice is a joke and seems they use metabank for the giftcards so all simion is is basicly a metabank reseller.

Exeneva · #3 12-04-2008

Doughboy, did you receive any kind of error message when you tried to retrieve your cards?

doughboykilla · #4 12-04-2008

I bought 2 giftcards they both came and could'nt use eather one lost about $200 on them.

The giftaccount they never even emailed me it it was for $279

Im thinking about trying to get another giftaccount and use the same info for buyer and reciver and see what happens. I will make it for like $25 so i wont loss much if they try to shout fuard.

All paid useing paypal Vcc so i had to file disputes through paypal to get the money back.

Exeneva · #5 12-04-2008

What do you mean, they both came and you couldn't use either one of them?

doughboykilla · #6 12-04-2008

yeah i got them in the mail and there useless fist one says when i try to activate it it says this card cant be Activated Online. And the 2nd card says its a invlaid card # when i try to activate it.

Exeneva · #7 12-04-2008

Oh, giftcards, I was talking about Giftaccounts.

I'll try again tomorrow, when 24 hours has passed, and then let everyone know how it went.

doughboykilla · #8 12-04-2008

yeah i bought a giftaccount as well and never even got it in my email

But simon was quick to take my money though.

How much do u put on your giftaccounts is it low amounts or 100's of $'s

Exeneva · #9 12-05-2008

At max $50, and if I need more then I buy multiple giftaccounts.

doughboykilla · #10 12-05-2008

o maybe thats why i put $279 on one maybe i should had did a lower amount and might not had gotton flagged.

**aspkin** · #11 12-05-2008

Simon is very careful about fraud. That's why they're still in business and selling cards. If they think you're trying to scam them they're not going to activate your card.

I never had a problem with them as Exeneva knows.

doughboykilla · #12 12-05-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by aspkin

I never had a problem with them as Exeneva knows.

But you use them for other reasons then cashing out paypal via plug-in dont you?

Exeneva · #13 12-05-2008

That should have no effect on the giftaccounts, because Simon cannot possibly know what we are doing here, or even what the giftaccounts are being used for because Simon and Paypal do not share information.

doughboykilla · #14 12-05-2008

Yeah but i figerd smaller amount giftaccounts would less likely get locked then Ga's like mine for $279. I bet if i would had did it for like $20 then nothing would had happened

BTW was you able to claim the giftaccounts yet cause im kinda scared to try it now in worrys of the same thing happing to me.

And if paypal found out what we was doing you can bet you a** they would be calling up simon and telling them that its fuard. I had a client of mine in the past who bought a ebay sellers id and paypal account from me with a greendot card as the bank and paypal called greendot and yelled FUARD and greendot locked her card up and keep the money and from that day greendot was not allowed on paypal as well as if greendot fines u useing paypal they will close your account.

And paypal Vccs havd the BIN's which they could tell simion to watch out for.

Exeneva · #15 12-05-2008

BIN's?

But no, I still haven't been able to claim the cards after 24 hours, and I've sent an email to their customer service team.

doughboykilla · #16 12-06-2008

BIN's Bank Identification Numbers its the fist 6-8 digits on any credit/debit or gift card that tells where the card came from like on gift2go cards there always 42413601 every card will have that same number. and i belive paypals Vcc has the same 6 digits on ever Vcc you make

Exeneva · #17 12-08-2008

Their reply to my email was to call customer service.

I called, and they wanted verification documents faxed in.

I suppose next time I'll have to make a new Simon account so everything is consistent.

doughboykilla · #18 12-08-2008

that sucks so u lost your money?

I bough another giftaccount sunday for $20 to test the waters and i had it made to my self with same info used to pay with as the recipients info so they wont supect fuard but it has not showen up in my email yet and if i dont get it in a few days then thats it for me no more simon for me. If i need a card to register a ebay account i will just goto the local walgreens and get me a Amex which btw they got a promation going on where u buy 3 amex giftcards and get a free $15 gas card

which is the same kinda promo they had back in june which got me a free playstation 3 from bestbuy.

Werfella · #19 07-15-2009

simon has always pulled through, ive never had a problem. just last week i bought a GA for $150 and i received it right away.