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I am not sure how a VISA gift card purchased from a local bank is anonymous?
GaviaImmer 449 reads
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Did you walk into a branch, ask for a prepaid card, pay for it and walk out?

Most banks require you to have an account with that institution, deposit the funds into the account and then withdraw the funds to purchase the gift credit card. In other words, there is a paper trail.

Please clarify.

GooberMan2440 reads

I recently purchased a bitcoin wallet on my Android phone and wanted to try it for my very first bitcoin purchase after loading it from a third party with $80 US.  A quarterly TER VIP membership for $60 US seemed like a perfect test.  Apparently a standard URL to a bitboin purchase has this format:

bitcoin:[unique code]?amount=[current conversion amount]

I clicked the link in a standard Android browser and it would not automatically open my wallet.  So I copied and pasted the unique code directly into my wallet along with the payment amount and sent it that way.

Mistake.

When my additional days failed to appear, I contacted TER support for help.  I was told that the invoice must be executed directly within the TER purchase browser window.  Sure enough, Firefox apparently supports this because I ran a test and it opened the wallet though I canceled since it was only a test.

Support said I needed to request a refund so I sent the standard URL to them pointing to my wallet and the same amount I sent.  Those funds have yet to reappear days later.  Further inquiry has led me back full circle to support telling me, "You needed to pay the BitPay invoice and not send money directly to the address. Please request a refund and pay BitPay invoice instead."

I have no idea how to make that happen since, by its nature, bitcoin obscures money trails.

If anyone has suggestions for retrieving these funds from the vapor so I can spend them the right way, please post.

On a positive note, I also tested a one time use anonymous VISA gift card from my local bank and it worked here.

Related Link: Bitcoin Wallet

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Epsilon_Eridani410 reads

as coined... "a fool and his money are soon parted".

take it as lesson learned and live with it.

Posted By: GooberMan
I recently purchased a bitcoin wallet on my Android phone and wanted to try it for my very first bitcoin purchase after loading it from a third party with $80 US.  A quarterly TER VIP membership for $60 US seemed like a perfect test.  Apparently a standard URL to a bitboin purchase has this format:  
   
 bitcoin:[unique code]?amount=[current conversion amount]  
   
 I clicked the link in a standard Android browser and it would not automatically open my wallet.  So I copied and pasted the unique code directly into my wallet along with the payment amount and sent it that way.  
   
 Mistake.  
   
 When my additional days failed to appear, I contacted TER support for help.  I was told that the invoice must be executed directly within the TER purchase browser window.  Sure enough, Firefox apparently supports this because I ran a test and it opened the wallet though I canceled since it was only a test.  
   
 Support said I needed to request a refund so I sent the standard URL to them pointing to my wallet and the same amount I sent.  Those funds have yet to reappear days later.  Further inquiry has led me back full circle to support telling me, "You needed to pay the BitPay invoice and not send money directly to the address. Please request a refund and pay BitPay invoice instead."  
   
 I have no idea how to make that happen since, by its nature, bitcoin obscures money trails.  
   
 If anyone has suggestions for retrieving these funds from the vapor so I can spend them the right way, please post.  
   
 On a positive note, I also tested a one time use anonymous VISA gift card from my local bank and it worked here.

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GaviaImmer450 reads

Did you walk into a branch, ask for a prepaid card, pay for it and walk out?

Most banks require you to have an account with that institution, deposit the funds into the account and then withdraw the funds to purchase the gift credit card. In other words, there is a paper trail.

Please clarify.

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GooberMan381 reads

Posted By: GaviaImmer
Did you walk into a branch, ask for a prepaid card, pay for it and walk out?  
   
Most banks require you to have an account with that institution, deposit the funds into the account and then withdraw the funds to purchase the gift credit card. In other words, there is a paper trail.  
   
Please clarify.
See link.  The card is supposedly an anonymous gift card.  Your assessment of purchase method is correct.  I concede there is a paper trail.  I was able to register the card using the name "Especially You" and a bogus snail mail address and telephone number to check balances.
Related Link: PNC Bank Visa® Gift Card

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GooberMan433 reads

Posted By: GooberMan
The card is supposedly an anonymous gift card.  Your assessment of purchase method is correct.  I concede there is a paper trail.  I was able to register the card using the name "Especially You" and a bogus snail mail address and telephone number to check balances.
I asked the teller about this.  She swears there is no connection between the gift card and the bank customer who purchased it.  I could walk into the bank and prove I have an account there and then pay cash obtained elsewhere to purchase the gift card with no paper trail between me and that card.

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