How to confirm prepaid card?

[frshprnce]

Hello,

I bought an American Express Pre-paid Giftcard today and opened an account so i could buy an item off of PayPal. I added the card to my account, and I got an email stating "confirm your debit or credit card".

The email states i will recieve a "unique 4-digit code on your card statement". Will i recieve my statement with the code in my email?

Any help is appreciated, Thanks for reading.

[PayPal_Lilly]

Hello frshprnce,

Welcome to the forums!

Gift cards are not recommended for use with PayPal. The use of any type of card through PayPal generally involves verification. Since gift cards and prepaid or stored value cards are not associated with your name or a billing address, they often cannot pass that verification.

If you have a gift card, your best bet is to use the number in the traditional way on a merchant's website.

If you're looking for a prepaid card option that is compatible with PayPal, you may be interested in Green Dot MoneyPak.

Hope this helps!

Lilly

[frshprnce]

Okay, Thank you. And is there any way I will be getting my $1.99 and $1.00 that paypal charged to my card?

[PayPal_Lilly]

frshprnce,

The $1.00 authorization should fall off within a few days.  You can contact our Customer Service for assistance with the $1.95 charge that you received.

Hope this helps!

Lilly

[MrEman]

I added a new credit card but they tell me i have to get the paypal code. all there is is the transaction code (which isnt it.) and the description (Which by the way is ALSO not it.) is there some way that paypal can just send me the code through e-mail? also, im using a prepaid card.