Achieve Card committing fraud?
AchieveCard - Better Business Bureau rating C-. Achieve Card originally operated as a DBA of Find Your Customers, Inc. July 2010 the principals of Find Your Customers, Inc established a new corporation Achieve Financial Services DBA Achieve Card. Alternate business name, Achieve Financial Services, LLC
The company spells their name two different way for business correspondence it is Achieve Card for advertising purposes it's AchieveCard, from here on out the advertisement spelling AchieveCard will be used.
AchieveCard is a very young company with a very bad problem: How they obtain financial information of perspective customers and how they contact these perspective customers. According to Natasha who works for AchieveCard, AchieveCard has thousands of financial partners but will not disclose the names of those partners. Anyone who has ever had a dealing with one of their thousands of financial partners is eligible for an AchieveCard account.
AchieveCard makes sure you know it by sending you a debit card in your name. Even if you never agreed to open an account with AchieveCard, you heard right. AchieveCard sends out unsolicited debit cards, complete with name and card number on it, letting you know an AchieveCard account has been set up with in your name with your sensitive information - without your written consent.
What does this mean for potential fraud? How about if they send out an unsolicited card in your name to the wrong address? Do you hope the person who opens up the mail does the right thing and shreds the card and does not try to activate it? How about sending the card to an old address where a not-so-law-abiding family member, ex, or neighbor lives?
AchieveCard sending out unsolicited debit cards can be an Identity Theft nightmare. As well as a big legal hassle for Achievecard, setting up a financial account in someone's name without their written consent is illegal.
If you have been a victim of AchieveCard's illegal attempt to establish a financial account in your name, turn them into the FTC and contact a lawyer.
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randomly received this card, with random name. hello attorney general's office.
ReplyDeleteThey have
DeleteMy tax return and will not activate my card its been over a month my bills are due
I got this card in the mail also and read that it charges $30/month for use of it. It's creepy that it came in the mail with my name on the card. Smalls like a scam to me.
ReplyDeleteI know i received a card. it had all my information on it and everything. The funny thing is that I'm only 15 years old.
ReplyDeleteCreepy. Sorry, I don't activate random cards that I didn't ask for. This thing is getting shredded.
ReplyDeleteI got this card in the mail about 7 months ago, so i decided to use it today to pay a bill. I loaded the card at walmart which i believed it to be strange that i had to pay for a money pak card to even load the prepaid card in the first place. After loading the card i had to wait 15 mins for it to be loaded unto the prepaid card, but the paper said "instantly to your card"<--RIGHT!!!!
ReplyDeleteAfter the money was loaded i recieved a text saying that my account was at $90 when i actually loaded $100 on the card!
I called the prepaid card and asked them why i was charged $9.95 and the rep stated that they charge a monthly fee of $10 for usage of the card. So i asked him why doesn't the paper that came with the card state that information, they had everything else in big bold letters except for hidden fees (Guess that's why the call it HIDDEN huh?)
I said whatever and went ahead to pay the bill i sat out to pay, now because they took part of the money i had to deduct that from my bill. The guess what??? YUP, you guessed it, the payment was declined.
After an hour of trying to figure out why the card was being declined i called the card company back to complain yet again. The card company not only made me pay $5 for a money pak card to load my card, and charged me $10 for first load fee, they were also charging me a third party fee of $2.50 to pay my bill.
After 10 mins of debating they gave me my $10 back which allowed me to pay my bill that i needed to pay.
I am never using this card again in life, matter fact, this card is going straight threw the shredder!!! CROOK'S IF I EVER SEEM THEM!!!
I got one of the cards on Saturday and have no idea why. I really don't even see the point of the card at all - I already have a debit card that I don't have to load or pay fees for and that came from my bank. This didn't even say where it came from. Plus they said the nearest places to load it were in a completely different state (where I used to live!). Anyone would be crazy to activate this. It went right into the shredder at work this morning.
ReplyDeleteI received a phone call today thanking me for activating an Achieve Card and telling me how to load it up, apply for direct deposit etc...this makes me nervous; is there a card out there in my name that someone could use? Anyone else have this happen or have an idea on what to do?
ReplyDeleteWow, so glad I can come to the Web and find out the truth about this card I just got in the mail! I knew it was fishy, but I had to know for sure. Thanks guys!!!
ReplyDeleteSame here
DeleteToday i a random achieve card with my name and info on it. Creepy and mysterous.
DeleteSame here! I just got it today but chose to check the net first about it! THANK GOD I did.
DeleteI too rec'd one of these cards talking about "preferred cardholder." Yeah, right! Thanks guys, for the heads up.
DeleteMe too!!! I got it in the mail today. Thank god I found this site. I'm only 15!!!! I was gonna use it for when I get paid but not anymore I'll fund something better.
DeleteSame here, don't use the card.
DeleteJust got it in the mail...funny BANK ASSOCIATION to IRS and tax refund Cards are the SAME!!..But called with the notion of perhaps it was ny return...
Delete"Funny thing..id the automated message states a Lonnnnngggg hoopla bout "YOUR TAX REFUND". .
SOOOO be careful. .I smell A scam and thankfully I searched the card before i Gave up my Hard earned Whole Year Tax Refund..
Now as a singke mother busting my A#$$ to "just make ends Meet"...is very very Shameful!!!!.w!&? Did I do to You Achieve Card!!????!!!!!
Thanks Alot -
Just got it in the mail...funny BANK ASSOCIATION to IRS and tax refund Cards are the SAME!!..But called with the notion of perhaps it was ny return...
Delete"Funny thing..id the automated message states a Lonnnnngggg hoopla bout "YOUR TAX REFUND". .
SOOOO be careful. .I smell A scam and thankfully I searched the card before i Gave up my Hard earned Whole Year Tax Refund..
Now as a singke mother busting my A#$$ to "just make ends Meet"...is very very Shameful!!!!.w!&? Did I do to You Achieve Card!!????!!!!!
Thanks Alot -
its funny i received this card cuz just a few days ago a man was calling my house talking about a payday loan i got online when i didnt. he was trying to get me to go get a card from walmart to put money on but wouldnt tell me what card i needed until i was at the store on the phone with him. IT WAS ALL A SCAM!!! jUS be careful of what u even buy at the store. And Christine...call your local police dept. I did about this guy and they handled it.
ReplyDeleteWell, i also recieved this card, conveniently when i was already expecting a new card from my own bank. Unsuspecting, i activated it, but have not yet loaded it. During the activation process, it asked for my date of birth and my social security #... i entered this info, and now I'm worried. i don't plan to use it, in fact it'll be shredded asap, but what happens now with the personal info that i had given them???
ReplyDeletei too rec'd this card in the mail and activated it..then as you said there the $9.95 pitch and all this buying a green dot then a call to do this and that. well i'm going to call them back an get this card cxl'd. glad read this! thank-you
DeleteAnonymous,
Deletewhat has happened since you activated the card? How did you cancel it?
Worried too
You kno I just did tha same damn thing. . I'm worried too. . Does someone kno our social now???
DeleteDO NOT USE THE ACHEIVE CARD... !!!!!!! THATS ALL I GOTTA SAY!!!! BE SMART DONT GET SCAMMED!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteHa. I received this achieve card in the mail last week. I was debating on activating it to have my pay checks directly deposited to this card. *phew* Good thing I searched and searched until I found this. I figured this card would be convenient being that I am a 19 yr old college student. Anywho, thanks guys!
ReplyDeleteTnx for these comments. I too received an unsolicited card and definitely will not activate it. People are finding all sorts of tricky ways to part other people from their cash. It's a sad reflection of our times that our personal stuff is out there in cyberspace for all the creepies and maggotheads to try and steal it. Great progress we've made!
ReplyDeleteI just received the achieve card in the mail today.After reading the Comments on here I will Shred it.How do they get our names? I am sick of getting Ripped off all the time.People need to find the *ssholes and stop them.
ReplyDeleteCrazy I got one today and said let me look it up and just like I thought a scam well to the shredder we go these fools are crazy.......
ReplyDeleteI don't get what the big deal is. Its not a credit card, you have to load money onto it to use it. It would be like if someone found an empty wallet with my name stitched onto it.
ReplyDeleteHow about this:
DeleteThe big deal is this company already has your information they want it verified. Let's say achieve sent a card to your former address and the person who lives there now well no so honest and they are smart enough to do some digging and get the rest of your information. They open the achieve account under your name and keep it current because they know sooner or later credit card offers from other companies are going to be rolling in based on the verified information from achieve. Remember they have 1,000 of affiliates according to their reps.
Or after a matter of months achieve will try to offer a credit card using the "verified" info from the debt card. Now there is a credit card in your name thanks to achieve gateway to fraud card that was sent with your name on it. You may think it's not a big deal until your credit is trashed and YOU not achieve have to fix it.
How about this one which happens a lot: Potential ID thief watches your mailbox waiting for the mail and is able to at least get your "junk mail" guess what's in the junk mail it's the achieve card with your name on it. Again, same scenario except this time in order for you not to find out they change your address for the achieve card to their address or even an address of an abandoned house. Achieve card and their affiliates based on the verified information the ID thief gives them start sending them credit card applications you don't even see, all they have to do is fill one or several out.
So, how big of a deal is that achieve card now?
What a relief to have read these comments. And I was really considering activating and using this today until I remembered to do a search and research. Thank God for the Internet and knowledgeable people.I received this card in the mail and wondered how it was sent and I didn't request it.
ReplyDeleteCant load it anywhere
ReplyDelete.......My ACHIEVE-CARD nightmare has been nipped in the BUD, I daresay, and I hope there is no further negative fallout. Thank God I looked and found these tales of warning and scam awareness. First of all, the ACHIEVE card showed up totally unsolicited. I did recently cash a local GOLD BUYERS business check at a local market in San Diego for $60. The market owners took a finger print, SS#, CA ID # photocopy, address and more. It's been three weeks and -- VOILA! -- an ACHIEVE card shows up! NO ONE would give me a legitimate card in any manner whatsoever, let alone unsolicited! In 2009 I watched all of my NINE platinum cards go under in the credit market collapse and have been unable to open so much as a SAVINGS account ever since. That's how bad my credit is now. I do have a hard won DEBIT card from a CREDIT UNION out of state, but my BIG THREE credit report looks like a TOXIC waste dump. That's why I strongly suspected SCAM in this ACHIEVE card. QUESTION: Has anyone filed a report with any consumer protection entity that has been acknowledged and acted upon? If so, can you please POST an address or phone number? And in the meantime, I would love for someone to figure out how to stick it to ACHIEVE proactively and post that too. How can they PARTNER with MasterCard and get away with usurious FEES and predatory "lending"? Any lawyers specializing in CREDIT scams and so forth are encouraged to discuss this aspect here and NOW. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteWhen I received an email saying that the Achieve card MasterCard that I recently activated after having it for a year, unsolicited, was being cancelled and I would be receiving a Visa Achieve "card', it raised a flag as to why the bailout of MasterCard. As well, I have direct deposit associated with this mess. I was currently about to activate the Visa until I scrolled the options and ran across the word scam. I totally agree with you about getting a lawyer specializing in unethical and as you say usurious practices dealing with our information, unsolicitation, and fraudulent credit card distribution.
DeleteMaybe a class action suit is in order. Thank You!!!
Correction: in the previous comment, use prepaid debit card in place of credit card. Thank you.
DeleteI also just got this card in the mail and had not asked for it, nor have I ever heard of them. The whole thing already wreaked of a scam and I am just now looking them up and found this website. I am going to turn these guys in. Just think of all the poor, unsuspecting retired people who will use this, load all their money onto it and have direct deposit activated for their social security or disability pay, only to be ripped off or worse! Turn them in, no matter how long it takes or how much of a PITA it is. This outfit needs to be shut down, ASAP!!!
ReplyDeleteToday, found card with unfamiliar name (Desiree Simpson) sent to an unoccupied house that my mother owns.
ReplyDeleteWe have never known anyone named Desiree or Simpson. No one with these f&l names have ever lived at this house. I can't even find any existence of a Desiree Simpson in Bradenton and/or Manatee County.
i also got one of these cards and was told i also won a 5 day vacation to mexico but once they asked for my social security number over the phone i immediately threw the thing away
ReplyDeleteSame here OMG! i was thinking that was soon I was trying this one site that has surveys and you get paid, I thought this was it. But seriously never open an account or read anything about opening an bank debit card. I have had many under 10sec calls made to my magic jack which I don't have set up, but I do have it notify me in my email account about any calls. So I know it must have been this survey, stupid me gave my name, address and my Magicjack phone number
ReplyDeleteTotal SCAM DO NOT USE CARD !
ReplyDeleteOne of these cards came in the mail today... it was addressed to my 12 year old. Shredder bound!!
ReplyDeleteI was given this Achieve card on Saturday, and had no idea why? This is just plain frightening, has my name on it. I did not bother to activate it and didn't have a good feeling about it. Thank you for sharing this information about this. I will see about contacting a lawyer or someone about this.
ReplyDeleteHas anyone been able to get their card deactivated, concerned.
ReplyDeleteSo I got this card in the mail after I applied to get a netspend card. About 2 weeks later I get a call from a man who said that he was with the FL police department and that If I didn't activate the card and send them $5000 they were sending my information to my local police department and having me arrested. I told him not to worry that I would be calling him right back with my payemtn information. I went right to my local police department and called the man back on speaker phone once I told him where I was he disco the phone and now I can't get anyone to answer. I am scared because he gave me my address my full name and the last 4 of my social so what other information does he have and the police said unless I send them money I can't press charges and I can't put a fraud alert out so what am I suppose to do?
ReplyDeleteJust got this card in the.mail today WTF i never asked for this info and i know i could check it iut online and see all this comments They make it sound like a deal to earn points to buy things What a joke
ReplyDeleteI just got one in the mail last week. I never requested the card. They had the nerve to have my name on the card and under my name it says....Preferred Customer....LOL. How do you de-activiate this thing?
ReplyDeleteThese people said that I had won a 10,000 card.liars! They just want to steal peoples info! That's fraud! They should be investigated!
ReplyDeleteI just got this card today..and the weirdest thing was that MY name wasn't even on it..my 14month old daughters name was..freakin stalkers...how'd they get her info...Anyways don't trust them. Anyone that wants you to apply for there credit card will give you a letter in the mail approving your credit and have you fill out a form with your info and answer some questions. And "then" in about a week you will get a card in the mail with an activation code.
ReplyDeleteSince last night, I have received 3 text messages from achievecard and wondered: 1. where they got my phone number and now after reading all these comments; 2. have they sent this card to old addresses that I had. I need to ensure that this oh so "courteous" company did not send something that someone else can use fraudulently.
ReplyDeleteIt's scary to know a company is doing such things and there doesn't seem to be any recourse against them. Has anyone successfully prosecuted this company for their dastardly deeds?
Gotta card with out askn came in the mail after my real bank card!! Didn't activate reported company to bbb.
ReplyDeleteEverytime you use the card at a ATM they charge you the bank fee and their fee comes up to about $6. They are stealing our money!!!!
ReplyDeleteOne of these came in the mail today. It was addressed to a nickname my kid used once on the Playstation Network's game Free Realms. I tried to contact their customer service to investigate, but couldn't talk to one without having to activate the card or agree to some terms and conditions. In any case they have been reported to the Federal Trade Commission.
ReplyDeletei got this card too. never used it or even activated the account. After seen all the negitive review belive me glad i didn't activate the card... Shedding card what i get home..
ReplyDeleteI was.just about to activate til i seen this, glad i found this site
ReplyDeleteCrazy cuz i was told to go to the club penguin site to activate
ReplyDeleteI activated the card what know they have my information what can they do with it
ReplyDeleteI received an Achieve card in the mail today and was thoroughly pleased; I really wanted a debit card. As a 15 year old, it's a lot easier to do online shopping and book shopping sometimes and a debit card could be of use. However, please, please DO NOT activate this card. DO NOT ACTIVATE. As a matter of fact, the first thing you should do is cut the card and toss it. Despite how legit it looks, with the VISA logo and all the things written on it, it's a notorious scam. You have to pay for everything you do, ATM withdrawals, deposits, even to use the card. If you want to have a debit card, I highly suggest getting it in person at a bank or online on a trusted site. This is not a place where you can flaunt your personal information and money, and in fact, how they got a hold of your information is very questionable as well.
ReplyDeleteSending debit cards without your consent or knowledge is illegal and highly skeptical. I will probably write a letter of complaint; this issue must be brought out.
I received one of these today. The company is a typical predator preying on the those with little money and with severely broken credit that are unable to open traditional bank accounts. Use of this card would allow them to receive direct check deposits from potential employers as well as make purchases online. But it is of course loaded with tons of fees. Nobody should be desperate enough for this trash.
ReplyDeleteI got one of these in the mail today. Funny thing is that I've been waiting for my Huntington bank card, so I thought it was that, until I saw it said Visa and mine is Mastercard. Plus, I did request a free Walmart MoneyCard online, but that's a Mastercard. Not sure where it came from, but they got my name from somewhere. I'm not going to activate it, even if I didn't see this site. Because after I opened it, I read the fee plan and I saw that they charge a $9.95 a month fee. Wow! When I used to have a Greendot prepaid Mastercard back in the day, it wasn't even that expensive.
ReplyDeleteOmg... I just received the achieve card in the mall something told me to look it up to see what it was because I never applied for it or heard of it, so glad I came across this page I'm shredded it now.. thanks for all the comments
ReplyDeleteMy wife and I received cards in the mail last week. We did NOT activate them, and this week, my wife gets texts thanking her for loading the card. Then a few minutes late text regarding purchases on the card. I called and the first thing their recording asked for was my SSN which I declined to enter. I have now spent 48 minutes on hold trying to talk with someone. I found this site while waiting.
ReplyDeleteUPDATE: Just spoke with them, and they said someone type in their cell phone number incorrectly which they are removing, but they wouldn't confirm the account was closed without a SSN which I am not providing. Any suggestions on how to protect ourselves?
Bancorp bank of california the bank behind achievecard has already been fined for unsafe and unsound business practices in marketing the achieve debit card. They supposely should contact users from April 2011 to Jan 2013! But they are still conducting these "unsafe and unsound business practices" as i just a visa debit achievecard in the mail Sept 5, 2013!!!! Read this article under unsafe unsound business practices title
ReplyDeletehttp://www.pacbiztimes.com/2013/06/07/243m-merger-comes-with-fine-branch-closures/
I received this card today. I never applied for this card. I doubt it and found this site. Thanks. Never activate a card that you not apply.
ReplyDeleteWe are a small business and received a letter from AchieveCard for an 'employee' that wants her paycheck deposited to the AchieveCard. Well, since we are a small business of only 10 employees (!) it is obvious this is a scam. I am writing this entry in hopes trying to let Charmaine Bell know that AchieveCard is using your name and a Bancorp Bank checking account number. Scary to say the least. (IF in fact a Charmaine Bell exists with this account number - could be more fraud by AchieveCard to get funds from payroll depts., who they hope don't keep close track of new employees). Most of the posts here are for personal fraud by AchieveCard - businesses beware as well.
ReplyDeletegot card in the mail. checked it out online and went to activation site and card was already active. on hold for over an hour, no body ever spoke with me. am i responsible for card fees and transactions now? i never activated it.
ReplyDeleteI waited on hold for an hour and 20 minutes before I got to talk to someone, yes your account will be open if you give them your soc sec # on the automated voice message, but I did cancel over the phone and told them I never signed up for it
ReplyDeleteHow do you report them?
ReplyDeleteBeware I just received a text message with number 8665984342 AchieveCard. When I called the automated service asked for SSN# . I immediately hung up the phone. Beware of the those crooks.
ReplyDeleteI recieved a text from them conserning my account. Which I do not have. I called the number provided and was asked for my Social Security #. Identity fraud first degree.
ReplyDeleteId never heard of this outfit. Received this text message on mu phone today. Did not respond. Found this site via google.
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It's December 2013... I jsut received this card in the mail. How do I report these bastards and make sure that my credit score is unaffected and that nobody else is stealing my identity?
ReplyDeleteThe same thong happened to me, I have not got in touch with the FTC OR ANY LAWYERS YET BUT I AM FIXING TO NOTIFY THE COMPANY BECAUSE THERE IS AN ACCOUNT AND ROUTING NUMBER AND I HAVE NEVER BANKED THERE BEFORE. THIS IS SERIOUS. I AMLOST HAD A HEART ATTACK WHEN I OPENED IT
DeleteI received an unsolicited text message from AchieveCard & decided to Google them. Thanks for the warning!
ReplyDeleteI too received the text message, thanks so much for the warning!!!!!!
DeleteThank you, thank you, thank you. I am so glad to have come across this page. I kept calling the company to ask questions and NEVER got to speak to an actually LIVE representative. If that's the way they handle business, LOOK OUT.
ReplyDeletealso got a text today. deleting it.
ReplyDeleteI reciever a text message saying to call ( 850)634-4422 it wanted me to load a card and give them information which I didn't't do but was it a random call or not then I tried to call and they kept asking for a card# but iI didn't have one so I used #2 option and it said waiting time was 93minutes which no one answered I think someone in the government should check into this financial inst. I left a phone # for a response but I don't think anyone will respond. Hope no one gets stuck by these guys.
ReplyDeleteWe got a text message also on an acct we don't have. They stated due to tech error our acct was limited and press 1 to reactivate. NO WAY!
DeleteI Recieved the card, it had an account number and a routing number and I have never banked there before. WARNING I AM NOTIFYING THE FTC, A LAWYER AND A FEW OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. THIS IS VERY SERIOUS FOLKS!!!
ReplyDeleteso, what I have to do? I just need to don't active the card?
DeleteI don't have one of these crazy cards nor would I ever and I definitely would never recommend this company to anyone. I was walking out to my truck a few day before Christmas and saw a card under the front tire of my truck and I picked it up and went next door to the gymnastics place and asked the owners if they ever heard of the persons name on the card and they said no so I thought I would be a good samaritan and call the card company and maybe I could get the card back to the rightful owner just in case they were really needing it for the holidays and I was very unsuccessful in getting a live person to talk to. And so now it's Dec 27th and I came to work this morning and as soon as I got here I dialed the number on the back of the card and I was told by recording that there would be a 70 minute wait and so I put the phone on speaker and put it in my jacket pocket and went about my business and a little bit after the first hour my battery started to die and so I grabbed another phone and put that one back on the charger and at about 1hr and 40mins I decided to look this company up on line and found an E-Mail address and sent an E-Mail to them and that was at about 10mins to 10. I left my phone number for them to contact me regaurding this situation and my day is almost over with and now it is 3:10 and I made the original phone call at 8:00 this morning and sent the E-Mail at 9:50 and I still haven't heard from anybody from this company. I can see that this company has it's customers best interest at heart. ""NOT""...
ReplyDeleteI just received a text saying that my achieve account was frozen. Very scary since I have never applied nor received a card from them. Worried that someone from an old address is using a card in my name. Since I knew I didn't have an account there I deleted the text without opening it, but then decided to Google to be sure it was a scam.
ReplyDeleteI just got the same text! I have never heard of had or ordered one of their cards....WOW this is scary! I am in the Card industry and I am going to figure this out and do what I can to stop it! Have you found anything out since your post? I literally got the text ten mins ago and went straight to my computer to investigate. I'd love to know if you've heard anymore or has anything happened? Thanks :)
DeleteScam...my daughter signed up for something totally different online next thing she knew she got this card and another one in the mail....cannot trust anyone it seems...
ReplyDeleteI got this card today from the mail with my full name on it and got surprise because I didn't sign for anything. I am afraid that this achieve debit card will affect my future credit card application. Does anyone here got an achieve card before and got a problem? It's very creepy and alarming.
ReplyDeleteI also received this card in the mail and I never asked for it, but I didn't activate it.
ReplyDeleteShould I worry even if I didn't activate it?
How can we report this company to the authorities?
Thanks
I was an achieve card holder for years, Something is not right with them,they're taking money off my card for no reason, An it's always it was a charge pending that's a lie cause I never swip my card after the millions of time my money end up missing. this is the last time. soon as they call me back it's done...DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME WITH ACHIEVE CARD THEY'RE LIAR.
ReplyDeleteI also received a text message starting with the account # Blocked Due TO Fraud. Call: 762-222-1097 and the text came from #7068291209. I'm pretty sure I've never had this credit card.
ReplyDeleteI keep getting messages that my achieve cards is deactivated due to fraud. They request that I contact them but I have never even seen this card I just remember seeing it advertised. Could this mean someone using my name has activated the card? I keep a tight reign on credit file and no achieve card is mentioned.
ReplyDeleteGot a text on my cell phone. Said: (972)316-4603 AchieveCardIssue. I don't think i have received one of the cards mentioned above. Called teh number from a different phone. it said it would not answer a phone number from an anonymous caller. Smells bad....
ReplyDeleteJust received txt saying my achieve card was limited, I have no such card do not txt back this is an obvious purveyor of FRAUD
ReplyDeleteI got a text from these creeps today. First time I had ever heard of or from them. EVER!! The text is telling me to contact them. That my immediate attention is Requested. That I should contact AchieveCard because the account "they" say is mine(because I don't have or better NOT have one) is at risk.
ReplyDeleteJust got a call on my work number which is a locked number saying my achieve account has been frozen. this has to be a fishing expedition. Stay away from these people no matter what!
ReplyDeleteI got a cars in the mail a few weeks ago. Check internet about card then cut it up and throw pieces in trash.
ReplyDeleteJust got a text @ 11 pm to call so I call says there may be fraudulent activity on my acct please enter 16 digit debit card number, umm don't have one wth
ReplyDeletereceived a card today and don't know why very scary because I never sent off for one or ordered it either SHREDDING IT IMEDIATELY AND CALLING MY LAWYER some SCAMS are going on TIME TO INVESIGATE...................................
ReplyDeletePertaining to the "achieve card".
ReplyDeleteJust got a text on both of my phones from these scammers. Exact text is listed below.
"Contact Achieve Card @ 601-869-0230. Your account might be at risk."
This was sent to both my phones w/ different phone #s on 01-24-14 at 6:55pm EST. I have no idea who these people are or how they got my phone #s. I looked up "achieve card," which led me to this site. I decided to leave this post ad a courtesy to others to stay away from these scammers.
I forgot to add on my previous comment for the "achieve card" post that they sent to both my cell phone #s on 01-24-14 at 6:55pm EST. It said it was from:
ReplyDelete837309@text.com
Just got a text from them saying "Contact Achieve Card@7174848245. Your attention is needed." I have never heard of this and am not that stupid to call back. Total scam.
ReplyDeleteI just got one of these in the mail in my husband's name. He passed away 4 months ago. I just now got a text saying achieve card suspended.
ReplyDeleteGoing to turn it in to the FTC, I guess.
Got the card that I did not adk for. I just filed a complaint on them.
ReplyDeleteI received the following text today: Call: 9313252688 (Achieve 441858XXXX AccountAlert) and it was from 7760@vtext.com Yea right...I'm going to call you back! That isn't even enough numbers for a real card.....people are soooooo stupid!!! I do not have and never have had this card....thank goodness!! STAY AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY!!
ReplyDeleteJust got one today. Of course I won't activate this crap, I read the comments below and I know now this is pure BS.
ReplyDeleteJust got one today. Of course I won't activate this, after having read the comments below... Just a pure BS...
ReplyDeleteI have been on hold for hours......then put on hold again...I am so upset at this point...they said it will br another 35 min...I am so stupid. I have been played any what can I do about it..been usiomg this card to pay. Some bills ..first I should load money on the card just what was needed....it was $4.95 to add money...so I decided to have $100 dollars direct from my pay ChechTo save that $4.95...... today they added the money I received a text saying it was l added then 6hours. Later. I get another text say $100 dollars has been subtracted. ....and I have not us the card.....now the what me to fax them a copy of my ssn....D.l.....and copy of utility. Bill.....what the hellll.....
ReplyDeleteI just got a text from 312-800-9253 "Urgent AcheiveCard message"! I haven't got a card and didn't call them back. Funny thing is that the text came in to the private,Obamaphone number we use only for emergencies related to my wife's cancer treatments & many Dr.'s for her other health issues and the only recent disclosure of the number registered with the "Do Not Call" Registry was to add it to Facebook to "make my account more secure"(?)!! :| If there's been a card issued & sent to a former address that's being used then maybe I should check to see if my lousy credit score improved and beat them to their own game by taking advantage of it??!!lol...I wonder if they'd give me a cash advance based on the other emails I've been getting about the millions of USD's & Euro's I've won in the Nigerian Lottery along with inheritances of millions left by distant relatives unknown to me??!! All I have to do to access it is to send the "small fee of $200 to process the claim" ;) I might've been born yesterday,just not last night! hahaha, dumbasses
ReplyDeleteI got a text from 61458255@vtext.com ([AchieveCard]) Call:8474000581. Urgent Message. Reporting to Verizon Wireless (source of any vtext message)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the heads up guys.
ReplyDeleteI received a text today April 13,2014. It also said my achieve card was at risk. I do not have one. There was a 414 number and a 262750@rr.com. Well I looked them up and found out that the 414 number came from someone showing an apartment for rent. I was uneasy about the r r.com., so I just deleted the text. Very scary out there.
ReplyDeleteI have received two text messages from 414232@rr.com and 41440312@localhost. The first message indicated that the Achieve visa card 441858******** was blocked due to fraud and to call 606 910 4312. A day later I receive another with the same Achieve Visa card number but this one indicated that the card was suspended and to call 414 434 4217, I have never had an Achieve card,,,I am worried that someone is using my name to fradulently use a card in my name. Or what kind of game is Achieve playing? And how did they get my number?
ReplyDeleteDONT DO IT!!! THIS IS A SCAM!! When they sent the card to my house, I called and activated it. The rep told me that I won a $100 gift card lol... In order for me to received the $100, I was told that I had to deposit money into the account first and then they will send an email stating that my $100 gift card is ready. LOL SCAMMM!! I am not slow... So I told them to GO TO HELL & I asked to speak to a supervisor. A supervisor never answered the phone so I just hung up after a while. And plus there is a lot of static on the line as you are calling them. This is totally illegal.
ReplyDeletehelp!!!I just activated this card!!!what can I do now?i think their bank is on the corner wher I live im going there tomorrow.!!I needed a debit card and thought maybe it came from me doing stuff on putor but now I clearly see its a scam,the girl on the other end was frustrated with me cause im had all these questions I felt bad cause I was making her job hard ,but she shoulda been more nice to me.and here im saying sorry to her!she was In ahurry too and making me feel rushed .can someone help me and tell me what to do?
ReplyDeleteI gave them all my info!my ss no.i thought it was funny when I asked her where I can I load it and she didn't even know to tell me at the 7-11 on my corner of where I live.and theres a bank called achieva I think thats how its spelled .I need to do some researching right now,omg.i don't have any job or money so I think im safe that way but now what?im going to go and put money on it and then get hit with hidden fees ?I cant believe my luck.its been a bad wk now this?
ReplyDeleteI got an AchieveCard in the mail a few months ago. I recently just got a new job and I used the AchieveCard as my form of DirectDepost. While setting up my card though, to my surprise, they had a lot of information on me that I didn't know they'd be able to have. Things that I hadn't told anyone. Anyways, I've now been at my job for almost two weeks now, it's time for my first check to come in. Now, my job doesn't cut paper checks, it's all electronic. If I don't get my check, what am I to do?
ReplyDeleteI am so happy I found this. My parents found a random debit card in the mail today, attached on a paper with my name on it. I'm fourteen, and the only information I give is to USPS to schedule pickups and to ship packages with my parents permission. I'm cutting this card in half. I have no idea how it got my info.
ReplyDeleteWow! I just randomly got this card in the mail and I knew it had to be a scam because I never heard of them or even signed up.
ReplyDeleteDOOOOOOOOOOOO NOT ACTIVATE YOUR CARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ACTIVATING IT IS ONLY VERIFYING EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I had our tax return put on the card 2/25/2015 so they froze the money and said they need to verify who I am to release the money. So I had to fax them my ID my Social sec card 1040 tax return etc. I did so. Now they are saying the fax I sent was too light to read and it will be another 72 hours if I email them the documents. The tax return is on there but frozen. These people will not release my tax return no matter what I do or say. I have given proof and had everything notorized. I don't know what to do. Any suggestions? Cause I am at my wits end. I ask for a corporate number a head office number something and they say no ma'am this is the only number you can call. WOW
ReplyDeleteJust got this, seems funny to me that the company backing it is an old credit card debt i had. Wouldnt be surprised if i loaded it and never actually had money in their. Do not use people.
ReplyDeleteThese people just stole $75 off the card plus the $10 fee to activate it !!! I called and" there's nothing they can do for me but I can file a dispute"!!!Do NOT use this card!!!
ReplyDeleteIt's funny how I received this card in the mail the other day after searching online for a payday loan. Good thing something told me to research before activating. Sounds just like everyone else stated, a scam. They phishing for more information. Don't fall for this mess. Shame on these payday loan search sites for taking my info and selling it.
ReplyDeleteI called Direct Express to call and say I had loss my card. They said I will receive my new card in two business days, which is today. Then I get a Achieve Card instead of the direct express card and tried to activate it but I found it odd that they asked for a copy of my social, pay stubs, state ID, and bill. I didn't activate it. I just don't know what to say because I am highly upset that i havent gotten my unemployment income and i don't have a new card. just this Achieve Card bullshit
ReplyDeleteI got one of these in the mail today, opened it, looked at it a minute, and then immediately went wild on it with the scissors! I didn't ask/apply for this card, so i'll be damned if i activate it. I have a card through my bank and i don't have to pay a fee every time i use it. Major scam alert folks! Toss these Achieve Cards in the shredder and never look back!
ReplyDeleteI just got one in the mail the other day after I applied for a rushcard last weekend THIS card came in mail 2 days ago and I immediately called the number to activate it then my rushcard came just now in the mail I now feel like I "Fd" up activating this
ReplyDeleteMy daughter just received one of these in the mail today..... she's eleven!
ReplyDeleteI have just received the same card in the mail today and it has my name on it along with preferred cardholder underneath my name I have never asked for this card or even signed up for it to be mailed to me.
ReplyDeleteI recently requested a prepaid NetSpend card (Steve Harvey?) and am waiting for the actual card to arrive. Today, my hubby opens the mail and sets this visa card down complete w fUll digits and activation sticker, etc.
ReplyDeleteIt's been a long day, I'm not really paying attention, but I'm excited bc I THINK it's NetSpend.
But it's NOT. it's an AchieveCard! I searched for NetSpend to show up anywhere in the papers with it. But no.
Why did I get this?! I'm angry they're even allowed to do this anymore...using an actual visa #.
Everything I've discovered about these scammers is negative. DON'T GET PULLED IN!
BE VIGILANT,read the fine print.
Also... CUT THIS CARD TO SHREDS.
Well I have an AchieveCard and my taxes was loaded to the card and then all the sudden the company froze my account. When I called to see why they done this they didn't have an answer for it. But they said they couldn't unfreeze my account that they had to suspend my service threw them and would mail me a paper check in the mail with the remaining balance that was on my card. So I agreed. They said it would only take 7 to 10 business days for me to receive the check and today (5-23-2016) makes 20 days and still haven't recieved the check. The company can't give me any info like if the check has been cashed, a tracking number of the check, and I get nothing but a run around with them. AchieveCard owes me over 2,000.00 dollars and won't give me my money...
ReplyDeleteDid you get your money back!????
DeleteThey closed my acct the day after my deposit. Never sent the money back to tpg. 6000.i will be suing them to the best of my abilities. They are fraudulent in south Africa the csr.why is that allowed? Rude and only one number to contact. Any ideas?
DeleteGot mine today I shredded it , this is a big scam.
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