Prepaid benefit card becomes unusable despite showing an available balance
A customer with leftover funds on a prepaid EIP card could not withdraw, transfer, or change the PIN despite the balance showing as available online. Repeated phone attempts to get a replacement card failed, leaving the funds effectively inaccessible.
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