Prepaid Card Fraud Claims Denied Without Supporting Evidence
After reporting a lost card and unauthorized transactions, prepaid card users have provisional credit reversed when the issuer claims an authorized person made the charges, without ever sharing the device, login, or IP evidence used to reach that conclusion. This leaves fraud victims unable to challenge the denial or recover their funds.
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