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Colorado
1 review
7 helpful votes
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I MADE A SIMPLE $89 DEPOSIT AND GREEN DOT NEVER POSTED IT... SO I TOLD WALMART I HAVE THE RECEIPT AND TO REFUND ME MY MONEY AND THEY COULD NOT. THEY GAVE ME A NUMBER TO CALL BUT HARD TO REACH AND GREENDOTS IDIOT SERVICE TOLD ME TO SEND PROOF OF RECEIPT AND CARD TO *******@GREENDOTCORP.COM AND THEY WILL FIX IT AND RESPOND BACK... NOTHING SO FAR... TRIED TO CONTACT THEM IN EVERY WAY, SHAPE AND FORM BUT STILL NO RESPONSE... SIMPLY PUT... A BUNCH OIF INCOMPETENT DUMB$#*!S!

Date of experience: February 19, 2020
Washington
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I would caution using Green Dot secured credit card. If you get in a financial crisis, they ruin credit.

Date of experience: January 11, 2024
New Jersey
1 review
5 helpful votes
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REDICULOUS
December 5, 2018

Although this company states that they release deposits to your account early from the actual scheduled date, I never have. Didn't matter from what company that was issuing the payment. Not to mention, the same employer that I have received my checks from that I sometimes have deposited to this account I have not received anything this time around. I have checked and double checked with my employer regarding my payment and everything is normal and correctly set. Green dot does not want any confirmation showing that my money has been reported to them nor do they have a system to view any pending deposits. At this point, I feel robbed with my funds floating in thin air and all Green dot can say is that when they receive notification they will release my funds. I asked to speak with manager, I got a supervisor. I asked for a corporate number, they would not release any information and told me that I will receive a call back from someone within the next two buisness days. LIKE ARE YOU KIDDING ME? NEVER AGAIN

Date of experience: December 5, 2018
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I received a greendot gift card, in order to use or check my balance I MUST create an account with all my personal information INCLUDING my social security number. I never heard of "Gift Cards" asking for your social security number in order to be able to use it. I was able to register it without given them my social security number BUT I should still have a balance but it gets decline now. I call their Customer Service number but since I never gave them my SSN I caanot passed the machine screening to speak to a human. GREENDOT "BANK" IS A SCAM! FRAUD!

Date of experience: February 27, 2023
Kentucky
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Sold as a debit card. Dollar Tree will not refund my money. Lousy store. Green Dot is lousy company as cannot contact by phone or website. BEWARE!

Date of experience: August 12, 2020
Colorado
1 review
18 helpful votes
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Do not trust them with your info. I'm currently opening a case due to them releasing HIPPA data. Bad

Date of experience: March 26, 2021
Virginia
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Don't get greendot
April 14, 2021

I have to have greendot and don't get my points after a 100.00 dollars they suck.do not recommend them

Date of experience: April 14, 2021
Illinois
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Update
May 10, 2020
Updated review

3 months later I finally got all my money off the card with tons of fees!---- I did direct deposit for my taxes and these pieces of sh$t couldn't even put my stimulus payment on there I had to wait for a check! Never again Sh$ty azz fraudulent azz can't understand not one MFR on the hold for hours NEVER AGIAN---F##K GREENDOT AND TURBO TAX RIP OFF MFRS

Date of experience: May 10, 2020

Worst bank ever got my tax refund on this card it says I can withdraw 3000 a day LIE! Only 1000 a day plus fees the I try to pay my credit cards with green dot OMG they dont wanna release the funds to the other bank but green dot still took out of my account im on hold right now with them 45 mins my capitol one customer service been on hold with me so they can. See why these MFRS won't release my money! OMG NEVER AGAIN STAY AWAY!

Date of experience: February 28, 2020
Ohio
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Green Dot scam artists
December 29, 2022

I purchased a Green Dot debit Visa at the end of September 2022, after realizing you had to link it to your bank account I realized it would not work for the persons I had planned to give it to because they didn't have a bank account. I contact customer service early October. Was given a case number and told I would receive a refund check in 4-6 weeks and asked to email a copy of the front and back of the card and the receipt (probably where the scam took place). I waited 6-8 weeks and received nothing. I called again, provided the case number at which point I was told that was not a good number. I went through the whole process again. This time given a new case number, a different email, and told I'd be contacted in a couple days. I was not. I called again. Each call resulted in 45 minutes to an hour or more wasted and a further run around. Finally I got an email referencing a different case number (than I was last given) which states my "fraud case" was found to have no merit and that it showed I used the card. I never filed a fraud case and certainly never never used the card. I also got a a second email stating the new case number and that there were no funds available on the card. I then called again, this time, as before I had to enter the card number and security pin before even being connected to someone, but now it wanted me to also enter my Social security number. I refused to provide them with any ss#. After contacting Visa customer service and being turned down, they gave me another Green Dot customer service number. After a couple hours of calling and run around I gave up. They told me that someone had claimed the card and funds on the card. I suspect someone in their customer service department from the information I originally provided. There said that was not possible but there was nothing they could or would do. I am out the money and not recourse to get this resolved.

Date of experience: December 29, 2022
Pennsylvania
4 reviews
14 helpful votes
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Well ok i have been useing my greendot card about a year sofar but a munth ago thay sent me a card that wasent reloaderble then when i used the card on ebay thay sead i still had cash on it so i used it agen to make a lone store shorte geen dot made me get a over draft on my bank account

Date of experience: September 18, 2011
Kentucky
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Horrible
July 24, 2020

I still have not received my card for taxes or stimulus money called and called sent emails nothing.

Date of experience: July 24, 2020
Illinois
1 review
0 helpful votes
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On 9 June 2023, I made a bank transfer from my Walmart Money Card account, Green Dot Bank, Routing Number *******, for the amount of $201.00 and another transfer for $250.00 on 12 June 2023 from the same bank. Both transfers were to my Chime account from The Bancorp Bank, N.A., 6100 S Old Village Pl, Sioux Falls, SD *******, Routing Number *******. As of today, 27 June 2023, both Chime and The Bancorp Bank claim they have not received the transfers, but Green Dot Bank claims they have. My Walmart account has had the money deducted from my account. The first transfer was on 16 June 2023 (verification code: V1V0N-FW84B) and the second transfer was on 20 June 2023 (verification code: V1Y8K-9RGJY). I called the Walmart Money Card customer service department this morning and they claimed that both transfers were completed successfully. I then called Chime customer service and they claimed that neither transfer was showing in their system.

Date of experience: June 30, 2023
Virginia
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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Refusing to return money on money card. Ripping poor people off. Class action law suit Warning don't buy from these people. Scam green dot/ Walmart

Date of experience: August 19, 2023
Virginia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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So awesome so easy to use
September 20, 2019

So awesome So easy to use when my coworkers are waiting on there check or direct deposit I receive my money 2 days in advance

Date of experience: September 19, 2019
Louisiana
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I reported a unauthorized transaction on my account and disputed it. Over a month later I still have not received my money back not even a provisional credit. They are past the original 10 business days a manager promised me a resolution on and refuse to provide even a provisional credit but keep forcing me to give them more time for research. I reached out to the merchant where the charge came from as well and explained that the purchase was unauthorized and they cancelled the order and refunded the money back to the bank and provided a cancellation number which I also explained and provided to the bank and they are still refusing to give me my money back. You can never talk to a supervisor right then and there they always have to do a callback and the ivr system is trash. You finally get through and the agents are also trash no one can answer your questions with a straight answer and honestly this whole bank is a joke. They are not even accredited with the BBB. Wish I would have did my research before joining this bank. Do yourself a favor stay away and just get a real bank that way your money is protected and guaranteed unlike at greendot.

Date of experience: September 10, 2022
Pennsylvania
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Terrible
February 23, 2022

My direct deposit was sent to them. I even have the trace #. They say nothing was ever sent and hung up on me

Date of experience: February 23, 2022
Pennsylvania
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Do no t use
June 7, 2022

Company does nothing to help always hiding behind policy and never escaltes. I am missing two deposits. And by their attitude they do not care

Date of experience: June 7, 2022
Pennsylvania
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Every 48 hours they call and repeat the same steps and put me off for another 48hrs. My business takes a big hit. Never use green dot.

Date of experience: July 28, 2019
Illinois
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Sux
February 24, 2023

They just suck. Three days and no reply, at least notbof substance. We're so sorry we ddn answer dm. Pleas dm us

Date of experience: February 24, 2023
Pennsylvania
1 review
4 helpful votes
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STAY FAR AWAY
August 22, 2019

I DECIDED TO USE THE DIRECT DEPOSIT WITH GREEN DOT TODAY WAS THE FIRST CHECK DEPOSITED WITH THEM AND GREEN DOT PLACED A HOLD ON IT I DID NOT UNDERSTAND THIS. SO I CALLED THEM AND AFTER BEING ON HOLD FOR OVER AN HOUR SOMEONE WHO I COULD HARDLY UNDERSTAND TELLS ME BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT A HOLD WAS PLACED ON IT. IT'S MY FREAKING PAYCHECK A BIT OVER 1000 NOW THEY STILL WILL NOT RELEASE MY MONEY UNTIL I SEND THE THE DIRECT DEPOSIT STUB WHICH I WONT HAVE UNTIL TOMORROW AND MY DRIVERS LICENSE. EVEN AFTER THEY RECEIVE THAT IT WILL TAKE 2 -3 BUSINESS DAYS TO REVIEW NONE OF THIS PROCESS WAS INCLUDED ON THE APP OR THE SITE. NOR WAS IT INCLUDED WITH THE DEBIT CARD SO THEY DO NOT TELL YOU THIS INFORMATION BEFORE YOU SIGN UP THEM. NOW I AM UNABLE TO PAY MY BILLS BECAUSE THIS BUSINESS THINKS IT IS OK TO HARD EARNED MONEY. THEY ADVERTISE THEY YOU CAN GET YOUR PAY UP TO 2 DAYS EARLY WELL JOKES ON ME NOW I WILL NOT GET IT UNTIL 3 DAYS LATER. SO I ADVISE YOU ALL TO STICK WITH REAL BANKS WHERE YOU CAN GO TO ACTUAL BRANCHES AND SPEAK TO ACTUAL PEOPLE WHOM YOU CAN UNDERSTAND.

Date of experience: August 22, 2019

Overview

Green Dot has a rating of 1.1 stars from 680 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Green Dot most frequently mention customer service, debit card and monthly fee. Green Dot ranks 17th among Debit Card sites.

service
317
value
312
shipping
74
returns
77
quality
304
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