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Comeup Semi Newbie
Joined: 01 Apr 2009 Posts: 8
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Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 9:37 pm Post subject: gift cards |
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so i was just wondering if i swipe a gift card with money on it on a reader/writer machine can those numbers be written onto a blank gift card??
idk if i worded that right but any help appreciated |
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Alan Site Admin

Joined: 29 Jan 2006 Posts: 1399 Location: Winnipeg, MB
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Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 12:26 am Post subject: Re: gift cards |
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Comeup wrote: | so i was just wondering if i swipe a gift card with money on it on a reader/writer machine can those numbers be written onto a blank gift card??
idk if i worded that right but any help appreciated |
If the card has a magnetic stripe then yes you can copy the information onto another card and use the other card. Either the copied card or original card will probably only work once though since the card serial number is usually stored in a central database and the balance is looked up, the balance is not normally stored on the card.
This method still works on other systems though such as photo copy cards at most universities etc.
We would not recommend you attempt to do this though since it is totally illegal. |
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