Green Dot Corporation Green Dot Visa card Green Dot locks card after Wal-Mart puts refund on card as a debit Pasadena California

I purchased an iPhone at Wal-Mart and returned it because it didn't work on WalMart's StraightTalk network. Using my Green Dot Visa, I instead ended up ordering my iPhone via the internet. So, I returned the phone to my local WalMart.

When I was at the customer service counter at Walmart, I asked for $250 in cash and $500 to be loaded to my Green Dot card. I did this because earlier in the week I bought a MoneyPak and loaded it to my card on the Internet where it said the next time I just needed to swipe my card to load money.

The cashier told me to enter by 4 digit pin on my debit card from Green Dot. The only time I have ever done that was during ATM withdrawals. Later that day I went to buy a camera and the card was declined. I called Green Dot and they said my card was locked for suspicious purchases or attemps. The customer service rep. said I was being turned over to the investigations dept.

So I was told by Green Dot to fax my original receipt (which I paid cash for the iPhone) to them. After faxing it later that night, I receive a call from Green Dot saying I needed to fax to a different number. I did it. So they received two faxes over 2 days.

My refund is still PENDING as well as purchases on the card, including Walmart's Straight Talk service for the iPhone that will work on their system.

Day two, no money. No return call. On the web it tells me all my purchases and refund are pending. Some of the purchases are nearly 5 days old.

The guy who called and told me he hadn't received my fax never gave his name or provided a telephone number to verify he received my fax(es). Furthermore, he said he would call me right back after I told him on his second call to me that he hadn't received my faxes.

Very frustrating. Green Dot is a joke. They are thieves in my opinion. Holding your money and investaging my cash purchase and return to Walmart. I wanted $500 loaded to my card. That is their daily minimum. 

They contend since I never used their card to purchase the phone at Walmart, I am not able to get a refund sent to the card.

I don't want a refund. I specifically asked the CSR at Walmart to load $500 of my refund to my Green Dot card. Big mistake. I question the legality and the validity in holding any of my funds, And the iPhone purchase for Straight Talk is also pending on my locked card. Grrrrrrr.