In A Nutshell
- The paid service Blur allows you to create disposable credit cards (U.S. only)
- Entropay allows you to create virtual credit cards — I have not tested this service
- This anonymous credit card is issued from a European bank: AnonDebitCard
- Using Bitcoins is another good option — however be aware that Bitcoin transactions are only quasi-anonymous.
Blur: Create Masked Emails, Phone Numbers, Credit Cards
Blur is a service run by the privacy company Abine. It allows you to create disposable credit cards (legally). You choose how much you want to add to a card, and a “masked card” will be automatically created. You can obtain a new card whenever needed. All charges on the credit card will show up as “ABINE, INC”.
The cost of this service (MaskMe Premium) is $5 a month, and it also gives you access to the other features — Masked Phone Numbers, Masked Emails and the MaskMe apps for iOS and Android.
Simon American Express Gift Card
Another option is to purchase a Simon Gift Card. You can get these card at any mall listed on this page. Simon Gift Cards are not reloadable, but you can load them with $500 using cash. You are not required to give out any personal information to purchase the card. However, by using their website, you can link any name and address to the card, so you can use them with merchants that do AVS checks.
Disposable credit cards are also handy if you wish to purchase online from a company you don’t know or trust. Your card will not be linked to any bank account or line of credit.
Amazon Gift Cards
Gift cards can be anonymous if purchased with cash. Many website accept Amazon Gift Cards as a form of payment, so an Amazon gift card can be a anonymous checkout gateway.
MoneypakReload
A reader posted this technique, which sounds useful:
What I do is I purchase a Virtual credit card from http://www.moneypakreload.com with bitcoins. With that I go on Zmazon and Zappos and buy my stuff. I have done it 3 times, and I’ve always got the credit card in about an hour and amazon and zappos processed it without any issues.
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A problem I am encoutering recently with prepaid cards purchased in the US and with BLUR, is that the cards cannot be used for puchases outside the US. So if you are using an offshore email or VPN service you can’t use these anonymous methods of payment.
Vanilla cards are a total scam. Tried 3 times to get them to activate my card to use and they told me they couldn’t confirm my identity. Is this site an affiliate to Vanilla cards? I wouldn’t waste my money.
We have no affiliation with Vanilla Visa. Why can’t you be civil?
You shouldn’t have to activate your card. See this FAQ answer:
Vanilla Visa seems to have changed. Do not buy their cards anymore or check thoroughly before you do!
I bought a My Vanilla card and it requires me to register online and and provide a mailing address and SSN. The card is then mailed to me. No longer useful, but they got a lot of my money!
Thanks for the info — I’ll update the article.
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http://www.anondebitcard.com
100% anonymous
Anondebitcard.com is not 100% anonymous, you still need to fill out all your information including your shipping address.
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Get anonymous international SIM cards here:
http://www.stealthtalk.org/showthread.php?t=187
I can’t seem to register Simons card on Tor.
Any help?
I can truly recommend Podex Visa card which I bought for bitcoins. It has IBAN, PIN etc so I use it as normal bank account. The only problem is that its account is in Poland. I got it here: http://www.second-card.com
Thanks for your interesting information. The con to most of these cards is
that they’re not rechargeable or they have very low maximum limits for loading/withdraw/amount on card etc … If you would like an offshore numbered bank account real credit card (mastercard), with online banking access and almost no limits for a very cheap price, contact me : anodata@safe-mail.net
For truly anonymous reloadable credit cards check here:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=216629
Whoa! This blog looks exactly like my old one!
It’s on a totally different subject but it has pretty much the same page layout and design. Outstanding choice of colors!
For the Visa the FAQ says “A Service Fee of $2.50 per month beginning on the 7th month from the date of activation will be applied to any remaining balance, except where prohibited by law. Please refer to Cardholder Agreement for more information.” yet the cardholder agreement states “The Card has NO FEES AFTER PURCHASE (including dormancy, service or other fees). An Activation Fee per Card is paid by the purchaser at the time of purchase.”
These two statements are at odds with each other. Is it confirmed there are no automatic deductions from the card after purchase?
You can get anonymous credit cards with acceptable limits and fees here:
https://www.bitmit.net/en/item/35317
Amything for Europe? Or to purchase with bitcoins online?
email me 😉 … anodata@safe-mail.net
Question, has the Vanilla Visa card issue been worked out yet with Private Internet Access ?
Law enforcement can track the card down. The companies that make these cards know which card numbers go to which stores. Then the police contact the stores and access the stores records. If you paid with a debt or credit card they will know who you are. Also, if you paid with cash they will use the stores video surveillance to see you. They can tell what time you purchased the card.
Find a store that doesn’t have a video camera or a store that doesn’t keep video records for very long.
Yes, you’re right. But this is a remote possibillity.
Some people have been having problems using Vanilla Visa with Private Internet Access (our top recommended VPN provider). Hopefully the company will sort out this problem soon. There is a short-term solution:
You can create a Amazon account (using fake personal info) and link it to the Vanilla Visa. You can then pay for Private Internet Access through Amazon (they accept Amazon Payments).
Has the Vanilla Visa card issue been corrected yet at Private Internet Access ?
Any word on the Vanilla Card use on Private Internet Access. Is the problem fixed?
No, I don’t think you can use the Vanilla Card with Private Internet Access.
Vanilla Visa has worked fine with Private Internet Access for multiple signs-ups 2012-2016.
I was looking to see if anyone else uses my acquisition service’s business model. As I didn’t see anyone else doing it their way, you might want to look at: https://www.enymity.com/ . I’ve made over 20 purchases through them as-to-date, and I’ve always been quite satisfied. The way they parcel out data at point-of-purchase has never left a complete record of what I’ve gotten or any of my personal info on anyone’s files, and someone would have to hack 4-5 different, secured systems before they could even start attempting to reverse-engineer any sort of profile. If you haven’t found a better way, you might enjoy the peace-of-mind their service affords. If you have found a better way, I’d love to hear about it.