Beware Joker Cards Being Bricked
Sunday, January 19, 2025 at 8:42AM I just received a call from my buddy that he purchased a $500 Joker (Mastercard) at Rexall in Chemainus. Which he does quite regularly with no issues.
He owns one of the Meta Quest 3 VR headsets. When he went to make a $5.99 purchase, not only was the transaction declined, but his $500 Joker card was bricked! As in, now useless.
When he contacted Joker customer support, they advised him that ALL transactions involving Meta Quest would do this because Meta is connected to Facebook. And Facebook marketplace has a bad, and proven, record for scams and fraudulent activity.
They told him they would mail out a replacement card in 15 days! So now that $5.99 purchase has potentially cost $500.
Don't use Joker (Mastercard) for any purchases associated with Meta or meta quest / oculus products, or anything to do with Facebook.
He actually didn't even get to make any purchase. The card was bricked when he tried to connect it to his Meta account.
Gotta love technology!
Kevin O