Selling a Transcash or PCS ticket without getting scammed
Transcash and PCS tickets are sold in French shops and tobacconists to top up prepaid Mastercard cards. If you bought one you won't use, it can be sold. Just know they're also the tickets scammers ask for most.
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What they are
Each ticket carries a code that adds euros to a Transcash or PCS prepaid card. Until someone uses that code to top up a card, it keeps its value.
The scams around them
Fake bank advisers, fake police fines, fake sellers on classified sites and fake investments all end the same way: "buy tickets and send me the codes". Nobody legitimate asks to be paid like that. If that's how you got the ticket, don't send the code to anyone, and report it to the police.
Selling an unused ticket
- Choose the brand and the countryTranscash or PCS, and where you bought it.
- Type the valueSee your amount before sharing anything.
- Send the code in the formA person checks it. Keep your receipt: we may ask for a photo of it in your order's chat.
Questions
Can I sell a ticket that already topped up a card?
No. Once the code is used, the money is on that card.
Why would you ask for my receipt?
Because these tickets are often used in scams, we sometimes check where they were bought before paying.