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by skykooler 2870 days ago
Yes, this was in the US. And yes, I had to give SSN. As far as I understand this requirement was added sometime around 2011.
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I’ve never had to give a SSN when buying prepaid Visa cards as gifts. I’ve ofter given them to minors as gifts.
I bought a prepaid visa after such time and had no requirement