Warning about Privacy.com and my experience

Hello,

I wanted to warn everyone and share my experience with Privacy.com

A lot of Reddit posts claim you can use it to generate throwaway credit card numbers. I intended to use it to get a free trial and prevent being auto billed by a sketchy company. The website claims it is free up to 12 cards and that it will not run your credit. I signed up for an account and had to provide all personal data that is typically required in a credit card application such as a social security number and address. I did email and phone verification and added a debit card. They ran a transaction on the card and I had to verify the amount. After all those hoops, it said there was 1 more step before I could use the service.

I had to consent to applying for a “charge card” AKA a credit card through Patriot Bank.

They described this as “boring legal stuff” and I am glad I did not scroll past and click Accept. Cannot believe how deceptive they were and that I was foolish enough to give them so much verified personal data. Don’t be a sucker like me. Stay away!