you cant trace a gift card cause its traced to cash buddy not a name at all...trust me...it works im not steppin on anyone toes about how they do things I was just giving the newbie some advice... ive been doin this for years cause im not lucky enough to have a hydro store...reality check HA lmao... thats just your opinion buddy.
All prepaid cards have batch tracking numbers that trace back
to the store they were issued to. The registers that you purchase the card
from records the time and date the card was purchased. That is then matched
to digital video surveillance that is required in some states and counties to be kept
on file for a minimal time of 2 years. This all works the same way when making
a purchase at a physical location like walmart with the prepaid card the tracking
number time and date is matched to digital video surveillance at the register.
Money orders & Western Union all work the same way. LEO can then take
the video surveillance footage if there is a clear shot of the purchasers face and match
that up with facial recognition scans. If you have ever been arrested in Nevada you
you had your face scanned and archived in the NCIC database and probably already know what im
talking about. LEO will then try to match that digital image to facial recognition scans that
you might have had taken if ever arrested. Once a positive match is found they pull your address
from the department of motor vehicles for a current address. Some states require you to update your
address when you move for this purpose. When purchasing on-line LEO will query the purchase orders
and do the same thing plus they have a shipping address to watch. The system was put into in place in some
states/counties starting around 10 years ago the purpose wasn't to catch pot growers but identity theft.
I know this for because A. I work for the cable company and have had to install digital surveillance systems
that back there data up on-line for this purpose. B. A close family member is a LEO that has used the system to catch people
who have stolen credit cards and bought prepaid cards so they "couldn't be tracked". Not every state/county has this capability but alot do. No disrespect intended.