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Wells Fargo: New Checking Customers: Deposit $25, Get Expired

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Wells Fargo offers a $250 Bonus to New Customers who open an Eligible Wells Fargo Everyday Checking Account From The Webpage Linked with the Minimum Opening Deposit of $25 by March 24, 2017 and fulfill the Bonus Qualifications Listed Below. Thanks airsuper

Please Note: Per the offer: The account must be opened online from their webpage only. Some account service fees apply, see the offer page for complete details.

Eligibility:
  • Everyday Checking is eligible for the $250 bonus.
  • You cannot be:
    • An owner on a current Wells Fargo consumer checking account
    • A Wells Fargo team member
    • A recipient of a consumer checking bonus in the past 12 months (limit one bonus per customer)
Bonus Qualifications:
  • Open a new Everyday Checking account with a minimum opening deposit of $25 (not including the bonus) from the online promotional webpage by March 24, 2017.
  • Within 60 days of account opening, make 10 purchases/payments with your Wells Fargo Debit Card.
    • The 10 debit card purchases/payments must be from the primary linked consumer checking account opened for this offer. Transactions at an ATM do not count as a debit card purchase/payment.
  • Offer available only online at wellsfargo.com. Offer subject to change and may be discontinued at any time.
  • Offer cannot be:
    • Paid without a valid W-9 and U.S. taxpayer ID
    • Combined with any other consumer deposit offer
    • Reproduced, purchased, sold, transferred, or traded

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Edited March 8, 2017 at 07:14 PM by
I called Wells Fargo to confirm the deal. My wife was envious when I got a fat check from the previous deal.
I showed my sympathy by calling to confirm the deal is still around. They renewaled it.

https://www.wellsfargo.com/jump/c...ect-offer/

To receive your $250 welcome bonus, open an Everyday Checking account ONLINE FROM THIS WEBPAGE ONLY by March 24, 2017, and complete a few steps:
1. Deposit at least $25 to fund your account.
2. Make 10 debit card purchases/payments within 60 days of opening your account.
3. Qualify to receive a $250 bonus in your account.

This is an exclusive, online only offer and not valid for branch or phone account opens.
How to avoid the monthly service fee
Avoid the $10 monthly service fee on your Everyday Checking account with one of the following (during each fee period):
-10 or more posted debit card purchases/payments from this checking account. This does not include transactions at an ATM.
-Qualifying direct deposits totaling $500 or more
-$1,500 minimum daily balance
-A linked Wells Fargo Campus ATM or Campus Debit Card
Receive a $5 monthly service fee discount when the primary account owner is between the ages of 17 and 24.



Important things to know about the offer:

Eligibility:

Everyday Checking is eligible for the $250 bonus.
You cannot be:
An owner on a current Wells Fargo consumer checking account
A Wells Fargo team member
A recipient of a consumer checking bonus in the past 12 months (limit one bonus per customer)
Bonus qualifications:

Open a new Everyday Checking account with a minimum opening deposit of $25 (not including the bonus) from this online page by March 24, 2017.
Within 60 days of account opening, make 10 purchases/payments with your Wells Fargo Debit Card.
The 10 debit card purchases/payments must be from the primary linked consumer checking account opened for this offer. Transactions at an ATM do not count as a debit card purchase/payment.
Offer available only online at wellsfargo.com. Offer subject to change and may be discontinued at any time.


Wells Fargo will deposit the bonus into your new checking account within 45 days after eligibility and qualifications have been met.
You are responsible for any federal, state, or local taxes due on your bonus and we will report as income to the tax authorities if required by applicable law. Consult tax advisor.
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No reason to get stuck with some eco-box. Do it right at a $25000 deposit for a $250k car. Cool
Well, when the pulling starts it is usually soft, and then it gradually gets hard as the pulling continues. Then once you have "credited" all over it gets soft again and that is when the pulling stops.
I have several moving violations for visiting each of those states

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optikal
04-03-2017 at 04:31 PM.
04-03-2017 at 04:31 PM.
Quote from stanclave :
how soon we can close the account after the Bonus is paid out?

TIA
Immediately if you like.
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lgoodwin
04-03-2017 at 05:01 PM.
04-03-2017 at 05:01 PM.
I completed my 10 transactions about 5 days ago.
Nothing pending or posted yet.
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europeinaugust
04-04-2017 at 11:11 AM.
04-04-2017 at 11:11 AM.
Quote from Nytron :

I was able to do nine back to back $0.50-$0.58 reloads @ Amazon without any problem..
Did you link your checking account? I did this and WellsF said they were preauthorized payments that didnt count towards the 10 debit transactions...
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europeinaugust
04-04-2017 at 11:25 AM.
04-04-2017 at 11:25 AM.
Am I the only one the Amazon reloads aren't working for? Those who did, did you also link your checking account for the 2% bonus? Was that a mistake?
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Clickbeast
04-05-2017 at 06:15 AM.
04-05-2017 at 06:15 AM.
Just reporting in, got my $250.

Opened account, got approved but no card. Week later went into a branch of wells fargo and immediately got a temp card, with the card with my name arriving 3 days later. Dog immediately destroyed the card, but that's okay because I did the 10x amazon charges ($0.60, $0.65, $0.70, etc.)

it took 48 hours to get my credit (10x charges on 04/03 at night, credit is here today 04/05). Slick deal, free nintendo switch in my book
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Nytron
04-05-2017 at 07:50 AM.
04-05-2017 at 07:50 AM.
Quote from europeinaugust :
Did you link your checking account? I did this and WellsF said they were preauthorized payments that didnt count towards the 10 debit transactions...
Linking your checking account has nothing to do with the 10 transaction requirement. Linking your checking account is only to get the money out of the account once you've gotten your $250 bonus.
Quote from europeinaugust :
Am I the only one the Amazon reloads aren't working for? Those who did, did you also link your checking account for the 2% bonus? Was that a mistake?
How do you know it's not working? The $250 bonus takes a few days to show up.
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europeinaugust
04-05-2017 at 09:28 AM.
04-05-2017 at 09:28 AM.
Quote from Nytron :
How do you know it's not working? The $250 bonus takes a few days to show up.
I hadn't gotten the $250 bonus after a week, so I asked them about it, and they said my amazon transactions did not count as eligible debit transactions...
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AgainstFooIs
04-05-2017 at 11:06 AM.
04-05-2017 at 11:06 AM.
I just went to walmart and purchased 10 small items and rang them up separately at the self checkout register. I got some weird looks but two days later I have 250 in my account. I'll probably just spend it using the card and then close it.

If you don't get them within 2 business days after you made the amazon payments just move on and make 10 real ones at a store. No need to call and complain that your cheat didn't work.
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LogansRunners
04-05-2017 at 01:51 PM.
04-05-2017 at 01:51 PM.
sooo i did this and the funding money wells fargo is saying that they didnt get it and now im out $305 ... went to my funding bank and they show it went into a wells fargo account. been fighting with them for a week now
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rminor
04-05-2017 at 03:46 PM.
04-05-2017 at 03:46 PM.
Opened accounts for myself and wife. Very slow receiving the cards but did the amazon gift card trick and 2 days later $500 appeared. Don't mind a bit screwing an outfit like Wells Fargo.
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djtwizzle1
04-05-2017 at 05:11 PM.
04-05-2017 at 05:11 PM.
Did this deal & made 11 transactions to be safe. After the transactions were process I got the $250 the next day!! Glad I did this I almost didn't.
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rgrotegut
04-06-2017 at 08:23 AM.
04-06-2017 at 08:23 AM.
Opened an account for both myself and my wife. I remember why Wells Fargo is so horrible now. We both got our $250, but mine was a big hassle because I used to have a mortgage account with Wells Fargo about 5 or 6 years ago.

For those wondering, once I got my card in the mail I made 10 transactions to reload my gift card on amazon for both accounts. .50 .51 .52 etc. after about 2-3 days of "pending" the transactions posted to my account. While waiting for them to "post" I attached my checking account from my primary financial institution and verified it. About 24 hours after the 10 transactions posted, I got the pending $250 bonus. Easy $500.

The problem I had was that because I had a mortgage in my name years ago, they automatically associated the new checking account with the old web login. Since the system already showed a previous account it also didn't bother to issue a debit card. I had to call them twice to sort out getting online access to my account because I got locked out for not remembering my old login information from 6 years ago. Then got locked out again because they had me try and reset my password 3 times only to find out the system was undergoing maintenance and couldn't be done at the time. Once I got that sorted, I requested a debit card since I never got one and was transferred three times to get me to the right person.

I'd still do it again, but man, it sure reminds me of why I hated dealing with them when I had my mortgage. They need to get their crap together if they want to stay in business.
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shakestheclown
04-06-2017 at 11:05 AM.
04-06-2017 at 11:05 AM.
Quote from rgrotegut :
Opened an account for both myself and my wife. I remember why Wells Fargo is so horrible now. We both got our $250, but mine was a big hassle because I used to have a mortgage account with Wells Fargo about 5 or 6 years ago.

For those wondering, once I got my card in the mail I made 10 transactions to reload my gift card on amazon for both accounts. .50 .51 .52 etc. after about 2-3 days of "pending" the transactions posted to my account. While waiting for them to "post" I attached my checking account from my primary financial institution and verified it. About 24 hours after the 10 transactions posted, I got the pending $250 bonus. Easy $500.

The problem I had was that because I had a mortgage in my name years ago, they automatically associated the new checking account with the old web login. Since the system already showed a previous account it also didn't bother to issue a debit card. I had to call them twice to sort out getting online access to my account because I got locked out for not remembering my old login information from 6 years ago. Then got locked out again because they had me try and reset my password 3 times only to find out the system was undergoing maintenance and couldn't be done at the time. Once I got that sorted, I requested a debit card since I never got one and was transferred three times to get me to the right person.

I'd still do it again, but man, it sure reminds me of why I hated dealing with them when I had my mortgage. They need to get their crap together if they want to stay in business.
They are a garbage bailout bank who has been caught and fined $185 million for shady account openings. No remorse for getting the bonus and closing immediately.

10 (11 because I can't count) Amazon GC reloads worked for me 0.50-60. Bonus deposited a day after.
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sharp99
04-06-2017 at 03:22 PM.
04-06-2017 at 03:22 PM.
Quote from Clickbeast :
Just reporting in, got my $250.

Opened account, got approved but no card. Week later went into a branch of wells fargo and immediately got a temp card, with the card with my name arriving 3 days later. Dog immediately destroyed the card, but that's okay because I did the 10x amazon charges ($0.60, $0.65, $0.70, etc.)

it took 48 hours to get my credit (10x charges on 04/03 at night, credit is here today 04/05). Slick deal, free nintendo switch in my book

cute golden,}
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wearelai
04-07-2017 at 05:09 PM.
04-07-2017 at 05:09 PM.
Quote from PreacherCruz :
Now. Log in and go to nessaging, email them and they will close it today.
Do we have to wait until the the transfer-out amount gets posted to our other bank, or can we send them a secure message to close it now after the transfer is initiated?

Wells Fargo is already showing $0 in Checking with the pending transfer, but the transfer generally takes 2 business days to post. Thanks in advance.
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