How do you know when you buy a gift card from a store if it’s original or not ?

Not necessarily, the codes must have 25 digits, if you don't have the code, it will probably not be redeemed for digital on the site.

Usually, they are not fake codes, but illegally obtained with cloned credit cards, where when Microsoft realizes this it bans this code and consequently the person who used it.

Because of this it is always recommended to buy directly from Microsoft Store, or buy from partner stores.

Hello, how are you? My name is Mateus. I'm an Independent Advisor and I'll be glad to help you today.

First, welcome to the Xbox community.

I want to thank you in advance for coming to the Xbox community forum. To know if the gift card is original or not, you should pay attention if it has 25 digits, another tip would be to check the history of the store where you bought it, see if there are any complaints against it on the internet.

For more information on redeeming gift cards and others, you can check out the links below.

https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help/subscriptio...

https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help/subscriptio...

*Thank you for contacting us, it's always a pleasure to help the community.

I saw that some people here on the forum are getting banned for buying gift cards from online stores that’s why I am going to buy a physical cards from a store.

Does the gift cards they bought doesn’t have 25 digits ?

And how the code work if it was fake ?

when you buy a gift card from a store you need to be sure that the seller activates the cards if not you will not redeem the card.

Hi RickArnold1,

You cannot use a gift card to buy another gift card. Such as Xbox. As it don't work that way. You have to either have physical money (like a credit card) to buy things on the Xbox store or buy an Xbox gift card in the stores.

Again, you cannot do it with a gift card