A little-known method has surfaced for potentially unlocking unused Amazon eGift card balances that were gifted but never redeemed. This approach involves leveraging Amazon’s customer service system and a bit of strategic inquiry—and it’s catching attention as an underground trick for accessing dormant funds.
Here’s how the method works:
If you’ve ever received an Amazon eGift card via email and haven’t redeemed it—or perhaps you’ve found an old one—you can potentially reclaim it, even if you’ve lost the code or it was sent to another email.
Navigate to Amazon’s official customer support at https://www.amazon.com/hz/contact-us. Use the chat feature to connect with an agent.
Politely explain that you were gifted an eGift card, but you’re unsure if it’s been redeemed—or you lost access to the email or code. Provide any known details such as:
Sender’s name or email
Approximate date sent
Your email address (recipient)
Approximate amount
In several cases, users have reported that Amazon agents are able to trace the card and reissue a new claim code, credit it to your account, or confirm whether it’s still redeemable.
Some users mentioned success even when the card was sent to a different email they now control or had never been claimed by the original recipient.
One commenter shared:
“I just told them my grandma emailed me a $50 card last year and I never used it—agent asked for the email, checked it, and applied it to my account right there.”
Important Notes:
Amazon tracks all gift card activity, so this method only works if the card truly hasn’t been redeemed.
Don’t attempt to claim cards that were not intended for you—this could lead to account suspension or worse.
Notes:
This trick, though rare, exposes how corporate systems handle gift credit recovery—and how you can reclaim funds legally gifted but lost in the system.
Try it once with a legitimately gifted card you never redeemed. You might just recover some forgotten balance.
