To activate please wait while your call is being transferred to Direct Express customer service. To activate your card or access your balance, transactions, and all other account information, enter your sixteen digit card number."
Direct Express card balance inquiries, lost or stolen cards, PIN activation, or other maintenance questions, press one. For changes to your existing direct deposit information, press two."
I lost my credit card and am not sure how to go about canceling it to get a new one without transferring my information, so I thought the best thing to do was call Direct Express. I know that it was lost within my home, since I used it to order something online before misplacing it. Given that, I really don't want to replace the card and have to update numbers, I just need a new card.
Given this, I called this number hoping to talk to someone, but quickly discovered this is not the right phone number. When I called it, I was greeted with an automated voice that said, "Thank you for calling the US Treasury Electronic Payment Solutions Center." That was clearly a deadend, so then after a Google search, I tried this number instead, 1-888-741-1115. Promptly, a virtual assistant stated, "Thank you for calling Direct Express. For English press 1. For Spanish press 2."
I pressed one for English and then the voice assistant said, "To activate your card, enter your 16-digit number. If you do not have your card or are waiting for a new card, press 2." Since I didn't have my card, I pressed 2 and got a new array of options. This time it said, "
To access your account using your social security number, press 1. If you recently ordered a replacement card and want to check the status of delivery, press 2. If your card is lost, stolen, or damaged and need to reorder a replacement, press 3. If your card is expired and you have not received a new card, press 4. If you recently received a notice that your benefit is being transferred to a new server and have not received your card, press 5." I pressed 3 and then I had to log in with my social security number.
After that I was transferred to a live associate who helped me with a replacement card that allowed me to keep my info. The entire process was quick and easy outside of the misstep with the wrong phone number at first.