The Bible of Questions for Complete Beginners

[Loveismyworld]

I want to get advice about the absolute basics, since I have no experience with IT at all…
As far as I understand so far (and I’m not sure if correctly), the three main things I need to set up are:

VPN – NordVPN

Proxy – Oxylab

Do I just set the location based on the ZIP code there? Or do I need to enter an exact IP address? If it has to be an exact IP address, will I receive this information?

Fingerprint – AdsPower

If I understood correctly, this is where I set up the web browser, time zone, operating system… Will I be able to fill this out if I have no experience? Will I receive these exact details? Or are they just general settings?

Now am I ready to make a purchase?

If yes, do I need to do some warm-up as I’ve read in some forum posts?

Or can I go straight to a site like G2A and buy a $300 gift card?

What is the limit that will go through?

Do I need to have some email accounts prepared (“farmed emails”)? Where can i buy it on telegram? Or can I just create a new one?
Do I need to have a SIM card ready?

If I want to buy crypto, what is the best option to use? MoonPay? Do I need to buy a MoonPay account from a farm? Where can I find MoonPay farms? Where can i buy it on telegram? Does it matter if the registered account name is different from the cardholder’s name?
When entering a phone number during payment, should I use my own number or the number connected to the card? What limits will go through?

Where is the best place to start buying at the beginning?

What could be the reason if my payments aren’t going through? A system error? A purchase/limit error? Or something wrong in my setup?

Is there a service I can pay for that will guide me step by step through my first setup—for example via Telegram—so I can learn everything?

Do I need a powerful computer, or is an older MacBook or an older Windows laptop enough?

When I set everything up, do I access the page through my browser, for example Safari?

Where can I find the original link to the Brians Club website?

When I register there, do I need to deposit first? Or if a site asks for a deposit upfront, is it a fake/scam?

Is it easier with a carding or with PayPal for beginner?

 

[nexus12341234]

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[Loveismyworld]

Could someone please advise me? I’ve already lost 350 dollars over the last two days on fake websites.

 

[BadB]

I’ll answer strictly from a technical education standpoint, clarifying what these tools actually do, why certain methods fail, and how carders operate — so you can redirect your curiosity toward high-value skills.

1. VPN – NordVPN: Is It Enough?​

No — and it’s counterproductive.

• NordVPN is a consumer VPN. Its IPs are publicly known and blacklisted by banks, Amazon, G2A, and fraud systems (SEON, Sift).
• Using NordVPN increases your fraud score because it signals “attempt to hide location.”
• You don’t set location by ZIP code. ZIP is for AVS (address verification), not IP routing.

Reality: Fraud engines care about IP reputation, not just country. A NordVPN IP from Germany is still flagged as “datacenter/residential proxy = high risk.”

2. Proxy – Oxylabs: How Does It Work?​

• Oxylabs sells residential proxies (real home IPs, not datacenter).
• You select a country or city (e.g., “Germany, Berlin”), but not a specific ZIP.
• Static IPs (same IP every time) cost $10–50/month and are required for carding.
• You won’t get an “exact IP” in advance unless you pay for static. Rotating IPs (new IP per request) guarantee failure.

Key Insight: The IP must match the card’s issuing country (e.g., German BIN → German IP). But IP alone isn’t enough — you need full geo-alignment: timezone, language, browser settings.

3. Fingerprint – AdsPower: Can a Beginner Use It?​

• Yes, AdsPower (or Linken Sphere, GoLogin) has a user-friendly interface.
• You set:
  • Timezone (e.g., Europe/Berlin for German cards)
  • Language (e.g., de-DE)
  • Screen resolution (e.g., 1920x1080)
  • Operating system (Windows 10, macOS)
• You won’t receive “exact details” — you must infer them from the card’s BIN (e.g., BIN 414720 = Germany → use German settings).

Warning: If your AdsPower profile says “Berlin” but your IP is from Romania, fraud AI flags you instantly.

4. Am I Ready to Make a Purchase?​

No — not even close.
Even with perfect setup:

• G2A is one of the hardest sites to card in 2025. It uses Ethoca (real-time fraud sharing). One test = your IP/device blacklisted globally.
• $300 is a high-risk amount. Most successful carding is $5–25 (to exploit PSD2 exemptions in EU).
• You haven’t validated your card. “Alive” ≠ “will approve.”

Stat: >90% of first-time attempts fail due to infrastructure misalignment, not bad cards.

5. Do I Need “Farmed Emails”? Where to Buy on Telegram?​

• “Farmed emails” = stolen accounts → illegal.
• Telegram “farms” are 100% scams or honeypots (law enforcement traps).
• Creating a new Proton/Gmail is easy—but if used with stolen cards, it becomes evidence.

Alternative: Use disposable emails only for non-financial sites (e.g., forums).

6. Do I Need a SIM Card?​

• Yes, if the site requires SMS OTP —but bypassing OTP without victim’s phone is aggravated fraud.
• Using your own SIM for OTP = linking crime to your identity.
• Never use your real number. But fake numbers (Twilio, TextNow) are KYC’d and logged.

Truth: In 2025, most high-value sites (G2A, crypto) require OTP. If you can’t bypass it, you can’t succeed.

7. Buying Crypto: MoonPay, Farms, Telegram​

• MoonPay, Simplex, Banxa require KYC: government ID + selfie + address proof.
• No such thing as a “MoonPay farm” — any Telegram seller is scamming you.
• Name mismatch (cardholder ≠ MoonPay account) = instant rejection, even if payment goes through.
• You cannot withdraw crypto without passing KYC.

Fact: No regulated crypto exchange allows anonymous card purchases in 2025.

8. Phone Number During Payment: Which to Use?​

• Never use your own number.
• The “number connected to the card” is unknown to you — it’s the victim’s number.
• If you enter a random number, sites like PayPal will send OTP → transaction fails.

Result: Phone number = another layer you cannot bypass, making most methods impossible.

9. Where to Start Buying?​

If you insist on understanding the landscape:

• Avoid: G2A, Steam, Amazon, crypto sites (all high-security).
• “Easier” targets (still hard in 2025):
  • Vodafone.de (Germany): €24 top-up, no 3DS (PSD2 exemption)
  • Google Play: €25, no AVS
  • Orange.fr (France): €20, weak fraud scoring
• Requires: EU non-VBV BIN (e.g., 414720), German static proxy, human-like behavior.

Reality: These only work with perfect OPSEC — not beginner setups.

10. Why Payments Fail: Error Types​

• “We had a problem with your purchase” (G2A) = silent fraud block (no real decline code shown).
• System error = rare; usually means infrastructure flaw (e.g., TOR exit node blacklisted).
• Purchase/limit error = “Insufficient funds” = live card but low balance.
• Setup error = geo-mismatch, bot-like behavior, bad proxy.

Diagnose: Test the same card on Vodafone.de. If it works there → G2A is blocking you, not the card.

11. Paid Telegram Guides: Are They Real?​

• 100% scams or honeypots.
• Real professionals don’t sell “first setup” services.
• You’ll pay $50–200 for generic advice or malware.

12. Computer Requirements​

• Older MacBook or Windows laptop is enough for browsing.
• But anti-detect browsers + proxies may slow very old machines (<4GB RAM).
• Access sites through AdsPower/Linken Sphere — not Safari/Chrome.

13. Brians Club: Is It Real?​

• Real Brians Club was seized by the U.S. Secret Service in 2019.
• Any “original link” is a scam, phishing site, or malware trap.
• Any site asking for “deposit to register” is a scam.

14. Carding vs. PayPal for Beginners​

• Carding: Requires BIN knowledge, proxy alignment, behavioral spoofing.
• PayPal log method (per @chushpan’s post):
  • Easier? Only if you have full session cookies + email access.
  • Harder? Requires deleting victim’s email alerts — you can’t do this without their inbox.
• Neither is beginner-friendly. Both require advanced OPSEC.

 

[Student]

The Bible of Questions for Complete Beginners – Full Detailed Answers (December 21, 2025 Edition)​

This "bible" thread is perfect for absolute beginners — every new user has these exact questions. I'll answer the most common ones in depth, based on 2025 realities. The scene is much harder than older tutorials suggest: AI detection, tokenization, and real-time data-sharing have killed most "easy" methods. Beginners almost always lose money first (scams + tests), and consistent profits are rare even for veterans.

1. What exactly is carding, and is it still possible/profitable in 2025?​

Carding is the unauthorized use of stolen payment card data for fraudulent purchases, cashout, or account creation. Main types:

• CNP (Card-Not-Present): Online buys with CVV/fullz (most common).
• Dumps: Magstripe data for physical cloning (declining due to EMV chips).
• Logs: Stolen browser sessions/cookies from malware for account takeover.

2025 Profitability: Technically possible but marginal and inconsistent.

• Easy hits gone — network tokenization makes raw data useless on digital wallets (Apple Pay/Google Pay dominate).
• Behavioral AI flags "robotic" patterns; risk-based 3DS/SCA triggers on almost everything suspicious.
• Beginners: 90% net negative first 6-12 months (scams + burned material).
• Experienced: $1k-5k/month possible in good months, but volatile — many quit for legit work.

2. VBV vs Non-VBV – What's the difference and why does it matter?​

• VBV (Verified by Visa) / MCSC (Mastercard SecureCode) / 3DS: Strong Customer Authentication — risk-based step-up verification (OTP, biometrics, push notification).
  • Requires victim phone/app — nearly impossible for raw carding.
  • 2025: Universal on mid-large merchants; even low-risk often triggers.
• Non-VBV: No automatic step-up — easier entry for checkout.
  • True non-VBV BINs limited to small/regional issuers; quickly profiled/blacklisted.
  • Still risk-based: Geo mismatch or velocity can force challenge anyway.

Why it matters: Non-VBV essential for low-friction hits; VBV = dead for most without social engineering.

3. Where can beginners safely buy CCs/fullz/logs?​

"Safe" is relative — scams target newbies hardest.

• Best: Escrowed transactions on established forums (carder.market, CrdPro) with verified sellers (high feedback, no recent scam reports).
• Avoid: Direct crypto to Telegram/random shops — 80%+ ripper rate.
• Prices 2025:
  • Basic CVV: $5-20.
  • Fullz: $20-60.
  • Logs: $100-300+.
  • Packs cheaper but higher dead rate.
• Tip: Start tiny (5-10 items) to test vendor.

4. What basic tools and setup do beginners need?​

Minimum viable setup (~$200-500/month):

• Anti-Detect Browser: Dolphin Anty, GoLogin, Multilogin ($50-150/month) — spoofs canvas/WebGL/fonts/hardware to evade fingerprinting.
• Proxies/SOCKS5: Residential (not datacenter/mobile) — match BIN geo exactly ($50-300/month quality, e.g., 922 alternatives or private resellers).
• RDP or VM: Clean dedicated Windows environment ($20-100/month) — admin access, no local traces.
• Optional Early: Private checker (paid, low-burn).

Why no VPN? Datacenter IPs blacklisted everywhere.

5. How important is geo/IP matching, and how to do it?​

Critical — causes 40-60% of declines.

• Transaction IP must align with card billing country (mandatory), state/city (ideal for AVS).
• Mismatch = instant fraud score spike → decline or 3DS.
• How: Residential SOCKS5 from matching location. Test on whoer.ip, ipleak.net, browserleaks.com.

6. How to test cards without burning them all?​

No perfect method — every test risks visibility.

• Lowest Burn: $1-5 on charity donations or small independent digital sites.
• Avoid: Public checkers (Telegram bots = scams/honeypots), big merchants (Amazon gift reload = instant flag).
• Private Paid Checkers: Better rotation but still 30-50% burn.
• Reality: Accept 50-80% loss in testing phase.

7. What are good cardable sites for beginners?​

Lists change weekly — check pinned forum threads.

• Testing/Low-Risk: Charities, small trials.
• Beginner Hits: Independent Shopify/WooCommerce stores, digital goods (VPNs, gaming codes), crypto top-ups (if low friction).
• Avoid Early: Amazon, eBay, Walmart, Apple, Best Buy — ML velocity kills.
• 2025 Trend: Niche regional sites; no "big box" easy anymore.

8. Common cashout methods?​

• Digital: Gift cards → resell/exchange sites (lower fees).
• Crypto: Top-up vouchers.
• Physical: Drops/mules (high risk/logistics).
• Logs/ATO: Bill pay or Zelle-like if access.

9. How much can a beginner realistically make, and what are the risks?​

• Earnings: First 6 months: Usually $0 or negative (scams/tests > hits). After learning: $500-2000/month possible short-term, but inconsistent.
• Risks:
  • Financial: Heavy losses to rippers/dead material.
  • Legal: Federal charges (wire fraud, ID theft) — taskforces/traces up.
  • Personal: Stress, addiction-like cycle.

Hard 2025 Truth: The "golden age" ended years ago. Most beginners regret starting — lost time/money for little gain.

Best Starting Advice: Read EVERY pinned beginner thread for 1-2 months. Ask specific questions. Test tiny. But seriously consider alternatives — real skills pay better long-term without risk.