To acquire the V-Preca with a credit card, you may use credit cards issued by LIFE Card, or Visa and Mastercard cards issued by credit card companies from Japan.
※The 3D-Secure authentication service is required.

We apologize for any inconvenience, but it is not possible to acquire the V-Preca with credit cards or debit cards issued overseas.

Acquisition and usage fees are described below.
■V-Preca acquisition fee
There is no acquisition fee. Only the sale price is charged, according to the type of card purchased (the sale price is determined by the method of payment and by the type/value of the card being acquired).
※ Registration is free of charge. No fees are charged at the time of registration.
※ See further details at “Information about the V-Preca”.

■Foreign Transaction Commission Fee
Should the V-Preca card be used on foreign websites, in foreign currency, the value charged will be the price of the purchase plus a fee of 2.94%, which is the sales tax on foreign transactions.

■Maintenance cost of an inactive card
Following a period of three months without using the V-Preca, counted from the date of last use, a monthly amount of ¥125 will be charged (sales tax included) on the 25th day of the following month, as an inactive card maintenance charge.

◆V-Preca Cards◆
1. For purchase requests made via “My Page”, cards of the following values are available: ¥3,000, ¥5,000, ¥10,000, ¥20,000 or ¥29,000.

2. For purchases made via terminals installed in convenience stores, cards of the following values are available: ¥2,000, ¥3,000, ¥5,000 or ¥7,000.

【Buying via a terminal installed in a convenience store】
The purchase request is made directly at the terminal in the convenience store and, following payment at the counter, the “V-Preca issue code” is issued. In order for the V-Preca card to be issued, you must enter the issue code on “My Page” on the “Insert Issue Code” menu.
※ It is possible to make the purchase in the following convenience stores: Seven Eleven, Lawson, FamilyMart, Circle K-Sunkus, and MiniStop.
※In Daily Yamazaki and Seicomart stores, it is possible to acquire the V-Preca by means of sample cards.

【Payment in convenience stores (Smart Pit)】
The purchase request must be made on “My Page”, on the “Acquire V-Preca” menu, and you must select convenience store (Smart Pit) as the form of payment. Following the payment request, you will be given the Smart Pit number, which you will need in order to make the payment in a convenience store.
※It is possible to make the payment in the following convenience stores: Lawson, FamilyMart, Circle K- Sunkus, Three-F and MiniStop.

When the purchase is made at the terminal in a convenience store, no prior procedure on “My Page” is necessary. Therefore, it possible to make the purchase at any time.

Although the maximum value of the V-Preca card is ￥29,000, it is possible to increase your total available balance by consolidating the balance with that of a newly acquired card or by consolidating the balance with that of a pre-existing card from the same account. The maximum limit of the consolidated balance is ￥100,000.

To consolidate the balances of pre-existing cards from the same account, you must access “My Page”, select “Changes and Registrations” and then select the “Consolidate balance” item.

※See further details on “Balance Consolidation”.
※ The maximum limit of the consolidated balances is ￥100, 000.
※ Once the balances have been consolidated, a new card with new details (number, expiry date and security code) will be issued.

It is not possible.

The V-Preca may only be acquired with credit cards, debit cards with the Visa symbols and MasterCard cards issued in Japan.

We apologize for any inconvenience caused.

It is possible to use it as a credit card on the internet in establishments affiliated with Visa, entering the “16 digit number” and the validity and, depending on the website, the “security code” and the “Nickname”.

Following the issue of the V-Preca card, it is possible to verify the card details (card number, validity, security code) on “My Page” > “Verify card details”. Following verification, use the necessary details to make purchases on the internet.

※In order to verify the card details (card number, validity and security code), place the cursor over the V-Preca card image, on the “Verify card details” screen.
See here how to verify the card details on “My Page”.

※The V-Preca is a virtual card. No physical/plastic card is issued.

Sites which have the 3D-Secure authentication service will request the ID and the password. In this case, please insert the My Page ID and password.

Possible reasons for being unable to use the card are listed below.
◆ Issues regarding the V-Preca card◆
1. Error in typing the 16 digit number, non-recognition of the validity or the security code of the card on the site of the affiliated establishment.
2. The security device of the card being used is active.
3. The amount to be charged exceeds the available balance of the card.

◆ Issues on the part of the establishment or due to the purpose of the transaction◆
1. The establishment has the following characteristics:
・Establishment is not affiliated with Visa on the Internet.
・It is an establishment which requires monthly payments (water rates, electricity, gas, or telephone bills, internet provider, distance learning course, etc.).
・Purchase of airline seats or concert tickets, whereby presentation of the card is requested beforehand.
・Establishment does not accept pre-paid virtual cards.
・The Internet establishment is not approved of for use by LIFE Card.

See here some precautions for using the V-Preca.

Should the online store require completion of the “Surname” and “Name” fields, divide the Nickname in two parts, as shown in the examples below: Examples: Nickname: PRECA
i) Surname: PRE Name: CA
ii) Surname: PREC Name: A
See here for some advice regarding the Nickname.

CVV / CVV2 / CVC are security codes.
※To verify the security code, go to the “Verify card details” page on “My Page”, on the V-Preca Members’ exclusive site. When the cursor is placed above the card image, the card details will be displayed (card number, validity, security code, etc.).
See here how to verify the card details on “My Page”.

When you register the V-Preca card on Google, there is a chance that Google will perform a check of the card’s validity. During the check, a particular amount will be charged to the card, but after a certain time the amount is reimbursed.

※The affiliated establishment sends LIFE card a confirmation of a specific amount to check if the card is valid. The amount used for verification may be the real value of the purchase or a lesser amount, from ¥1 to ¥200.

We have received several reports from clients who used the V-Preca card on GooglePlay, where “the application or the item acquired does not show”. It is likely that there is a problem related to payment on the part of Google, as no problem has been identified on the part of LIFE Card. LIFE card apologies for being unable to assist you further.

We have also received reports that the application appeared after waiting a while and trying to access GooglePlay again.

Consequently, we advise those who experience this problem to wait a while and try to access GooglePlay again.

Be careful that you are not making the same purchase twice on Googleplay, as the amount may be charged twice to your card.

We have received several reports from clients who were unable to register the V-Preca card on GooglePlay Store. Following verification, it was determined that we had received no information regarding use of the registered card. The approval or non-approval of transactions is based on the information sent by the affiliated establishment. As we have not received any information from the affiliated establishment, it is not possible to detect the reason for the error. We apologize for not being unable to assist you further.
It is likely that the problem is related to Google’s registration process, as no problem on the part of LIFE Card has been identified. We apologize for not being unable to assist you further.

We have also received reports that, after waiting a while and then trying to access GooglePlay Store again, the registration was completed.

Consequently, we advise those who experience this problem to wait a while and then try to access the GooglePlay Store again.

It is possible to acquire the V-Preca Gift through the 「贈る」(send) button of My Page, the member’s exclusive page.

Like the V-Preca card, the V-Preca Gift may be acquired via credit card, convenience stores or internet banking.

※See here for an explanation of how to acquire the V-Preca Gift.

The email address may have been incorrectly typed or the email may not have been delivered due to restrictions on the inbox settings of the recipient’s email.

To resend, go to My Page > 「Ｖプリカギフト」(V-Preca Gift) > 「贈る」(send) > 「Ｖプリカギフトアーカイブ」(V-Preca Gift files). Verify if the 「再登録状況」(re-registration status) is 「未登録」(not registered) and click on 「再送」(resend).

As soon as we receive confirmation of a V-Preca Gift sending error, whether due to an incorrectly typed email address or to restrictions on the recipient’s inbox settings, the sender will receive a notification of the same by email.

Furthermore, even if no error confirmation is received, should the recipient not finalize the receipt of the V-Preca Gift within 10 days after it was sent, the sender will receive a notification by email.

We request that you wait a while and complete the resending procedure again.

If you are unable to receive the V-Preca Gift, check whether one of the following scenarios applies.

1. 1. If you’re not registered yet Click on the web address (URL) sent by email and register. The receipt of the V-Preca Gift will be finalized together with the registration.

≪　Example of web address (URL)　≫
https://vpcssl.lifecard.co.jp/giftcard.uketoru.do?id=11112222333344445555

It is possible to verify the card details on the 「カード情報確認」(Verification of card details) screen on My Page.

2. 2. If you are already registered

It may be an error in typing the code needed to issue the V-Preca Gift. Check if the code entered is the same as that received in the email.

① When the [Gift Code] appears in the email received.
Access My Page, go to 「Ｖプリカギフト」（V-Preca Gift), select 「受け取る」(receive) and enter the Gift Code.

■Gift Code
<<Character type>> Sequence of 20 numbers of half-width.
<<Gift Code Example>> 11112222333344445555

②When the [issue code] appears in the email received
Access My Page, select 「発行コード入力」(enter issue code) and enter the issue code.

■Issue code
<<Character Type>>
20 character sequence (letters from the roman alphabet: upper-case letters in half-width characters; numbers: half-width characters; hiragana: full–width characters). ※Symbols may not be used.
<<Issue code example>> A111て111A111A111す111

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